1959 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| Date | 10 January 1959 | ||
| Location | Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 240 km (150 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM P25 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss | Cooper T45 | |
| Time | 1:24.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T45 | ||
| Second | Cooper T45 | ||
| Third | Cooper T45 | ||
The 1959 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 10 January 1959.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Stirling Moss |
Cooper T45 / Climax 2015cc 4cyl | 75 | 1hr 48min 24.4sec | 21 |
| 2 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl | 75 | + 1:29.0 s | 2 | |
| 3 | 47 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 74 | + 1 Lap | 3 |
| 4 |  Carroll Shelby Harry Schell |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 73 | + 2 Laps | 6 | |
| 5 | Ross Jensen |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 7 | |
| 6 | Bib Stillwell |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 8 | |
| 7 | Syd Jensen |
Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 10 | |
| 8 | Bob Gibbons |
Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 72 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
| 9 | Merv Neil |
Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 71 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |
| 10 | Tom Clark |
Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 70 | + 5 Laps | 12 | |
| 11 | Pat Hoare |
Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 70 | + 5 Laps | 13 | |
| 12 | Arnold Glass |
Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 2497cc 4cyl | 68 | + 7 Laps | 16 | |
| 13 | Len Gilbert |
Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 66 | + 9 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | Ken Harris |
Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 65 | + 10 Laps | 18 | |
| 15 | Gavin Quirk |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 63 | + 12 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | Johnny Mansel |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 59 | Engine | 11 | |
| 16 | Allan Freeman |
Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | 58 | + 17 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | Ray Thackwell |
Cooper T43 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 47 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Jo Bonnier |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 41 | Steering | 4 |
| Ret | 3 | Harry Schell |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 24 | Oil Leak | 5 |
| Ret | Ron Flockhart |
BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl | 24 | Oil Leak | 1 | |
| Ret | Tony Shelly |
Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | 0 | Retired | 22 | |
| DNS | Ron Duncan |
Connaught A / Lea-Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Start | |||
| DNQ | Frank Cantwell |
Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | Ron Roycroft |
Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | Brian Tracey |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | Graham Pierce |
Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 8cyl s/c | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | Reg McCutcheon |
Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | Max Richards |
Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNA | Jack Malcolm |
Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2258cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA |  Giorgio Scarlatti |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 4477cc V8 | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA |  Chan Lye Choon |
Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | John Cullen |
Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Sixth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1959". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1958 New Zealand Grand Prix |
New Zealand Grand Prix 1959 |
Succeeded by 1960 New Zealand Grand Prix |
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