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1959 French Grand Prix

The French Grand Prix 1959 was the 4th round of the 1959 F1 season, and took place at the Reims-Gueux in Reims, France, on July 5th.

Tony Brooks won the race from the pole, followed by Phil Hill, and Jack Brabham completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Tony Brooks
Ferrari
2:01:26.5
Finished
2
1
Phil Hill
Ferrari
+27.5
Finished
3
1
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
+1:37.7
Finished
4
7
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
+1:47.5
Finished
5
5
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
+1:47.7
Finished
6
7
Ron Flockhart
BRM
+2:05.7
Finished
7
2
Harry Schell
BRM
+3 Laps
8
13
Giorgio Scarlatti
Maserati
+9 Laps
9
11
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Maserati
+10 Laps
10
8
Fritz d'Orey
Maserati
+10 Laps
11
3
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Climax
+14 Laps
12
8
Stirling Moss
BRM
Disqualified
13
8
Jean Behra
Ferrari
Engine
14
2
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Maserati
Engine
15
3
Dan Gurney
Ferrari
Radiator
16
1
Innes Ireland
Team Lotus
Wheel
17
2
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Maserati
Engine
18
11
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
Physical
19
5
Graham Hill
Team Lotus
Radiator
20
3
Colin Davis
Cooper-Maserati
Oil leak
21
15
Jo Bonnier
BRM
Engine
22
22
Azdrubal Fontes
Maserati
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 15 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jean Behra, Roy Salvadori, Ian Burgess, and Jo Bonnier, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Dan Gurney, and Graham Hill, both had a problem with the radiator of the car, Innes Ireland, who had a wheel problem on lap 14, Masten Gregory, who had physical problems on lap 8, Colin Davis, who had an oil leak on lap 7, and Azdrubal Fontes, who withdrew on lap 0.

Engine

  • Jean Behra
    Lap 31
  • Roy Salvadori
    Lap 20
  • Ian Burgess
    Lap 13
  • Jo Bonnier
    Lap 6

Radiator

  • Dan Gurney
    Lap 19
  • Graham Hill
    Lap 7

Wheel

  • Innes Ireland
    Lap 14

Physical

  • Masten Gregory
    Lap 8

Oil leak

  • Colin Davis
    Lap 7

Withdrew

  • Azdrubal Fontes
    Lap 0

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There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify Stirling Moss.

Disqualified

  • Stirling Moss
    Lap 42

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.