XXI British Empire Trophy 1959
Oulton Park, Tarporley, Cheshire, Great Britain

 

April 11, rain 40 laps x 4443 m = 177.72 km Pole Position: Roy Salvadori, 1'53.4" Fastest Lap: Jim Russell, 2'06.2"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 19 Jim Russell, GB Jim Russell Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 1:26'08.0"  
2 2 23 Tony Marsh, GB Tony Marsh Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 1:26'36.8"  
3 3 7 Ivor Bueb, GB British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 1:27'25.7"  
4 4 5 Bruce McLaren, NZ Alan Brown Equipe Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 39  
5 5 18 Brian Naylor, GB Brian Naylor Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 39  
6 6 9 Roy Salvadori, GB High Efficiency Motors Cooper T43 - Climax FPF 39  
7 7 4 Jack Brabham, AUS Cooper Car Co Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 39  
8 8 17 Brian Whitehouse, GB George Henrotte Cooper T43 - Climax FPF 39  
9 9 16 Chris Summers, GB Nixon's Garage Ltd Cooper T43 - Climax FPF 39  
10 10 28 Keith Greene, GB Gilby Engineering Co Cooper T43 - Climax FPF 39  
11 11 22 Trevor Taylor, GB Ace Garage Rotherham Cooper T51 - Climax FPF 39  
12 12 12 Henry Taylor, GB Reg Parnell Cooper T51 - Climax FPF 38  
13 13 30 Jimmy Stuart, GB Jimmy Stuart Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 38  
14 14 24 Jack Lewis, GB H & L Motors Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 37  
15 15 8 George Wicken, GB British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 - Borgward 37  
16 16 21 Bob Hicks, GB Richard Utley Lotus 12 - Climax FPF 37  
17 17 25 Dennis Taylor, GB Dennis Taylor Lotus 12 - Climax FPF 37  
18 18 20 Anthony Brooke, GB Anthony Brooke Lotus 12 - Climax FPF 37  
               
19 DNF 15 Bill Moss, GB United Racing Stable Cooper T51 - Climax FPF 34 Accident
20 DNF 34 Chris Bristow, GB E.B. Payne Cooper T43 - Climax FPF 34 Accident
21 DNF 14 Tim Parnell, GB Reg Parnell Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 30 Shock absorber
22 DNF 11 Bruce Halford, GB John Fisher Equipe Lotus 16 - Climax FPF 21 Gearbox
23 DNF 1 Graham Hill, GB Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Climax FPF 16 Engine vibrations
24 DNF 27 John Campbell-Jones, GB John Campbell-Jones Cooper T43 - Climax FPF 15 Carburettor
25 DNF 33 Kenneth Jack, GB Kenneth Jack Cooper T43 - Climax FPF    
26 DNF 32 Richard 'Dickie' Stoop, GB Richard Stoop Cooper T45 - Climax FWA    
27 DNF 6 Mike Taylor Alan Brown Equipe Cooper T45 - Climax FPF 0 Accident
               
28 DNA 2 Innes Ireland, GB Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Climax FPF    
29 DNA 3 Alan Stacey, GB Team Lotus Lotus 16 - Climax FPF    
30 DNA 10 Jack Fairman, GB High Efficiency Motors Cooper T43 - Climax FPF    
31 DNA 26 John Lewis, GB John Lewis Lotus 12 - Climax FPF    
32 DNA 29 Mike Parkes, GB Mike Parkes Fry - Climax FPF    
33 DNA 31 Bill Jones, GB Bill Jones Lister - Climax FPF    

 

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