1959 New Zealand Grand Prix

1959 New Zealand Grand Prix
7th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 10 January 1959
Location Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 240 km (150 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
BRM P25
Time Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom 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. The race was held over 75 laps of the 3.2 kilometre circuit for a race distance of 240 kilometres. It was the seventh iteration of the event and was won by Stirling Moss.

Classification

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid
1 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper T45 / Climax 2015cc 4cyl 75 1hr 48min 24.4sec 21
2 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl 75 + 1:29.0 s 2
3 47 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 74 + 1 Lap 3
4 United States Carroll Shelby
United States Harry Schell 		Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 73 + 2 Laps 6
5 New Zealand Ross Jensen Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 72 + 3 Laps 7
6 Australia Bib Stillwell Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 72 + 3 Laps 8
7 New Zealand Syd Jensen Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl 72 + 3 Laps 10
8 New Zealand Bob Gibbons Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl 72 + 3 Laps 9
9 New Zealand Merv Neil Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl 71 + 4 Laps 14
10 New Zealand Tom Clark Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl 70 + 5 Laps 12
11 New Zealand Pat Hoare Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 70 + 5 Laps 13
12 Australia Arnold Glass Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 2497cc 4cyl 68 + 7 Laps 16
13 New Zealand Len Gilbert Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl 66 + 9 Laps 19
14 New Zealand Ken Harris Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl 65 + 10 Laps 18
15 New Zealand Gavin Quirk Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 63 + 12 Laps 17
Ret New Zealand Johnny Mansel Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 59 Engine 11
16 New Zealand Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl 58 + 17 Laps 20
Ret New Zealand Ray Thackwell Cooper T43 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl 47 Engine 15
Ret 1 Sweden Jo Bonnier Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 41 Steering 4
Ret 3 United States Harry Schell Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 24 Oil Leak 5
Ret United Kingdom Ron Flockhart BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl 24 Oil Leak 1
Ret New Zealand Tony Shelly Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl 0 Retired 22
DNS New Zealand Ron Duncan Connaught A / Lea-Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c Did not start
DNQ New Zealand Frank Cantwell Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Ron Roycroft Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Brian Tracey Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Graham Pierce Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 8cyl s/c Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Reg McCutcheon Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Max Richards Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNA New Zealand Jack Malcolm Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2258cc 6cyl Did Not Attend
DNA Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F / Maserati 4477cc V8 Did Not Attend
DNA Singapore Chan Lye Choon Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand John Cullen Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl Did Not Attend
Source:[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Sixth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1959". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ "7th New Zealand Grand Prix 1959 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1959 New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1959 		Succeeded by