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Grand Prix d'Europe
XLVe Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.

05 Jul 1959Reims415.100 km (8302 m x 50 Laps)

 Pole Position: Tony Brooks, Ferrari 256, 2:19.4 (214.4 km/h) Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, BRM P25, 2:22.8 (209.3 km/h lap 40) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 24 Tony Brooks Ferrari 256 2:01:26.5 205.1 km/h 2 26 Phil Hill Ferrari 256 2:01:54.0 204.3 km/h 3 8 Jack Brabham Cooper T51-Climax 2:03:04.2 202.4 km/h 4 22 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 256 2:03:14.0 202.1 km/h 5 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper T51-Climax 2:03:14.2 202.1 km/h 6 44 Ron Flockhart BRM P25 2:03:32.2 201.6 km/h 7 6 Harry Schell BRM P25 -3 Laps DQ 2 Stirling Moss BRM P25 42 Push start after spin 8 40 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F -9 Laps 9 42 Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 250F -10 Laps 10 38 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 250F -10 Laps Did Not Finish: 14 Maurice Trintignant Cooper T51-Climax 36 Spun off 30 Jean Behra Ferrari 256 31 Engine 16 Roy Salvadori Cooper T45-Maserati 20 Engine 28 Dan Gurney Ferrari 256 19 Radiator 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 16-Climax 14 Wheel 18 Ian Burgess Cooper T51-Maserati 13 Engine 10 Masten Gregory Cooper T51-Climax 8 Physical 32 Graham Hill Lotus 16-Climax 7 Radiator 20 Colin Davis Cooper T51-Maserati 7 Oil leak 4 Jo Bonnier BRM P25 6 Engine Did Not Qualify: 36 Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo Maserati 250F Too slow Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 24 Tony Brooks Ferrari 256 1-50 50 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 24 Tony Brooks Ferrari 256 2:19.4 214.4 Scuderia Ferrari 2 8 Jack Brabham Cooper T51-Climax 2:19.7 213.9 Cooper Car Co 3 26 Phil Hill Ferrari 256 2:19.8 213.8 Scuderia Ferrari 4 2 Stirling Moss BRM P25 2:19.9 213.6 British Racing Partnership 5 30 Jean Behra Ferrari 256 2:20.2 213.2 Scuderia Ferrari 6 4 Jo Bonnier BRM P25 2:20.6 212.6 Owen Racing Organisation 7 10 Masten Gregory Cooper T51-Climax 2:20.8 212.3 Cooper Car Co 8 14 Maurice Trintignant Cooper T51-Climax 2:21.3 211.5 R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 9 6 Harry Schell BRM P25 2:21.5 211.2 Owen Racing Organisation 10 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper T51-Climax 2:21.5 211.2 Cooper Car Co 11 22 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 256 2:21.5 211.2 Scuderia Ferrari 12 28 Dan Gurney Ferrari 256 2:21.9 210.6 Scuderia Ferrari 13 44 Ron Flockhart BRM P25 2:23.4 208.4 Owen Racing Organisation 14 32 Graham Hill Lotus 16-Climax 2:23.7 208.0 Team Lotus 15 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 16-Climax 2:24.2 207.3 Team Lotus 16 16 Roy Salvadori Cooper T45-Maserati 2:26.4 204.1 High Efficiency Motors 17 20 Colin Davis Cooper T51-Maserati 2:32.3 196.2 Scuderia Centro Sud 18 38 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 250F 2:34.0 194.1 Scuderia Centro Sud 19 18 Ian Burgess Cooper T51-Maserati 2:35.2 192.6 Scuderia Centro Sud 20 42 Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 250F 2:35.4 192.3 Scuderia Ugolini 21 40 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F 2:35.6 192.1 Scuderia Ugolini Did Not Qualify: 22 36 Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo Maserati 250F - - Scuderia Centro Sud
Starting Grid: 26 Phil Hill 8 Jack Brabham 24 Tony Brooks Ferrari 256 Cooper T51-Climax Ferrari 256 2:19.8 2:19.7 2:19.4 30 Jean Behra 2 Stirling Moss Ferrari 256 BRM P25 2:20.2 2:19.9 14 Maurice Trintignant 10 Masten Gregory 4 Jo Bonnier Cooper T51-Climax Cooper T51-Climax BRM P25 2:21.3 2:20.8 2:20.6 12 Bruce McLaren 6 Harry Schell Cooper T51-Climax BRM P25 2:21.5 2:21.5 44 Ron Flockhart 28 Dan Gurney 22 Olivier Gendebien BRM P25 Ferrari 256 Ferrari 256 2:23.4 2:21.9 2:21.5 34 Innes Ireland 32 Graham Hill Lotus 16-Climax Lotus 16-Climax 2:24.2 2:23.7 38 Fritz d'Orey 20 Colin Davis 16 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F Cooper T51-Maserati Cooper T45-Maserati 2:34.0 2:32.3 2:26.4 42 Carel Godin de Beaufort 18 Ian Burgess Maserati 250F Cooper T51-Maserati 2:35.4 2:35.2 40 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F 2:35.6
Notes: 1) Weather: Very hot, Dry.
Race Review:

The third round of the World Championship took place at Reims with the Ferrari team having expanded to field five cars. Tony Brooks, Jean Behra and Phil Hill were joined by Olivier Gendebien while Ferrari's American agent Luigi Chinetti had found a new rising star from the United States called Dan Gurney.

The Cooper team was running Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren and Masten Gregory, while Rob Walker fielded only Maurice Trintignant as Stirling Moss was driving a BRM for the British Racing Partnership, which had been formed the previous year by his father Alf and his manager Ken Gregory. The BRM factory team ran Jo Bonnier, Harry Schell and Ron Flockhart. Team Lotus fielded Graham Hill and Innes Ireland again and there were a variety of Cooper-Maseratis run by Scuderia Centro Sud and by High Efficiency Motors and there were even some old 250Fs run by Scuderia Centro Sud and by Scuderia Ugolini.

Practice resulted in Brooks setting the fastest time for Ferrari with Brabham second and Phil Hill third. The second row was shared by Moss and Behra and on row three Bonnier was alongside Gregory and Trintignant.

At the start Brooks took the lead with Moss second and Gregory third. Behra was left behind on the grid. In the early laps problems developed at the Thillois hairpin where the surface was breaking up and Gregory suffered a cut face when he was hit by a stone. Several others retired with mechanical problems related to flying stones. Brooks stayed at the front for the rest of the afternoon while the battles behind him ebbed and flowed. Trintignant worked his way to second but then he spun and stalled and had to push-start his car. This put Brabham up to second but he soon fell victim to Phil Hill and to Behra, who had driven a magnificent comeback. Soon afterwards Behra:s engine failed. Moss then began a charge and overtook Brabham for third and chased after Hill. Moss was without a clutch and went off and stalled. He was disqualified for receiving outside assistance. Victory went to Brooks with Hill second and Brabham third.