1959_International_Gold_Cup
1959 International Gold Cup
Motor car race
The 6th International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 26 September 1959 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 55 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T51.
Quick Facts Race details, Date ...
| 1959 International Gold Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1959 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 26 September 1959 | ||
| Official name | VI International Gold Cup | ||
| Location | Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.44 km (2.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 244.41 km (151.86 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:42.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | |
| Time | 1:41.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
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More information Pos, No. ...
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Stirling Moss |
Rob Walker Racing | Cooper T51-Climax | 1h34m37.2, 154.97 km/h | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 1h34m42.4, +5.2s | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Chris Bristow |
British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Climax | 1h36m14.8, +1m37.6s | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Roy Salvadori |
High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45-Maserati | 53 laps | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | Graham Hill |
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 52 laps | 4 |
| 6 | 18 | Tony Marsh |
Tony Marsh | Cooper T45-Climax | 51 laps | 7 |
| 7 | 17 | Stan Hart |
Oliver Hart | Cooper T43-Climax | 49 laps | 10 |
| 8 | 8 | David Piper |
Dorchester Service Station | Lotus 16-Climax | 48 laps | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Paul Emery |
Emeryson Cars | Cooper T43-Alta | 46 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 19 | Ian Raby |
Ian Raby Racing | Cooper T43-Climax | 22 laps - mechanical | 11 |
| Ret | 6 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 9 laps - gearbox | 5 |
| Ret | 11 | Arthur Owen |
Arthur Owen | Cooper T51-Climax | 1 lap - spin | 12 |
| Ret | 12 | John Brown |
John Brown | AFM-BMW | 1 lap - mechanical | 14 |
| DNS | 9 | Bruce Halford |
Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Mechanical | 9 |
| DNS | 14 | Brian Naylor |
JB Naylor | JBW-Maserati | Crash | - |
| DNS | 15 | Henry Taylor |
United Racing Stable | Cooper T51-Climax | Mechanical | - |
| DNA | 5 | Brian Whitehouse |
Brian Whitehouse | Cooper T43-Climax | Car not ready | - |
| DNA | 10 |  Jo Bonnier |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | Car not ready | - |
Close
- "1959 International Gold Cup Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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