1959 Pau Grand Prix
1959 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 18 May 1959 | ||
Official name | XIX Pau Grand Prix | ||
Location | Pau, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 112.691 km (85.749 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Cooper T51 | |
Time | 1:35.6 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Behra-Porsche | |
Time | 1:36.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Cooper T51 | |
Second |
| Cooper T45 | |
Third |
| Cooper T51 |
Motor car race
The 1959 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 May 1959 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Maurice Trintignant for the second year in a row, driving the Cooper T51. Bruce McLaren finished second and Lucien Bianchi third.
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 2 | ![]() | Cooper T43 | 80 | 2hr 23min 34.5sec | 1 | |
2 | 8 | ![]() | Cooper T45 | 80 | + 1:14.8 s | 3 | |
3 | 18 | ![]() | Cooper T51 | 80 | + 1:31.6 s | 8 | |
4 | 26 | ![]() | Cooper T45 | 79 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
5 | 28 | ![]() | Behra-Porsche | 79 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
6 | 24 | ![]() | Cooper T51 | 79 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
7 | 22 | ![]() | Cooper T45 | 78 | + 2 laps | 4 | |
8 | 10 | ![]() | Porsche RSK | 78 | + 2 laps | 11 | |
9 | 40 | ![]() | Cooper T43 | 78 | + 2 laps | 12 | |
10 | 34 | ![]() | Cooper T43 | 77 | + 3 laps | 17 | |
11 | 20 | ![]() | Cooper T51 | 76 | + 4 laps | 10 | |
12 | 32 | ![]() | Lotus 12 | 73 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
Ret | 38 | ![]() | Cooper T45 | 39 | Accident | 16 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() | O.S.C.A. F2 | 27 | Retired | 14 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() | Cooper T45 | 25 | Crown wheel + pinion | 6 | |
Ret | 36 | ![]() | Porsche RSK | 21 | Retired | 13 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() | Cooper T45 | 14 | Magneto | 5 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() | O.S.C.A. F2 | 9 | Retired | 20 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() | Porsche RSK | 3 | Retired | 15 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Porsche RSK | 0 | Retired | 19 | |
Sources: [1] |
Preceded by | Pau Grand Prix 1959 | Succeeded by |
References
- ^ "F2 Register - Index".