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 |
 Jean Behra | Behra-Porsche | |
| Time | 1:36.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T51 | ||
| Second | Cooper T45 | ||
| Third | Cooper T51 | ||
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[edit]
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Cooper T43 | 80 | 2hr 23min 34.5sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper T45 | 80 | + 1:14.8 s | 3 | |
| 3 | 18 |  Lucien Bianchi
|
Cooper T51 | 80 | + 1:31.6 s | 8 | |
| 4 | 26 |  Tony Marsh
|
Cooper T45 | 79 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
| 5 | 28 | Jean Behra
|
Behra-Porsche | 79 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 24 | Henry Taylor
|
Cooper T51 | 79 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
| 7 | 22 | Jackie Lewis
|
Cooper T45 | 78 | + 2 laps | 4 | |
| 8 | 10 |  Harry Schell
|
Porsche RSK | 78 | + 2 laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 40 | Keith Greene
|
Cooper T43 | 78 | + 2 laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 34 | John Campbell-Jones
|
Cooper T43 | 77 | + 3 laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 20 | Alain de Changy
|
Cooper T51 | 76 | + 4 laps | 10 | |
| 12 | 32 | Bob Hicks
|
Lotus 12 | 73 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 38 | Norman Barclay
|
Cooper T45 | 39 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Giulio Cabianca
|
O.S.C.A. F2 | 27 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Masten Gregory
|
Cooper T45 | 25 | Crown wheel + pinion | 6 | |
| Ret | 36 | Christian Goethals
|
Porsche RSK | 21 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper T45 | 14 | Magneto | 5 | |
| Ret | 14 | Gino Munaron
|
O.S.C.A. F2 | 9 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort
|
Porsche RSK | 3 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Wolfgang Seidel
|
Porsche RSK | 0 | Retired | 19 | |
| Sources: [1] | |||||||