1959 BARC Aintree 200

1959 BARC "200"
Non-championship race in the 1959 Formula One season
Race details
Date	18 April 1959
Official name	XIV BARC "200"
Location	Aintree Circuit, Merseyside
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.83 km (3.00 miles)
Distance	67 laps, 323.61 km (201.00 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:59.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Cooper-BRM
Time	1:58.8
Podium
First	Jean Behra	Ferrari
Second	Tony Brooks	Ferrari
Third	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax

The 14th BARC "200" was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 April 1959 at the Aintree Circuit, England. The race was run over 67 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Ferrari Dino 246.

The field also included many Formula Two cars, highest finisher being Mike Taylor who took fifth place in a Cooper T45.

Results

Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations.

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	2h15m52.0s, 142.86 km/h	2
2	1	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	2h16m2.4s, +10.4s	8
3	12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T45-Climax	2h17m45.8s, +1m53.8s	11
4	5	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	63 laps	15
5	24	Mike Taylor	Equipe Alan Brown	Cooper T45-Climax	63 laps	12
6	28	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Cooper T43-Climax	63 laps	13
7	30	Jackie Lewis	H&L Motors	Cooper T45-Climax	63 laps	20
8	22	George Wicken	British Racing Partnership	Cooper T51-Borgward	63 laps	25
9	31	Brian Naylor	JB Naylor	Cooper T45-Climax	62 laps	26
10	35	Henry Taylor	Tim Parnell	Cooper T45-Climax	62 laps	14
11	16	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus 16-Climax	61 laps	28
12	33	Dennis Taylor	Dennis Taylor	Lotus 12-Climax	60 laps	18
13	32	Trevor Taylor	Ace Garage Rotherham	Cooper T51-Climax	59 laps	22
14	27	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Cooper T45-Climax	57 laps	17
15	4	Dale Duncan	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	57 laps	27
16	34	John Campbell-Jones	Cornwall Garage	Cooper T43-Climax		23
Ret	23	Ivor Bueb	British Racing Partnership	Cooper T51-Climax	50 laps - gearbox	10
Ret	29	Jack Fairman	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T43-Climax	42 laps - gearbox	19
Ret	25	Peter Ashdown	Equipe Alan Brown	Cooper T45-Climax	38 laps - gearbox	16
Ret	21	Bruce Halford	John Fisher	Lotus 16-Climax	36 laps -	29
Ret	8	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing	Cooper T51-Borgward	34 laps – fuel pump	21
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing	Cooper T45-BRM	30 laps - gearbox	6
Ret	20	David Piper	Dorchester Service Station	Lotus 16-Climax	29 laps - gearbox	24
Ret	14	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	28 laps - engine	3
Ret	11	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51-Climax	19 laps - clutch	1
Ret	10	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51-Climax	18 laps – gasket	5
Ret	26	Jim Russell	Jim Russell	Cooper T45-Climax	12 laps - clutch	9
Ret	9	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T45-Maserati	10 laps - gearbox	7
Ret	15	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	2 laps – con-rod	4
DNA	3	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Ugolini	Maserati 250F	entry withdrawn	-
DNA	6	Ken Kavanagh	Ken Kavanagh	Maserati 250F	entry withdrawn	-
DNA	17	Pete Lovely	Team Lotus	Lotus 16-Climax	car not ready	-
DNA	18	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus 16-Climax	no car available	-
DNA	19	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 16-Climax	no car available	-

References

• "1959 BARC "200" Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
• "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
• "XIV BARC "200" 1959". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-10.