1959 New Zealand Grand Prix

7th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date|  10 January 1959
Location|  Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand
Course|  Temporary racing facility
Course length|  3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Distance|  75 laps, 240 km (150 miles)
Weather|  Sunny
Pole position
Driver|

* Ron Flockhart

|  BRM P25
Time|  Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver|  Stirling Moss|  Cooper T45
Time|  1:24.8
Podium
First|

* Stirling Moss

|  Cooper T45
Second|

* Jack Brabham

|  Cooper T45
Third|

* Bruce McLaren

|  Cooper T45

Motor car race

The 1959 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 10 January 1959. The race was held over 75 laps of the 3.2 kilometre circuit for a race distance of 240 kilometres. It was the seventh iteration of the event and was won by Stirling Moss.

## Classification[edit]

Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid

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1 | 7  |  Stirling Moss | Cooper T45 / Climax 2015cc 4cyl | 75 | 1hr 48min 24.4sec | 21
2  |  |  Jack Brabham | Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl  | 75  | \+ 1:29.0 s  | 2
3  | 47  |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl  | 74  | \+ 1 Lap  | 3
4  |  |  Carroll Shelby
Harry Schell | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl  | 73  | \+ 2 Laps  | 6
5  |  |  Ross Jensen  | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl  | 72  | \+ 3 Laps  | 7
6  |  |  Bib Stillwell  | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl  | 72  | \+ 3 Laps  | 8
7  |  |  Syd Jensen  | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl  | 72  | \+ 3 Laps  | 10
8  |  |  Bob Gibbons  | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl  | 72  | \+ 3 Laps  | 9
9  |  |  Merv Neil  | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl  | 71  | \+ 4 Laps  | 14
10  |  |  Tom Clark  | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl  | 70  | \+ 5 Laps  | 12
11  |  |  Pat Hoare  | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl  | 70  | \+ 5 Laps  | 13
12  |  |  Arnold Glass  | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 2497cc 4cyl  | 68  | \+ 7 Laps  | 16
13  |  |  Len Gilbert  | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl  | 66  | \+ 9 Laps  | 19
14  |  |  Ken Harris  | Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl  | 65  | \+ 10 Laps  | 18
15  |  |  Gavin Quirk  | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl  | 63  | \+ 12 Laps  | 17
Ret  |  |  Johnny Mansel  | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl  | 59  | Engine  | 11
16  |  |  Allan Freeman  | Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl  | 58  | \+ 17 Laps  | 20
Ret  |  |  Ray Thackwell  | Cooper T43 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl  | 47  | Engine  | 15
Ret  | 1  |  Jo Bonnier | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl  | 41  | Steering  | 4
Ret  | 3  |  Harry Schell | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl  | 24  | Oil Leak  | 5
Ret  |  |  Ron Flockhart | BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl  | 24  | Oil Leak  | 1
Ret  |  |  Tony Shelly | Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl  | 0  | Retired  | 22
DNS  |  |  Ron Duncan  | Connaught A / Lea-Francis 1964cc 4cyl s/c  |  | Did not start  |
DNQ  |  |  Frank Cantwell  | Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl  |  | Did not qualify  |
DNQ  |  |  Ron Roycroft  | Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12  |  | Did not qualify  |
DNQ  |  |  Brian Tracey  | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c  |  | Did not qualify  |
DNQ  |  |  Graham Pierce  | Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 8cyl s/c  |  | Did not qualify  |
DNQ  |  |  Reg McCutcheon  | Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl  |  | Did not qualify  |
DNQ  |  |  Max Richards  | Austin Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl  |  | Did not qualify  |
DNA  |  |  Jack Malcolm  | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2258cc 6cyl  |  | Did Not Attend  |
DNA  |  |  Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati 250F / Maserati 4477cc V8  |  | Did Not Attend  |
DNA  |  |  Chan Lye Choon  | Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl  |  | Did Not Attend  |
DNA  |  |  John Cullen  | Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl  |  | Did Not Attend  |
Source:[1][2][3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sixth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1959". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
2. ^ "7th New Zealand Grand Prix 1959 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
3. ^ "1959 New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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1958 New Zealand Grand Prix

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