1959 New Zealand Grand Prix

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.

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

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
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

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.

Sporting positions
Preceded by 1958 New Zealand Grand Prix	New Zealand Grand Prix 1959	Succeeded by 1960 New Zealand Grand Prix