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1959 British Grand Prix

Index 1959 British Grand Prix

The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959. [1]

58 relations: Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Aintree Racecourse, Alan Stacey, Aston Martin, Bill Moss (racing driver), Borgward, Brian Naylor, British Grand Prix, British Racing Motors, British Racing Partnership, BRM P25, Bruce McLaren, Carroll Shelby, Chris Bristow, Cooper Car Company, Cooper T51, Coventry Climax, David Piper, Dennis Taylor (racing driver), England, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Fritz d'Orey, Fry (racing team), Graham Hill, Hans Herrmann, Harry Schell, Henry Taylor (racing driver), Ian Burgess, Ivor Bueb, Jack Brabham, Jack Fairman, JBW, Jo Bonnier, Keith Greene, Liverpool, Maserati in motorsport, Masten Gregory, Maurice Trintignant, Mike Parkes, Mike Taylor (racing driver), Motorsport, Peter Ashdown, Phil Hill, Ron Flockhart (racing driver), Roy Salvadori, Scuderia Ferrari, Stirling Moss, Team Lotus, Tim Parnell, ..., Tony Brooks (racing driver), Trevor Taylor (racing driver), Vanwall, 1958 British Grand Prix, 1959 Formula One season, 1959 French Grand Prix, 1959 German Grand Prix, 1960 British Grand Prix. Expand index (8 more) »

Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

Aintree Motor Racing Circuit is a 3-mile (4.83 km) motor racing circuit in the village of Aintree, Merseyside, England.

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Aintree Racecourse

Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Liverpool, England.

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Alan Stacey

Alan Stacey (29 August 1933 – 19 June 1960) was a British racing driver.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982. It has over 150 car dealerships in over 50 countries on six continents making them a global automobile brand. Their headquarters and the main production site are in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, alongside one of Jaguar Land Rover's development centres on the site of a former RAF V Bomber airbase. One of Aston Martin's recent cars was named after the 1950s Vulcan Bomber. Aston Martin has exploited its branding for projects including speed boats, submarines, bicycles, monster trucks, clothing and real estate development..

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Bill Moss (racing driver)

Bill Moss (born 4 September 1933 in Luton, Bedfordshire, died 13 January 2010) was a British racing driver from England.

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Borgward

The former Borgward car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, was founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963).

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Brian Naylor

John Brian Naylor (24 March 1923 – 8 August 1989) was a British racing driver from England.

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British Grand Prix

The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

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British Racing Motors

British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula One motor racing team.

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British Racing Partnership

British Racing Partnership (BRP) was a racing team, and latterly constructor, from the United Kingdom.

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BRM P25

The BRM P25 was a Formula One racing car raced from 1955 to 1960 and the second car produced by the British Racing Motors consortium.

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Bruce McLaren

Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.

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Carroll Shelby

Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.

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Chris Bristow

Christopher William "Chris" Bristow (2 December 1937 – 19 June 1960) was a British Formula One driver.

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Cooper Car Company

The Cooper Car Company is a car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper.

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Cooper T51

The Cooper T51 was a Formula One and Formula Two racing car designed by Owen Maddock and built by the Cooper Car Company for the 1959 Formula One season.

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Coventry Climax

Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, racing, and other speciality engine manufacturer.

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David Piper

David Piper (born 2 December 1930) is a British former Formula One and sports car racing driver from England.

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Dennis Taylor (racing driver)

Dennis Taylor (12 June 1921 in Sidcup, Kent – 2 June 1962 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a British racing driver from England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso Díaz (born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and two-time world champion who is currently racing for McLaren F1 team.

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Formula One

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group.

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Fritz d'Orey

Frederico José Carlos Themudo "Fritz" d'Orey (born in São Paulo, March 25, 1938) is a former racing driver, from Brazil.

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Fry (racing team)

Fry was a Formula Two constructor from the United Kingdom.

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Graham Hill

Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner from England, who was twice Formula One World Champion.

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Hans Herrmann

Hans Herrmann (born 23 February 1928) is a retired Formula One and sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany.

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Harry Schell

Henry O'Reilly "Harry" Schell (June 29, 1921 – May 13, 1960) was an American Grand Prix motor racing driver.

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Henry Taylor (racing driver)

Henry Taylor (16 December 1932 – 24 October 2013) was a British racing driver from England.

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Ian Burgess

Ian Burgess (6 July 1930 – 19 May 2012) was a British racing driver, born in London.

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Ivor Bueb

Ivor Léon John Bueb (6 June 1923 – 1 August 1959) was a British professional sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.

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Jack Brabham

Sir John Arthur Brabham, (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in,, and.

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Jack Fairman

Jack Fairman (15 March 1913 – 7 February 2002) was a British racing driver from England.

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JBW

JBW Cars was a British racing car manufacturer in the late 1950s, who were a Formula One constructor from to 1961.

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Jo Bonnier

Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams.

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Keith Greene

Keith Greene (born 5 January 1938) is a British former racing driver from England.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Maserati in motorsport

Throughout its history, the Italian auto manufacturer Maserati has participated in various forms of motorsports including Formula One, sportscar racing and touring car racing, both as a works team and through private entrants.

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Masten Gregory

Masten Gregory (February 29, 1932 − November 8, 1985) was an American racing driver.

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Maurice Trintignant

Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant (30 October 1917, in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse – 13 February 2005, in Nîmes) was a motor racing driver and vintner from France.

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Mike Parkes

Michael Johnson Parkes (born 24 September 1931 in Richmond, Surrey; died 28 August 1977 near Riva presso Chieri, Italy) was a British racing driver, from England.

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Mike Taylor (racing driver)

Michael Taylor (24 April 1934 – 4 April 2017) was a racing driver from Great Britain.

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Motorsport

Motorsport or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition.

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Peter Ashdown

Peter Hawthorn Ashdown (born 16 October 1934 in Danbury, Essex) is a former motor racing driver.

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Phil Hill

Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (Mario Andretti, an Italian American driver, won the World Drivers' Championship in 1978, but was not born in the United States).

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Ron Flockhart (racing driver)

Ron Flockhart (16 June 1923 – 12 April 1962) was a British racing driver.

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Roy Salvadori

Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and team manager.

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Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A. is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer, Ferrari, and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing.

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Stirling Moss

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (born 17 September 1929) is a British former Formula One racing driver.

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Team Lotus

Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars.

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Tim Parnell

Reginald Harold Haslam "Tim" Parnell (25 June 1932 – 5 April 2017) was a British racing driver from England.

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Tony Brooks (racing driver)

Charles Anthony "Tony" Standish Brooks (born 25 February 1932 in Dukinfield, Cheshire) is a British former racing driver from England also known as the "racing dentist".

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Trevor Taylor (racing driver)

Trevor Taylor (26 December 1936 – 27 September 2010) was a British motor racing driver from England.

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Vanwall

Vanwall was a motor racing team and racing car constructor that was active in Formula One during the 1950s.

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1958 British Grand Prix

The 1958 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 19 July 1958 at Silverstone.

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1959 Formula One season

The 1959 Formula One season was the 13th season of FIA Formula One motor racing.

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1959 French Grand Prix

The 1959 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 5 July 1959.

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1959 German Grand Prix

The 1959 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungs-Straße in West Berlin on 2 August 1959.

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1960 British Grand Prix

The 1960 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, on 16 July 1960.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_British_Grand_Prix

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