Overview - 1959 French Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1959 French Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

45e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.

  • Season1959
  • Round

    4

  • Race Number by F1 Championship

    79

  • Grand PrixFrench Grand Prix
  • Race Number by Grand Prix

    9

  • CircuitReims-Gueux
  • Race Number by Circuit

    7

  • Laps

    50

  • Race Length

    417.383km

Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

Circuit

Reims-Gueux

  • Circuit Type

    Road Circuit

  • Length

    8.347km

  • Turns

    7

  • Elevation

    ?m

  • Direction

    Clockwise

  • Track Record

    Lorenzo Bandini2:07.8001966 French Grand Prix (Qualifying 3)

  • Lap Record

    Lorenzo Bandini2:11.3001966 French Grand Prix (Race, Lap 30)

Schedule

  • ?

    • Qualifying?
  • July 5 (Sun)

    • Race?

Entries

No.
Driver
Team
Entrant
Constructor
Car
Engine
2

Stirling Moss

BRP

British Racing Partnership

BRM

BRM P25BRM 259 2.5L L4
4

Jo Bonnier

BRM

Owen Racing Organisation

BRM

BRM P25BRM 259 2.5L L4
6

Harry Schell

BRM

Owen Racing Organisation

BRM

BRM P25BRM 259 2.5L L4
8

Jack Brabham

Cooper

Cooper Car Company

Cooper-Climax

Cooper T51Climax FPF 2.5L L4
10

Masten Gregory

Cooper

Cooper Car Company

Cooper-Climax

Cooper T51Climax FPF 2.5L L4
12

Bruce McLaren

Cooper

Cooper Car Company

Cooper-Climax

Cooper T51Climax FPF 2.5L L4
14

Maurice Trintignant

Rob Walker Racing Team

R.R.C. Walker Racing Team

Cooper-Climax

Cooper T51Climax FPF 2.5L L4
16

Roy Salvadori

High Efficiency Motors

High Efficiency Motors

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T45Maserati 250S 2.5L L4
18

Ian Burgess

Centro Sud

Scuderia Centro Sud

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T51Maserati 250S 2.5L L4
20

Colin Davis

Centro Sud

Scuderia Centro Sud

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T51Maserati 250S 2.5L L4
22

Olivier Gendebien

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari 246Ferrari 155 2.4L V6
24

Tony Brooks

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari 246Ferrari 155 2.4L V6
26

Phil Hill

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari 246Ferrari 155 2.4L V6
28

Dan Gurney

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari 246Ferrari 155 2.4L V6
30

Jean Behra

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari

Ferrari

Ferrari 246Ferrari 155 2.4L V6
32

Graham Hill

Lotus

Team Lotus

Lotus-Climax

Lotus 16Climax FPF 2.5L L4
34

Innes Ireland

Lotus

Team Lotus

Lotus-Climax

Lotus 16Climax FPF 2.5L L4
36

Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo

Centro Sud

Scuderia Centro Sud

Maserati

Maserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5L L6
38

Fritz d'Orey

Centro Sud

Scuderia Centro Sud

Maserati

Maserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5L L6
40

Giorgio Scarlatti

Scuderia Ugolini

Scuderia Ugolini

Maserati

Maserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5L L6
42

Carel Godin de Beaufort

Scuderia Ugolini

Scuderia Ugolini

Maserati

Maserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5L L6
44

Ron Flockhart

BRM

Owen Racing Organisation

BRM

BRM P25BRM 259 2.5L L4