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German Grand Prix

Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1959

Round 6 of 9AVUS, BerlinAug 2 195960 laps

Podium

GURFerrari
2
BROFerrari
1
HILFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerBRO2:09:31.600 from P1
PoleALL2:05.800
Fastest lapBRO2:04.500 on lap 18
Finishers7 / 17classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1BROTony BrooksFerrari1–602:09:31.60092:04.500
2GURDan GurneyFerrari3▲160+1.900s6–
3HILPhil HillFerrari6▲360+64.800s4–
4TRIMaurice TrintignantCooper12▲859+1 lap3–
5BONJo BonnierBRM7▲258+2 laps2–
6BURIan BurgessCooper15▲956+4 laps–
7SCHHarry SchellBRM8▲149+11 laps–
DNFMCLBruce McLarenCooper937Transmission–
DNFHHEHans HerrmannBRM1135Accident–
DNFGREMasten GregoryCooper523Engine–
DNFBRAJack BrabhamCooper415Transmission–
DNFGHIGraham HillLotus1010Gearbox–
DNFIREInnes IrelandLotus137Differential–
DNFALLCliff AllisonFerrari142Clutch–
DNFMOSStirling MossCooper21Transmission–
DNSBEHJean BehraBehra-Porsche–0Fatal accident in support race–
DNSVONWolfgang Von TripsPorsche–0Withdrew–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1ALLCliff AllisonFerrari2:05.800
2BROTony BrooksFerrari2:05.900+0.100s
3MOSStirling MossCooper2:06.800+1.000s
4GURDan GurneyFerrari2:07.200+1.400s
5BRAJack BrabhamCooper2:07.400+1.600s
6GREMasten GregoryCooper2:07.500+1.700s
7HILPhil HillFerrari2:07.600+1.800s
8BONJo BonnierBRM2:10.300+4.500s
9SCHHarry SchellBRM2:10.300+4.500s
10MCLBruce McLarenCooper2:10.400+4.600s
11GHIGraham HillLotus2:10.800+5.000s
12HHEHans HerrmannBRM2:11.400+5.600s
13TRIMaurice TrintignantCooper2:12.700+6.900s
14IREInnes IrelandLotus2:14.600+8.800s
15BURIan BurgessCooper2:18.900+13.100s

AVUS

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1959. Outline from F1DB.

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