1959 Lavant Cup
1959 Lavant Cup | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 30 March 1959 | ||
Official name | X Lavant Cup | ||
Location | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.863 km (2.408 miles) | ||
Distance | 15 laps, 57.93 km (36.12 miles) | ||
Weather | Wet | ||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Cooper | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | |
Time | 1:30.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Cooper | |
Second |
| Cooper | |
Third |
| Cooper |
Motor car race
The 10th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 30 March 1959 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 15 laps, and was won from pole position by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T45-Climax. Roy Salvadori was second in a Cooper T43-Climax and set fastest lap, and Jim Russell was third in a Cooper T45-Climax.[1][2]
Results
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 21 | Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45-Climax | 23:08.4 | 1 |
2 | 20 | Roy Salvadori | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45-Climax | +0.4s | 2 |
3 | 26 | Jim Russell | J. Russell | Cooper T45-Climax | +12.8s | 3 |
4 | 37 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus 12-Climax | 15 laps | 7 |
5 | 23 | Masten Gregory | Alan Brown Equipe | Cooper T45-Climax | 15 laps | 4 |
6 | 24 | Bruce McLaren | Alan Brown Equipe | Cooper T45-Climax | 15 laps | 5 |
7 | 27 | Tony Marsh | T. Marsh | Cooper T45-Climax | 15 laps | 6 |
8 | 25 | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43-Climax | +1 lap | 8 |
9 | 38 | Bruce Halford | John Fisher Equipe | Lotus 16-Climax | +1 laps | 10 |
10 | 19 | Ivor Bueb | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Borgward | +1 lap | 9 |
11 | 31 | Jackie Lewis | H&L Motors | Cooper T45-Climax | +1 lap | 11 |
12 | 18 | George Wicken | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Borgward | +2 laps | 12 |
13 | 39 | Dennis Taylor | D. Taylor | Lotus 12-Climax | +2 laps | 14 |
22 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45-Climax | 21 | ||
28 | Tim Parnell | R.H.H. Parnell | Cooper T45-Climax | 15 | ||
29 | Bill Moss | United Racing Stable | Cooper T51-Climax | 18 | ||
30 | John Campbell-Jones | J. Campbell-Jones | Cooper T43-Climax | 20 | ||
32 | Dickie Stoop | R. Stoop | Cooper T43-Climax | 13 | ||
33 | Norman Barclay | N. Barclay | Cooper T43-Climax | 17 | ||
34 | Jimmy Stuart | J.T. Stuart | Cooper T43-Climax | 16 | ||
36 | Trevor Taylor | Ace Garage Rotherham | Cooper T51-Climax | 19 | ||
DNS | 35 | Chris Bristow | Bradstock Motors Ltd. | Cooper T43-Climax | - | |
DNA | 17 | Stirling Moss | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T43-Borgward | - | |
DNA | 24 | Mike Taylor | Alan Brown Equipe | Cooper T45-Climax | car driven by Bruce McLaren | - |
DNA | 29 | Cliff Allison | United Racing Stable | Cooper T51-Climax | car driven by Bill Moss | - |