Silverstone International - Grand Touring 1959 - Race Results

Event: Eleventh Annual International Trophy Meeting Silverstone		Date: 2.5.1959
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), unknown length	Organiser: BRDC
Silverstone International - Grand Touring
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	54	Stirling Moss	Aston Martin DB4 GT	David Brown (Aston Martin)	12	24:14.4000	56.5202 kms	139.9164	1^st	GT+2.6
2^nd	53	Salvadori	Jaguar Mark I 3.4	John Coombs	12	24:31.2000		138.3231	2^nd	GT+2.6
3^rd	2	Colin Chapman	Lotus Elite	Team Lotus	12	24:40.2000		137.4702	1^st	GT1.3
4^th	52	Jack Sears	Austin-Healey 100-6	J. G. Sears	12	24:52.6000		136.3436	3^rd	GT+2.6
5^th	16	John Whitmore	Lotus Elite	J. H. D. Whitmore	12	24:55.4000		136.0861	2^nd	GT1.3
6^th	9	John Lawry	Lotus Elite	J. Lawry	12	25:25.2000		133.4146	3^rd	GT1.3
7^th	6	Graham Warner	Lotus Elite	Chequered Flag Stable	12	25:28.0000		133.1732	4^th	GT1.3
8^th	18	Peter Lumsden	Lotus Elite	P. J. S. Lumsden	12	25:28.6000		133.1249	5^th	GT1.3
9^th	40	Chris Lawrence	Morgan Plus 4	C. J. Lawrence	12	25:33.8000		132.6743	1^st	GT2.6
10^th	50	Jonathan Sieff	Jaguar XK150	J. Sieff	12	25:50.6000		131.2420	4^th	GT+2.6
11^th	30	Roy Bloxam	MGA Twin Cam	R. W. Jacobs	12	26:00.8000		130.3730	1^st	GT1.6
12^th	31	Alan Foster	MGA Twin Cam	R. W. Jacobs	12	26:01.4000		130.3247	2^nd	GT1.6
13^th	8	Edward Lewis	Lotus Elite	Edward Lewis	12	26:04.6000		130.0672	6^th	GT1.3
14^th	41	Roy North	Triumph TR3	S. A. H. Accessories	12	26:06.8000		129.8741	2^nd	GT2.6
15^th	35	John Bekaert	MGA Twin Cam	John Bekaert	12	26:20.6000		128.7475	3^rd	GT1.6
16^th	32	Martyn	MGA Twin Cam	R. W. Fitzwilliam	12	26:24.2000		128.4578	4^th	GT1.6
17^th	36	John Burke	Porsche 356 Carrera	J. Burke	11	24:29.2000		126.9612	5^th	GT1.6
18^th	42	Adrian Belcher	Morgan Plus 4	A. G. W. Belcher	11	24:42.0000		125.8668	3^rd	GT2.6
19^th	4	Geoff Williamson	Austin-Healey Sprite	Alexander Engineering	11	25:00.2000		124.3379	7^th	GT1.3
20^th	1	Bob Gerard	Turner - BMC	F. R. Gerard	11	25:00.4000		124.3218	8^th	GT1.3
21^st	19	Paddy Gaston	Austin-Healey Sprite	J. H. Gaston	11	25:28.4000		122.0526	9^th	GT1.3
22^nd	5	Tom Haig	Austin-Healey Sprite	Alexander Engineering	11	26:09.0000		118.8822	10^th	GT1.3
23^rd	11	Graham Hill	Austin-Healey Sprite Speedwell	Team Speedwell	10	24:28.4000		115.4865	11^th	GT1.3
24^th	10	Sid Hurrell	Saab	S. A. Hurrell	10	24:44.2000		114.2634	12^th	GT1.3
25^th	3	P. G. Graham	Austin-Healey Sprite	Alexander Engineering	10	25:31.6000		110.7229	13^th	GT1.3

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
15	Ian Walker	Lotus Elite	I. Walker		Fire	GT1.3
12	John Sprinzel	Austin-Healey Sprite	Team Speedwell		Overheating	GT1.3
14	C. R. Wood	Austin-Healey Sprite	C. R. Wood	8	Valve	GT1.3

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
51	Gawaine Baillie	Chevrolet Corvette	Sir G. Baillie	Brakes	GT+2.6
33	Christopher Martyn	MGA Twin Cam	R. W. Fitzwilliam	Dropped valve in practice	GT1.6
7	Bob Jennings	Renault Dauphine Gordini	R. D. Jennings		GT1.3

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
17	Bill Bleakley	Alfa Romeo	W. D. Bleakley		GT1.3
34	Paul Fletcher	MGA Twin Cam	R. W. Fitzwilliam		GT1.6