1959 Silver City Trophy
1959 Silver City Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1959 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 10 October 1959 | ||
Official name | IV Silver City Trophy | ||
Location | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.36 km (2.71 miles) | ||
Distance | 25 laps, 109.03 km (67.75 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| BRM | |
Time | 1:34.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Ron Flockhart | BRM | |
Time | 1:33.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| BRM | |
Second |
| Cooper-Climax | |
Third |
| BRM |
Motor car race
The 4th Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 10 October 1959 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Ron Flockhart in a BRM P25. Flockhart also took pole and fastest lap.
There were also several Formula Two entries in the field. Chris Bristow was highest-placed in that category, driving a Cooper T51, and fifth overall.
Results
Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations.
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 2 | Ron Flockhart | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 39m 49.2s | 1 |
2 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 25 laps | 6 |
3 | 3 | Bruce Halford | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 25 laps | 4 |
4 | 6 | David Piper | Dorchester Service Station | Lotus 16-Climax | 24 laps | 7 |
5 | 12 | Chris Bristow | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Borgward | 24 laps | 8 |
6 | 24 | Mike McKee | Jim Russell | Cooper T45-Climax | 24 laps | 10 |
7 | 8 | Ian Raby | Ian Raby Racing | Hume Cooper-Climax | 23 laps | 9 |
8 | 26 | John Campbell-Jones | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper T45-Climax | 23 laps | 12 |
9 | 18 | Trevor Taylor | Ace Garage Rotherham | Cooper T51-Climax | 23 laps | 15 |
10 | 9 | Chris Summers | Equipe Arden | Cooper T51-Climax | 22 laps | 16 |
11 | 22 | Andre Pilette | Ecurie Nationale Belge | Cooper T51-Climax | 22 laps | 17 |
12 | 25 | Mike Parkes | David Fry | Fry-Climax | 22 laps | 18 |
13 | 21 | Tim Parnell | Reg Parnell Racing | Cooper T45-Climax | 22 laps | 20 |
14 | 19 | Dick Gibson | Dick Gibson | Cooper T43-Climax | 22 laps | 21 |
15 | 14 | Ron Carter | Trentside Motor Co | Cooper T45-Climax | 20 laps | 22 |
16 | 15 | Klaas Twisk | Tulip Stable | Cooper T51-Climax | 20 laps | 23 |
Ret | 27 | Stan Hart | Oliver Hart | Cooper T43-Climax | 18 laps - mechanical | 11 |
Ret | 4 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 15 laps - anti-roll bar | 5 |
Ret | 10 | Roy Salvadori | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45-Maserati | 11 laps - mechanical | 2 |
Ret | 5 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 9 laps - drive shaft/steering | 3 |
Ret | 16 | Brian Whitehouse | Westmount Garage | Cooper T43-Climax | 2 laps - ignition | 13 |
Ret | 20 | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43-Climax | 2 laps - suspension | 14 |
DNS | 23 | Lucien Bianchi | Ecurie Nationale Belge | Cooper T51-Climax | Mechanical | 19 |
DNA | 7 | Bruce Halford | Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Drove entry #3 | - |
DNA | 11 | Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | Lotus 12-Climax | - | |
DNA | 17 | George Wicken | Wincheap Racing Association | Cooper T43-Climax | - |
References
- "1959 Silver City Trophy Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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