1959 Australian Grand Prix

Date 02.03.1959 Category Formule Libre
Circuit Longford Circuit Championship Australian Drivers' Championship
Race title Australian Grand Prix Round 3
Distance 25 laps = 112.5 miles Country Australia
Winner's speed
Pole's speed:
Fastest lap speed: 97.01 mph
Rank Pos. # Driver Car Laps Time Status FL
time
FL
rank
Grid Row Qual
time
1 1 1 Stan Jones Maserati 250F 2497cc 25 1:11'43.8 finished 1 1 17'18.5
2 2 5 Len Lukey Cooper T45 Climax FPE 1965cc 25 1'11'46 finished 2 1 17'30
3 3 7 Arnold Glass Maserati 250F 2497cc 25 1:13'21 finished 2'27 1 4 2 17'40
4 4 4 Alec Mildren Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1965сс 25 1:13'50 finished 5 3 17'41
5 5 6 Alan Jack Cooper Sports Climax FPE 1460cc 21 finished 20'40
6 6 14 Lyn Archer Cooper T39 Sports Climax 1.1 L 20 finished
7 74 Max Stephens Cooper T40 Bristol 1971cc 18 DNF, gearbox 19'13
8 56 Ron Phillips Cooper T38 Jaguar 3781cc 13 DNF, differential 6 3 17'58
9 19 John Roxburgh Cooper T39 Climax 1460сс 13 DNF, clutch 19'40
10 60 Austin Miller Miller Special Climax 1460cc 8 DNF, gearbox 18'22
11 3 Ted Gray Tornado Mk.II Corvette 4640cc 4 DNF, bearings
12 44 John Lanyon MG TC Special 1346cc 0 DNF, engine
13 26 Doug Whiteford Maserati 300S 2991cc 0 DNF, transmission 3 2 17'37
14 75 Bill Patterson Cooper Climax 1760cc DNS 17'41
15 55 John Youl Wylie Javelin Jowett 1.5L s/c DNA