1959 Pau Grand Prix

The 1959 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 May 1959 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Maurice Trintignant for the second year in a row, driving the Cooper T51. Bruce McLaren finished second and Lucien Bianchi third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T43	80	2hr 23min 34.5sec	1
2	8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T45	80	+ 1:14.8 s	3
3	18	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper T51	80	+ 1:31.6 s	8
4	26	Tony Marsh	Cooper T45	79	+ 1 lap	9
5	28	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche	79	+ 1 lap	2
6	24	Henry Taylor	Cooper T51	79	+ 1 lap	9
7	22	Jackie Lewis	Cooper T45	78	+ 2 laps	4
8	10	Harry Schell	Porsche RSK	78	+ 2 laps	11
9	40	Keith Greene	Cooper T43	78	+ 2 laps	12
10	34	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper T43	77	+ 3 laps	17
11	20	Alain de Changy	Cooper T51	76	+ 4 laps	10
12	32	Bob Hicks	Lotus 12	73	+ 7 laps	18
Ret	38	Norman Barclay	Cooper T45	39	Accident	16
Ret	16	Giulio Cabianca	O.S.C.A. F2	27	Retired	14
Ret	6	Masten Gregory	Cooper T45	25	Crown wheel + pinion	6
Ret	36	Christian Goethals	Porsche RSK	21	Retired	13
Ret	4	Jack Brabham	Cooper T45	14	Magneto	5
Ret	14	Gino Munaron	O.S.C.A. F2	9	Retired	20
Ret	30	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche RSK	3	Retired	15
Ret	12	Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche RSK	0	Retired	19
Sources: [1]

Preceded by 1958 Pau Grand Prix	Pau Grand Prix 1959	Succeeded by 1960 Pau Grand Prix

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