1959 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1959 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship was the second season of the championship. It began at Goodwood on 30 March and finished at Brands Hatch on 29 August. Jeff Uren became the second BSCC champion, thanks to his domination of Class C in his Ford Zephyr.[1] [2]

1959 British Saloon Car Championship
Previous: 1958 Next: 1960

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners of multi-class races in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 30 March George 'Doc' Shepherd Les Leston Jeff Uren Ivor Bueb
2 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 18 April George 'Doc' Shepherd Les Leston Jeff Uren Ivor Bueb
3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 2 May George 'Doc' Shepherd Gunnar Andersson Peter Blond Ivor Bueb
4 A Crystal Palace, London 18 May Geoff Williamson Les Leston Not contested.
B Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex Not contested. Jeff Uren Gawaine Baillie
5 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 14 June George 'Doc' Shepherd Peter Pilsworth Jeff Uren Gawaine Baillie
6 A Brands Hatch, Kent 3 August Geoff Williamson Not contested.
B Not contested. Les Leston Jeff Uren Gawaine Baillie
7 A Brands Hatch, Kent 29 August Geoff Williamson Not contested.
B Not contested. Bill Blydenstein Jeff Uren Jack Sears

Championship results
Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Team Class Points
1 Jeff Uren Ford Zephyr Jeff Uren C 46
2 Doc Shepherd Austin A40 A 42
3 Les Leston Riley 1.5 B 38
4 Len Adams Austin A35 Team Speedwell A 34
5 Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella B 33
6 Geoff Williamson Austin A40 Alexander Engineering Co A 26

References
  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=2 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1959 standings.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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