Aintree · 18 July 1959
Jack Brabham won the 1959 British Grand Prix for Cooper-Climax from 1st on the grid, 22.2s ahead of Stirling Moss. Peter Ashdown gained the most places, from 23rd on the grid to 12th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax Brabham 8 + McLaren 4.5 + Trintignant 2 + Gregory 0 + Taylor 0 + Ashdown 0 + Fairman 0 + Taylor 0 | Brabham 8 + McLaren 4.5 + Trintignant 2 + Gregory 0 + Taylor 0 + Ashdown 0 + Fairman 0 + Taylor 0 | 14.5 | |
| 2 | BRM Moss 6.5 + Schell 3 + Flockhart 0 + Bonnier 0 | Moss 6.5 + Schell 3 + Flockhart 0 + Bonnier 0 | 9.5 | |
| 3 | Aston Martin Salvadori 0 + Shelby 0 | Salvadori 0 + Shelby 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus Stacey 0 + Hill 0 + Piper 0 | Stacey 0 + Hill 0 + Piper 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Cooper-Borgward Bristow 0 + Bueb 0 | Bristow 0 + Bueb 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Maserati d'Orey 0 | d'Orey 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Cooper-Maserati Burgess 0 + Herrmann 0 | Burgess 0 + Herrmann 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | JBW Naylor 0 | Naylor 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Vanwall Brooks 0 | Brooks 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | 2:30:11.600 | 75 | — | 8 | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss BRM | BRM | +22.200s | 75 | — | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +22.400s | 75 | — | 4.5 | |
| 4 | Harry Schell BRM | BRM | +1 Lap | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 74 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori Aston Martin | Aston Martin | +1 Lap | 74 | — | — | |
| 7 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 8 | Alan Stacey Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +4 Laps | 71 | — | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +5 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 10 | Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward | Cooper-Borgward | +5 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 11 | Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 12 | Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 13 | Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward | Cooper-Borgward | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carroll Shelby Aston Martin | Aston Martin | DNF Ignition | 69 | — | — | |
| DNF | Fritz d'Orey Maserati | Maserati | DNF Accident | 57 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ron Flockhart BRM | BRM | DNF Spun off | 53 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Gearbox | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier BRM | BRM | DNF Brakes | 37 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Transmission | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Gearbox | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | David Piper Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Overheating | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Brian Naylor JBW | JBW | DNF Transmission | 18 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Transmission | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tony Brooks Vanwall | Vanwall | DNF Ignition | 13 | — | — |