1959 Silver City Trophy
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.
| 1959 Silver City Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 25 laps, 109.03 km (67.75 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:34.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | BRM | |
| Time | 1:33.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 39m 49.2s | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 25 laps | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 25 laps | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | |
Dorchester Service Station | Lotus 16-Climax | 24 laps | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | |
British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Borgward | 24 laps | 8 |
| 6 | 24 | |
Jim Russell | Cooper T45-Climax | 24 laps | 10 |
| 7 | 8 | |
Ian Raby Racing | Hume Cooper-Climax | 23 laps | 9 |
| 8 | 26 | |
John Campbell-Jones | Cooper T45-Climax | 23 laps | 12 |
| 9 | 18 | |
Ace Garage Rotherham | Cooper T51-Climax | 23 laps | 15 |
| 10 | 9 | |
Equipe Arden | Cooper T51-Climax | 22 laps | 16 |
| 11 | 22 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Ecurie Nationale Belge | Cooper T51-Climax | 22 laps | 17 |
| 12 | 25 | |
David Fry | Fry-Climax | 22 laps | 18 |
| 13 | 21 | |
Reg Parnell Racing | Cooper T45-Climax | 22 laps | 20 |
| 14 | 19 | |
Dick Gibson | Cooper T43-Climax | 22 laps | 21 |
| 15 | 14 | |
Trentside Motor Co | Cooper T45-Climax | 20 laps | 22 |
| 16 | 15 |  |
Tulip Stable | Cooper T51-Climax | 20 laps | 23 |
| Ret | 27 | |
Oliver Hart | Cooper T43-Climax | 18 laps - mechanical | 11 |
| Ret | 4 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 15 laps - anti-roll bar | 5 |
| Ret | 10 | |
High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45-Maserati | 11 laps - mechanical | 2 |
| Ret | 5 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 9 laps - drive shaft/steering | 3 |
| Ret | 16 | |
Westmount Garage | Cooper T43-Climax | 2 laps - ignition | 13 |
| Ret | 20 | |
Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43-Climax | 2 laps - suspension | 14 |
| DNS | 23 | |
Ecurie Nationale Belge | Cooper T51-Climax | Mechanical | 19 |
| DNA | 7 | |
Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Drove entry #3 | - |
| DNA | 11 | |
Dennis Taylor | Lotus 12-Climax | - | |
| DNA | 17 | |
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.
| Previous race: 1959 International Gold Cup |
Formula One non-championship races 1959 season |
Next race: 1960 Glover Trophy |
| Previous race: 1958 Silver City Trophy |
Silver City Trophy | Next race: 1960 Silver City Trophy |
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