1959 Pau Grand Prix
# 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

### Race

| 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 |
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| Preceded by1958 Pau Grand Prix | Pau Grand Prix 1959 | Succeeded by1960 Pau Grand Prix |
