# 1959 BARC Aintree 200

The 14th BARC "200" was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 April 1959 at the Aintree Circuit, England. The race was run over 67 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a Ferrari Dino 246.
The field also included many Formula Two cars, highest finisher being Mike Taylor who took fifth place in a Cooper T45.

## Results

Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Jean Behra | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | 2h15m52.0s, 142.86 km/h | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Tony Brooks | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | 2h16m2.4s, +10.4s | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45-Climax | 2h17m45.8s, +1m53.8s | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 63 laps | 15 |
| 5 | 24 | Mike Taylor | Equipe Alan Brown | Cooper T45-Climax | 63 laps | 12 |
| 6 | 28 | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43-Climax | 63 laps | 13 |
| 7 | 30 | Jackie Lewis | H&L Motors | Cooper T45-Climax | 63 laps | 20 |
| 8 | 22 | George Wicken | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Borgward | 63 laps | 25 |
| 9 | 31 | Brian Naylor | JB Naylor | Cooper T45-Climax | 62 laps | 26 |
| 10 | 35 | Henry Taylor | Tim Parnell | Cooper T45-Climax | 62 laps | 14 |
| 11 | 16 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | 61 laps | 28 |
| 12 | 33 | Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | Lotus 12-Climax | 60 laps | 18 |
| 13 | 32 | Trevor Taylor | Ace Garage Rotherham | Cooper T51-Climax | 59 laps | 22 |
| 14 | 27 | Tony Marsh | Tony Marsh | Cooper T45-Climax | 57 laps | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | Dale Duncan | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | 57 laps | 27 |
| 16 | 34 | John Campbell-Jones | Cornwall Garage | Cooper T43-Climax | | 23 |
| Ret | 23 | Ivor Bueb | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51-Climax | 50 laps - gearbox | 10 |
| Ret | 29 | Jack Fairman | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T43-Climax | 42 laps - gearbox | 19 |
| Ret | 25 | Peter Ashdown | Equipe Alan Brown | Cooper T45-Climax | 38 laps - gearbox | 16 |
| Ret | 21 | Bruce Halford | John Fisher | Lotus 16-Climax | 36 laps - | 29 |
| Ret | 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Rob Walker Racing | Cooper T51-Borgward | 34 laps – fuel pump | 21 |
| Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss | Rob Walker Racing | Cooper T45-BRM | 30 laps - gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 20 | David Piper | Dorchester Service Station | Lotus 16-Climax | 29 laps - gearbox | 24 |
| Ret | 14 | Harry Schell | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 28 laps - engine | 3 |
| Ret | 11 | Masten Gregory | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 19 laps - clutch | 1 |
| Ret | 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T51-Climax | 18 laps – gasket | 5 |
| Ret | 26 | Jim Russell | Jim Russell | Cooper T45-Climax | 12 laps - clutch | 9 |
| Ret | 9 | Roy Salvadori | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45-Maserati | 10 laps - gearbox | 7 |
| Ret | 15 | Jo Bonnier | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | 2 laps – con-rod | 4 |
| DNA | 3 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Scuderia Ugolini | Maserati 250F | entry withdrawn | - |
| DNA | 6 | Ken Kavanagh | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | entry withdrawn | - |
| DNA | 17 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | car not ready | - |
| DNA | 18 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | no car available | - |
| DNA | 19 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus 16-Climax | no car available | - |