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 Sources:
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