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 Grid12 Jean BehraScuderia FerrariFerrari Dino 2462h15m52.0s, 142.86 km/h221 Tony BrooksScuderia FerrariFerrari Dino 2462h16m2.4s, +10.4s8312 Bruce McLarenCooper Car CompanyCooper T45-Climax2h17m45.8s, +1m53.8s1145 Hermano da Silva RamosScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F63 laps15524 Mike TaylorEquipe Alan BrownCooper T45-Climax63 laps12628 Keith GreeneGilby EngineeringCooper T43-Climax63 laps13730 Jackie LewisH&L MotorsCooper T45-Climax63 laps20822 George WickenBritish Racing PartnershipCooper T51-Borgward63 laps25931 Brian NaylorJB NaylorCooper T45-Climax62 laps261035 Henry TaylorTim ParnellCooper T45-Climax62 laps141116 Graham HillTeam LotusLotus 16-Climax61 laps281233 Dennis TaylorDennis TaylorLotus 12-Climax60 laps181332 Trevor TaylorAce Garage RotherhamCooper T51-Climax59 laps221427 Tony MarshTony MarshCooper T45-Climax57 laps17154 Dale DuncanScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F57 laps271634 John Campbell-JonesCornwall GarageCooper T43-Climax23Ret23 Ivor BuebBritish Racing PartnershipCooper T51-Climax50 laps - gearbox10Ret29 Jack FairmanHigh Efficiency MotorsCooper T43-Climax42 laps - gearbox19Ret25 Peter AshdownEquipe Alan BrownCooper T45-Climax38 laps - gearbox16Ret21 Bruce HalfordJohn FisherLotus 16-Climax36 laps - 29Ret8 Maurice TrintignantRob Walker RacingCooper T51-Borgward34 laps – fuel pump21Ret7 Stirling MossRob Walker RacingCooper T45-BRM30 laps - gearbox6Ret20 David PiperDorchester Service StationLotus 16-Climax29 laps - gearbox24Ret14 Harry SchellOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P2528 laps - engine3Ret11 Masten GregoryCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax19 laps - clutch1Ret10 Jack BrabhamCooper Car CompanyCooper T51-Climax18 laps – gasket5Ret26 Jim RussellJim RussellCooper T45-Climax12 laps - clutch9Ret9 Roy Salvadori High Efficiency MotorsCooper T45-Maserati10 laps - gearbox7Ret15 Jo BonnierOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P252 laps – con-rod4DNA3 Giorgio ScarlattiScuderia UgoliniMaserati 250Fentry withdrawn -DNA6 Ken KavanaghKen KavanaghMaserati 250Fentry withdrawn -DNA17 Pete LovelyTeam LotusLotus 16-Climaxcar not ready -DNA18 Alan StaceyTeam LotusLotus 16-Climaxno car available -DNA19 Innes IrelandTeam LotusLotus 16-Climaxno car available -
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