- Winner
- Tony Brooks
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Tony Brooks, Dan Gurney, and Phil Hill
- Race date
- August 2, 1959
- Pole
- Tony Brooks
- Fastest lap
- Tony Brooks
- Classified drivers
- 17
- Circuit
- AVUS
The decisive result
Tony Brooks finished first for Ferrari. Dan Gurney is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Phil Hill 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Ian Burgess from P15 to P6 (+9), Maurice Trintignant from P12 to P4 (+8), and Phil Hill from P6 to P3 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Tony Brooks started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 3 Finished, 3 Transmission, 1 +1 lap, 1 +11 laps, and 1 +2 laps. Tony Brooks holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:04.500 on lap 18. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.