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Tony Brooks won the 1959 German Grand Prix

Tony Brooks won the 1959 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Dan Gurney and Phil Hill at AVUS.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Tony BrooksFerrari2:09:31.6009
2Dan GurneyFerrari2:09:33.5006
3Phil HillFerrari2:10:36.4004
4Maurice TrintignantCooper+1 lap3
5Jo BonnierBRM+2 laps2
6Ian BurgessCooper+4 laps0
7Harry SchellBRM+11 laps0
DNFBruce McLarenCooperTransmission0
DNFHans HerrmannBRMAccident0
DNFMasten GregoryCooperEngine0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperTransmission0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusDifferential0
DNFCliff AllisonFerrariClutch0
DNFStirling MossCooperTransmission0
DNSJean BehraBehra-PorscheFatal accident in support race0
DNSWolfgang von TripsPorscheWithdrew0