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| Date | Saturday 18 July 1959 |
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| Start time | 12:00 |
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| Event |  British GP |
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| Circuit | Aintree |
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| Event Format | Race of 75 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #5 of 9 in 1959
#80 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 75 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4828 m |
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| Race Distance | 4828 × 75 = 362.100 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 30 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 13 |
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| Debutants | Chris Bristow (Driver),
David Piper (Driver),
Dennis Taylor (Driver),
Henry Taylor (Driver),
Keith Greene (Driver),
Mike Parkes (Driver),
Mike Taylor (Driver),
Peter Ashdown (Driver),
Tim Parnell (Driver),
Trevor Taylor (Driver),
Fry (Car Manufacturer),
JBW (Car Manufacturer),
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Borgward (Engine Manufacturer),
Fry F2 (Car Model),
JBW Type 1 (Car Model),
Vanwall 59 (Car Model),
Ace Garage - Rotherham (Entrant),
Alan Brown Equipe (Entrant),
David Fry (Entrant),
Dennis Taylor (Entrant),
Dorchester Service Station (Entrant),
R.H.H. Parnell (Entrant),
United Racing Stable (Entrant)
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| Milestones | BRM – 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Climax – 100th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Cooper Car Co – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Owen Racing Organisation – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Jack Brabham – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
BRM – 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
 Bruce McLaren – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 5th Place Finishes –  Maurice Trintignant (7),
2. Most 13th Place Finishes – Cooper (5),
3. Most Consecutive 11th Place Finishes – Cooper (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Retirements –  Maserati (204),
2. Most Race Entries – Maserati (398),
3. Most Race Entries – Maurice Trintignant (55),
4. Most 20th Place Qualifications – Maserati (17)
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