1959 Pau Grand Prix
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| 1959 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 May 1959 | ||
| Official name | XIX Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 112.691 km (85.749 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper T51 | ||
| Time | 1:35.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean Behra | Behra-Porsche | |
| Time | 1:36.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T51 | ||
| Second | Cooper T45 | ||
| Third | Cooper T51 | ||
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.
