Previous Decade 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 Next Decade
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Other
  • French Grand Prix
  • Brooks conquers conditions as rivals wilt

  • July 5, 1959: It was high summer in the champagne region and as temperatures soared to over 100 degrees F, the track start to melt. Engines overheated and drivers wilted

Top of the PageTop