1959 Formula One season

The 1959 Formula One season was the 9th of the championship. The champion was Jack Brabham in a close battle.

Season review
Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 Monaco Grand Prix May 10 Monaco Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
2 Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis Rodger Ward Watson-Offenhauser Report
3 Dutch Grand Prix May 31 Zandvoort Joakim Bonnier BRM Report
4 French Grand Prix July 5 Reims Tony Brooks Ferrari Report
5 British Grand Prix July 18 Aintree Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
6 German Grand Prix August 2 AVUS Tony Brooks Ferrari Report
7 Portuguese Grand Prix August 23 Monsanto Park Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Report
8 Italian Grand Prix September 13 Monza Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Report
9 United States Grand Prix December 12 Sebring Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax Report


1959 Drivers Championship final standings
Pos. Driver MON
 500
 NED
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Pts.[1]
1 Jack Brabham 1* 2 3 1 Ret Ret 3 4 31 (34)
2 Tony Brooks 2 Ret 1 Ret 1* 9 Ret 3 27
3 Stirling Moss Ret Ret* DSQ* 2* Ret 1* 1 Ret 25.5
4 Phil Hill 4 6 2 3 Ret 2* Ret 20
5 Maurice Trintignant 3 8 11 5 4 4 9 2* 19
6 Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 16.5
7 Dan Gurney Ret 2 3 4 13
8 Joakim Bonnier Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 10
9 Masten Gregory Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret 2 10
10 Rodger Ward 1 Ret 8
11 Jim Rathmann 2 6
12 Johnny Thomson 3* 5
13 Harry Schell Ret Ret 7 4 7 5 7 Ret 5
14 Innes Ireland 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 5
15 Olivier Gendebien 4 6 3
16 Tony Bettenhausen 4 3
17 Cliff Allison Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret 2
18 Jean Behra Ret 5 Ret 2
19 Paul Goldsmith 5 2
20 Roy Salvadori 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 0
21 Ron Flockhart Ret 6 Ret 7 13 0
22 Ian Burgess Ret Ret 6 14 0
23 Wolfgang von Trips Ret 6 0
24 Johnny Boyd 6 0
25 Graham Hill Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 0
26 Duane Carter 7 0
27 Harry Blanchard 7 0
28 Carroll Shelby Ret Ret 8 10 0
29 Giorgio Scarlatti DNQ 8 12 0
30 Alan Stacey 8 Ret 0
31 Eddie Johnson 8 0
32 Carel Godin de Beaufort 10 9 0
33 Paul Russo 9 0
34 Fritz d'Orey 10 Ret Ret 0
35 A. J. Foyt 10 0
36 Chris Bristow 10 0
37 Mario de Araujo Cabral 10 0
38 Colin Davis Ret 11 0
39 Gene Hartley 11 0
40 Henry Taylor 11 0
41 Bob Veith 12 0
42 Peter Ashdown 12 0
43 Al Herman 13 0
44 Ivor Bueb DNQ 13 0
45 Jimmy Daywalt 14 0
46 Chuck Arnold 15 0
47 Giulio Cabianca 15 0
48 Jim McWithey 16 0
— Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 0
— Jack Fairman Ret Ret 0
— Bruce Halford Ret 0
— Eddie Sachs Ret 0
— Al Keller Ret 0
— Dick Rathmann Ret 0
— Bill Cheesbourg Ret 0
— Don Freeland Ret 0
— Ray Crawford Ret 0
— Don Branson Ret 0
— Bob Christie Ret 0
— Bobby Grim Ret 0
— Jack Turner Ret 0
— Jud Larson Ret 0
— Jimmy Bryan Ret 0
— Red Amick Ret 0
— Len Sutton Ret 0
— Pat Flaherty Ret 0
— Mike Magill Ret 0
— Chuck Weyant Ret 0
— Brian Naylor Ret 0
— David Piper Ret 0
— Mike Taylor Ret 0
— Alessandro de Tomaso Ret 0
— George Constantine Ret 0
— Bob Said Ret 0
— Alain de Changy DNQ 0
— Lucien Bianchi DNQ 0
— Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 0
— Pete Lovely DNQ 0
— Jean Lucienbonnet DNQ 0
— Andre Testut DNQ 0
— Bill Moss DNQ 0
— Keith Greene DNQ 0
— Mike Parkes DNQ 0
— Trevor Taylor DNQ 0
— Dennis Taylor DNQ 0
— Tim Parnell DNQ 0
— Azdrubal Fontes DNS 0
— Phil Cade DNS 0
Pos. Driver MON
 500
 NED
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Pts.
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References
  1. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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