1959 F1 Season

The 1959 Formula One season was the 13th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 10th World Championship of Drivers, the second International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and five non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over nine races between 10 May and 12 December 1959.

Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax

Race Calendar

Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco, Monaco

May 101959

Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA

May 301959

Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands

May 311959

French Grand PrixReims-Gueux, France

Jul 51959

British Grand PrixAintree, UK

Jul 181959

German Grand PrixAVUS, Germany

Aug 21959

Portuguese Grand PrixMonsanto Park Circuit, Portugal

Aug 231959

Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Sep 131959

United States Grand PrixSebring International Raceway, USA

Dec 121959

Driver Standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jack BrabhamAustralian	Cooper-Climax	2	34
2	Tony BrooksBritish	Ferrari	2	27
3	Stirling MossBritish	Cooper-Climax	2	25.5
4	Phil HillAmerican	Ferrari	—	20
5	Maurice TrintignantFrench	Cooper-Climax	—	19
6	Bruce McLarenNew Zealander	Cooper-Climax	1	16.5
7	Dan GurneyAmerican	Ferrari	—	13
8	Jo BonnierSwedish	BRM	1	10
9	Masten GregoryAmerican	Cooper-Climax	—	10
10	Rodger WardAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	1	8
11	Jim RathmannAmerican	Watson	—	6
12	Harry SchellAmerican	Cooper-Climax	—	5
13	Innes IrelandBritish	Team Lotus	—	5
14	Johnny ThomsonAmerican	Lesovsky	—	5
15	Olivier GendebienBelgian	Ferrari	—	3
16	Tony BettenhausenAmerican	Epperly	—	3
17	Cliff AllisonBritish	Ferrari	—	2
18	Jean BehraFrench	Ferrari	—	2
19	Paul GoldsmithAmerican	Epperly	—	2
20	Ron FlockhartBritish	BRM	—	0
21	Bruce HalfordBritish	Team Lotus	—	0
22	Graham HillBritish	Team Lotus	—	0
23	Roy SalvadoriBritish	Cooper-Maserati	—	0
24	Wolfgang von TripsGerman	Ferrari	—	0
25	Carroll ShelbyAmerican	Aston Martin	—	0
26	Carel Godin de BeaufortDutch	Maserati	—	0
27	Ian BurgessBritish	Cooper-Maserati	—	0
28	Giulio CabiancaItalian	Maserati	—	0
29	Colin DavisBritish	Cooper-Maserati	—	0
30	Jack FairmanBritish	Cooper-Climax	—	0
31	Giorgio ScarlattiItalian	Maserati	—	0
32	Chuck ArnoldAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
33	Johnny BoydAmerican	Epperly	—	0
34	Don BransonAmerican	Phillips	—	0
35	Duane CarterAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
36	Bill CheesbourgAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
37	Bob ChristieAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
38	Ray CrawfordAmerican	Elder	—	0
39	Jimmy DaywaltAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
40	Pat FlahertyAmerican	Watson	—	0
41	Anthony FoytAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
42	Don FreelandAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
43	Bobby GrimAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
44	Gene HartleyAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
45	Al HermanAmerican	Dunn	—	0
46	Eddie JohnsonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
47	Al KellerAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
48	Jud LarsonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
49	Mike MagillAmerican	Sutton	—	0
50	Jim McWitheyAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
51	Dick RathmannAmerican	Watson	—	0
52	Paul RussoAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
53	Eddie SachsAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
54	Jack TurnerAmerican	Christensen	—	0
55	Bob VeithAmerican	Moore	—	0
56	Chuck WeyantAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
57	Azdrubal FontesUruguayan	Maserati	—	0
58	Fritz d'OreyBrazilian	Tec-Mec	—	0
59	Peter AshdownBritish	Cooper-Climax	—	0
60	Chris BristowBritish	Cooper-Borgward	—	0
61	Ivor BuebBritish	Cooper-Borgward	—	0
62	Hans HerrmannGerman	BRM	—	0
63	Brian NaylorBritish	JBW	—	0
64	David PiperBritish	Team Lotus	—	0
65	Alan StaceyBritish	Team Lotus	—	0
66	Henry TaylorBritish	Cooper-Climax	—	0
67	Mike TaylorBritish	Cooper-Climax	—	0
68	Mário de Araújo CabralPortuguese	Cooper-Maserati	—	0
69	Harry BlanchardAmerican	Porsche	—	0
70	Phil CadeAmerican	Maserati	—	0
71	George ConstantineAmerican	Cooper-Borgward	—	0
72	Bob SaidAmerican	Connaught	—	0
73	Alessandro de TomasoArgentine	Cooper-OSCA	—	0

Constructor Standings

Pos	Team	Wins	Points
1	Cooper-ClimaxBritish	5	97.5
2	FerrariItalian	2	67
3	BRMBritish	1	22.5
4	WatsonAmerican	1	14
5	Team LotusBritish	—	5
6	EpperlyAmerican	—	5
7	LesovskyAmerican	—	5
8	Cooper-MaseratiBritish	—	0
9	PorscheGerman	—	0
10	Aston MartinBritish	—	0
11	MaseratiItalian	—	0
12	Kurtis KraftAmerican	—	0
13	PhillipsAmerican	—	0
14	KuzmaAmerican	—	0
15	ElderAmerican	—	0
16	DunnAmerican	—	0
17	SuttonAmerican	—	0
18	ChristensenAmerican	—	0
19	MooreAmerican	—	0
20	Cooper-BorgwardBritish	—	0
21	VanwallBritish	—	0
22	JBWBritish	—	0
23	ConnaughtBritish	—	0
24	Tec-MecItalian	—	0
25	Cooper-OSCABritish	—	0