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Jack Brabham (pictured in 1966) won his first of three drivers' championships, driving a Cooper-Climax

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.

At the beginning of the year, there were no world champions on the grid. Five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio had retired after last year, as had reigning champion Mike Hawthorn. Tragically, just three months after Hawthorn was crowned, he lost his life in a road accident.

Going into the final race, there were three drivers that could clinch their first championship. Jack Brabham driving for Cooper ran out of fuel but pushed his car over the line to win his first Drivers' Championship.[1] He was the first Australian champion. Cooper also won their first Manufacturers' title.[2]

Two F1 drivers lost their lives in racing accidents. Firstly, Jean Behra raced in the sports car race that preceded the 1959 German Grand Prix at AVUS. Rain had been falling and the track was slippery.[3] After two teammates had already crashed, Behra's Porsche 718 RSK went over the top of the 43 degree banked turn and he incurred a skull fracture when he struck a flagpole with his head.[4] And Ivor Bueb crashed his BRP Formula Two car at the Charade Circuit. He was thrown from the car and died six days later in hospital.[5]

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1959 FIA World Championship.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
West Germany Dr Ing F. Porsche KG Behra-Porsche-Porsche RSK Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D Italy Maria Teresa de Filippis 1
Porsche 718 RSK
718/2
West Germany Wolfgang von Trips 1, 6
Belgium Equipe Nationale Belge Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Belgium Lucien Bianchi 1
Belgium Alain de Changy 1
France Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D France Jean Lucienbonnet 1
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25 BRM P25 2.5 L4 D United States Harry Schell 1, 3–8
Sweden Jo Bonnier 1, 3–8
United Kingdom Ron Flockhart 1, 4–5, 7–8
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D New Zealand Bruce McLaren 1, 4–9
Australia Jack Brabham 1, 3–9
United States Masten Gregory 1, 3–7
Italy Giorgio Scarlatti 8
United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Stirling Moss 1, 3, 6–9
France Maurice Trintignant 1, 3–9
United Kingdom British Racing Partnership BRM P25 BRM P25 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Stirling Moss 4–5
West Germany Hans Herrmann 6
Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United Kingdom Ivor Bueb 1
Cooper-Borgward Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4 5
United Kingdom Chris Bristow 5
United Kingdom High Efficiency Motors Cooper-Maserati T45 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 1, 4, 9
United Kingdom Jack Fairman 8
Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 5
United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 16 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Graham Hill 1, 3–8
United States Pete Lovely 1
United Kingdom Innes Ireland 3–4, 6–9
United Kingdom Alan Stacey 5, 9
United Kingdom John Fisher Lotus-Climax 16 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Bruce Halford 1
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 246
156
Ferrari 155 2.4 V6
Ferrari D156 1.5 V6
D France Jean Behra 1, 3–4
United States Phil Hill 1, 3–4, 6–9
United Kingdom Tony Brooks
United Kingdom Cliff Allison 1, 3, 6, 8–9
Belgium Olivier Gendebien 4, 8
United States Dan Gurney 4, 6–8
West Germany Wolfgang von Trips 9
Italy Scuderia Ugolini Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Italy Giorgio Scarlatti 1, 4
Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 4
Monaco Monte Carlo Auto Sport Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Monaco André Testut 1
United Kingdom David Brown Corporation Aston Martin DBR4 Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6 A United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 3, 5, 7–8
United States Carroll Shelby 3, 5, 7–8
Netherlands Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 3
Italy Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati T51 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Ian Burgess 4–6, 8
United Kingdom Colin Davis 4, 8
West Germany Hans Herrmann 5
Portugal Mario Araujo de Cabral 7
Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Uruguay Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo 4
Brazil Fritz d'Orey 4–5
United Kingdom Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 59 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Tony Brooks 5
United Kingdom J.B. Naylor JBW-Maserati 59 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D United Kingdom Brian Naylor 5
United Kingdom Ace Garage – Rotherham Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 5
United Kingdom Alan Brown Equipe Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Mike Taylor 5
United Kingdom Peter Ashdown 5
United Kingdom Gilby Engineering Cooper-Climax T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Keith Greene 5
United Kingdom United Racing Stable Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Bill Moss 5
United Kingdom R.H.H. Parnell Cooper-Climax T51
T45
Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Henry Taylor 5
United Kingdom Tim Parnell 5
United Kingdom David Fry Fry-Climax F2 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Mike Parkes 5
United Kingdom Dennis Taylor Lotus-Climax 12 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom Dennis Taylor 5
United Kingdom Dorchester Service Station Lotus-Climax 16 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom David Piper 5
France Jean Behra Behra-Porsche-Porsche RSK Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D France Jean Behra 6
Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Italy Giulio Cabianca 8
United States Leader Cards Inc. Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Midget Offenhauser 1.7 L4 F United States Rodger Ward 9
Italy OSCA Automobili Cooper-OSCA T43 OSCA 2.0 L4 D Argentina Alejandro de Tomaso 9
United States Camoradi USA Tec-Mec-Maserati F415 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Brazil Fritz d'Orey 9
United Kingdom Taylor-Crawley Racing Team Cooper-Climax T45 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D United States George Constantine 9
United States Blanchard Automobile Co. Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 G United States Harry Blanchard 9
United Kingdom Connaught Cars-Paul Emery Connaught-Alta C Alta GP 2.5 L4 D United States Bob Said 9
France Ecurie Bleue Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D United States Harry Schell 9
United States Phil Cade Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D United States Phil Cade 9

Note: The above list does not reflect competitors in the 1959 Indianapolis 500.

Team and driver changes

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Aston Martin debuted in F1 with average results but no championship points.

Mid-season changes

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Jean Behra suffered a fatal accident ahead of the German Grand Prix.

Calendar

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Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 10 May
2 Indianapolis 500 United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 30 May[a]
3 Dutch Grand Prix Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 31 May
4 French Grand Prix France Reims-Gueux, Gueux 5 July
5 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Merseyside 18 July
6 German Grand Prix West Germany AVUS, Berlin 2 August
7 Portuguese Grand Prix Portugal Monsanto Park Circuit, Lisbon 23 August
8 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 13 September
9 United States Grand Prix United States Sebring International Raceway, Highlands County, Florida 12 December

Calendar changes

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Championship report

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Rounds 1 to 4

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With the Argentine Grand Prix gone, the season began at the latest point in the year since 1952, with the Monaco Grand Prix on 10 May 1959. Jean Behra for Ferrari, Jack Brabham for Cooper and Stirling Moss, driving a Cooper for Rob Walker, were fighting for pole position. It was Moss who set the fastest time in the end, with Behra and Brabham within half a second in second and third. On race day, Behra had the best start and went round the outside of Moss through the first hairpin. The lone works Porsche, driven by Wolfgang von Trips, spun on some oil on the second lap and was collected by three other drivers. The leading trio were nose-to-tail until, on lap 22, Behra's Ferrari developed an oil leak and retired. At half distance, only eight cars were left running, with Moss at a sizeable lead over Brabham and Tony Brooks, third in the championship last year. On lap 81, however, Moss sensed a vibration and visited the pits. Nothing was visibly wrong, so he rejoined in the lead, but later that lap, his transmission failed and his race was over. This left Brabham (Cooper) to claim his first career podium and win, 20 seconds ahead of Brooks (Ferrari) and two laps ahead of veteran racer and last year's Monaco winner Maurice Trintignant (Cooper).[9]

The Indianapolis 500 saw Rodger Ward take his first of two career victories. There was no overlap between the Indy 500 and F1 drivers. It would be the last year in which the race counted towards the F1 championship.

Stirling Moss (front) took the lead of the Dutch Grand Prix from Jo Bonnier (back), but soon after, he retired with mechanical woes, giving the Swede his maiden win.

For the Dutch Grand Prix, Jo Bonnier, driving for the BRM works team, clinched his first career pole, ahead of Brabham, who achieved the same lap time but at a later moment, and Moss, two tenths behind. Bonnier held the lead at the start, but lost it on the second lap to seventh-starting Masten Gregory. On lap 12, Gregory's Cooper started jumping out of gear, so Bonnier went by. Brabham inherited second place and then challenged the Swede for the lead, but then had to manage similar problems to his teammate. Aston Martin were making their debut this race, but both cars soon retired with engine failure. Meanwhile, Moss was up to third place and the fastest man on track. He passed Brabham on lap 49 by out-braking him into Tarzan corner and then grabbed the lead on lap 60 when Bonnier was held up by a backmarker. A mere three laps later, however, the Cooper's transmission failed, causing Moss to retire from the lead for the second time in a row. Bonnier scored his first and only career win, ahead of Brabham and Gregory.[10]

The French Grand Prix received the honorary title of European Grand Prix and was contested on the public highways around Reims. The Ferrari team entered five cars and their high-speed advantage put three of them on the first two rows of the grid. Pole position was for Brooks, ahead of championship leader Brabham and Ferrari teammate Phil Hill. Fifth-starting Moss, who had moved to the BRP team, passed three cars into the first corner, but was overtaken himself by seventh-starting Gregory. On lap 6, Trintignant, in the surprisingly quick Cooper, was the next driver to grab second place. Gregory retired when he was overcome by the summer heat, which reached 44 °C (111 °F) in the sun. His team then saw that the American's face was cut by the bitumen and stones that were becoming dislodged. Ron Flockhart took a stone to the eye but raced on to take sixth place. Graham Hill retired when one of those rocks went through his radiator. While Trintignant stopped to cool off, Bonnier's engine had seized, but the Swede pushed his car a full kilometer back to the pits. At the front, Brooks was leading Hill and Brabham and that became the order at the finish. Moss got up to second briefly but then retired when his clutch failed. He asked for a push start from bystanders, knowing that it would get him disqualified, but longing for the shade of the garages.[11]

In the Drivers' Championship, Jack Brabham (Cooper) was leading with 19 points, ahead of Tony Brooks (Ferrari) with 14 and Phil Hill (Ferrari) with 9. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Cooper was leading with 18 points, ahead of Ferrari with 16 and BRM with 8.

Rounds 5 to 8

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The Ferrari team did not compete in the British Grand Prix over labour disputes back in Italy. Tony Brooks borrowed a Vanwall from his old team boss to, at least theoretically, be able to challenge Jack Brabham for the lead in the championship. Brabham took pole position in his Cooper, ahead of Roy Salvadori in the Aston Martin, who set the same time but at a later moment, and Harry Schell in the BRM. Salvadori went down to ninth at the start and Brooks, from his seventeenth starting place, fell even further. Brabham held the lead ahead of Schell and Bonnier. After ten laps, Stirling Moss had gotten up to second place and on lap 25, Bruce McLaren went up to third, and so stayed the order until the finish. McLaren had managed to get side-by-side with Moss and finished two tenths of a second behind.[6]

Instead of the traditional Nürburgring, the German Grand Prix was held at the AVUS circuit, which consisted of two Autobahn straights of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), linked together by a hairpin at one end and a 43 degre banked turn at the other.[12] With fears about tyre safety, the Grand Prix was separated into two heats of one hour, adding the drivers' times together, and streamlining was forbidden by stipulating that all cars had to have the front wheels exposed at all times. In the supporting sports car race, it was the rain that caused peril: three of the leading Porsches crashed out, of which Jean Behra came off worst. His car flew over the banking, his head struck a flagpole and the Frenchman was killed. In a gloomy atmosphere, Brooks took pole position for the Grand Prix, ahead of Moss and Gurney. Fifth-starting Gregory was up to second after the first hairpin and Moss retired soon after with a failing transmission. Championship leader Brabham retired with the same issue. The remaining Coopers and Ferraris seemed equally strong and the lead switch hands multiple times, until the Climax engine broke and Gregory coasted to a standstill. Ferrari was 1-2-3 at the end of the first heat. After a short break to change tyres and mend some damage, nine cars were left to start the second heat. BRP driver Hans Hermann lost his brakes and had a spectacular crash. He was thrown out and slid along the track while his car somersaulted multiple times. The red cars from Italy showed their dominance, taking an easy victory and completing a victory lap three-abreast. After adding up the heats, Brooks was given the victory, three seconds ahead of Gurney and a minute ahead of Hill.[3]

The Portuguese Grand Prix was run on the much appraised Monsanto road course, and the twisty nature of the track gave the advantage to the lightweight Coopers: Moss qualified on pole, ahead of the two works drivers, Brabham and Gregory, and then came teammate Trintignant. Gurney was the first Ferrari in sixth. Eight-starting McLaren, the third works Cooper driver, joined the leading pack after the first lap. On lap 5, Phil Hill collided with Graham Hill and both retired on the spot. Moss was the fastest man on track, as he had been so many times, and this time, his car held on for him to take the win, a lap ahead of Gregory. Gurney had managed to get by Trintignant to take third. Brabham had crashed heavily on lap 24, but walked away unhurt, and McLaren retired with transmission failure.[13]

Even at Monza, the track synonymous with speed, the Cooper team was giving home favourite Ferrari a run for their money. Moss took pole, ahead of Brooks and Brabham. Brooks had a bad start and a piston broke, causing him to retire immediately. Moss let fifth-starting Hill by into the lead, to follow the Ferrari and conserve his tyres. Gurney completed the leading trio and positions changed every lap. Moss's plan worked, as Hill and Gurney had to change tyres on lap 33 and 34, so the only remaining fear was for his Cooper to let him down. But it held on, Moss even lapped the Ferrari of Cliff Allison, and took the win, ahead of Hill and Brabham.[14]

With one round to go, the Drivers' Championship had seen Jack Brabham (Cooper) in the lead since the beginning. The Australian had gathered 31 points. But Stirling Moss (Cooper) and Tony Brooks had scored two wins, just like Brabham, and were following on 25.5 and 23 points, respectively. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Cooper was leading with 38 points, ahead of Ferrari with 32 and BRM with 18.

Round 9

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The first United States Grand Prix was held at Sebring International Raceway, combining two runways of the regional airport and a series of technical corners. For the first time since 1951, three drivers were in contention for the title going into the final race. Jack Brabham would be the champion if he won the race. If he would not win, he would at least have to finish ahead of Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks. Meanwhile, Moss had to finish at least second with Brabham behind him. Brooks, because of his eight-point deficit, would simply have to win, while hoping for his rivals' misfortune. Moss took pole position, ahead of Brabham and Harry Schell, making it three Coopers on the front row. Brooks had to pit after the first lap, because his teammate Von Trips had rear-ended him, giving him no more realistic chances for the title. In five laps, Moss achieved a lead of ten seconds over Brabham, before his gearbox packed up and he coasted to a halt. After four years of finishing in second place, he would be denied the championship once again. Brabham and teammate McLaren ran to the finish as a solid duo, although Moss's teammate Trintignant was putting some real pressure on. A mere mile from the finish, drama ensued as Brabham ran out of fuel and McLaren went by to take the win, half a second ahead of Trintignant. With Moss out and Brooks not winning (he would finish third), the championship was sealed, but Brabham wanted to finish strong and started pushing his car towards the line. Five minutes after his teammate, he crossed the line to the cheers of the crowd. He was classified as fourth, as the three remaining runners were still multiple laps behind.[15]

Jack Brabham, driving for Cooper, won his first Drivers' Championship with 31 points, ahead of Tony Brooks (Ferrari) with 27 and Stirling Moss (Cooper) with 25.5. Cooper won their first Manufacturers' Championship with 40 points, ahead of Ferrari with 32 and BRM with 18.

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report
1 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Stirling Moss Australia Jack Brabham Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Cooper-Climax D Report
2 United States Indianapolis 500 United States Johnny Thomson United States Johnny Thomson United States Rodger Ward United States Watson-Offenhauser F Report
3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Sweden Jo Bonnier United Kingdom Stirling Moss Sweden Jo Bonnier United Kingdom BRM D Report
4 France French Grand Prix United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Tony Brooks Italy Ferrari D Report
5 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Stirling Moss
New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Cooper-Climax D Report
6 West Germany German Grand Prix United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Tony Brooks United Kingdom Tony Brooks Italy Ferrari D Report
7 Portugal Portuguese Grand Prix United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax D Report
8 Italy Italian Grand Prix United Kingdom Stirling Moss United States Phil Hill United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax D Report
9 United States United States Grand Prix United Kingdom Stirling Moss France Maurice Trintignant New Zealand Bruce McLaren United Kingdom Cooper-Climax D Report

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. No points were awarded for shared drives. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers.

The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race, although fastest lap points were not counted. Indy 500 results did not count towards the cup. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best five results counted towards the cup.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  FL
Race 8 6 4 3 2 1
Source:[16]

World Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
500
United States
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts.[b]
1 Australia Jack Brabham 1 2 3 1 Ret Ret 3 (4) 31 (34)
2 United Kingdom Tony Brooks 2 Ret 1 Ret 1 9 Ret 3 27
3 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Ret Ret DSQ 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 25.5
4 United States Phil Hill 4 6 2 3 Ret 2 Ret 20
5 France Maurice Trintignant 3 8 11 5 4 4 9 2 19
6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 16.5
7 United States Dan Gurney Ret 2 3 4 13
8 Sweden Jo Bonnier Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 10
9 United States Masten Gregory Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret 2 10
10 United States Rodger Ward 1 Ret 8
11 United States Jim Rathmann 2 6
12 United States Johnny Thomson 3 5
13 United States Harry Schell Ret Ret 7 4 7 5 7 Ret 5
14 United Kingdom Innes Ireland 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 5
15 Belgium Olivier Gendebien 4 6 3
16 United States Tony Bettenhausen 4 3
17 United Kingdom Cliff Allison Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret 2
18 France Jean Behra Ret 5 Ret DNS 2
19 United States Paul Goldsmith 5 2
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Ret 6 Ret 7 13 0
United Kingdom Ian Burgess Ret Ret 6 14 0
West Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ret DNS 6 0
United States Johnny Boyd 6 0
United Kingdom Graham Hill Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 0
United States Duane Carter 7 0
United States Harry Blanchard 7 0
United States Carroll Shelby Ret Ret 8 10 0
Italy Giorgio Scarlatti DNQ 8 12 0
United Kingdom Alan Stacey 8 Ret 0
United States Eddie Johnson 8 0
Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 10 9 0
United States Paul Russo 9 0
Brazil Fritz d'Orey 10 Ret Ret 0
United States A. J. Foyt 10 0
United Kingdom Chris Bristow 10 0
Portugal Mario de Araujo Cabral 10 0
United Kingdom Colin Davis Ret 11 0
United States Gene Hartley 11 0
United Kingdom Henry Taylor 11 0
United States Bob Veith 12 0
United Kingdom Peter Ashdown 12 0
United States Al Herman 13 0
United Kingdom Ivor Bueb DNQ 13 0
United States Jimmy Daywalt 14 0
United States Chuck Arnold 15 0
Italy Giulio Cabianca 15 0
United States Jim McWithey 16 0
West Germany Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Jack Fairman Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Bruce Halford Ret 0
United States Eddie Sachs Ret 0
United States Al Keller Ret 0
United States Pat Flaherty Ret 0
United States Dick Rathmann Ret 0
United States Bill Cheesbourg Ret 0
United States Don Freeland Ret 0
United States Ray Crawford Ret 0
United States Don Branson Ret 0
United States Bob Christie Ret 0
United States Bobby Grim Ret 0
United States Jack Turner Ret 0
United States Chuck Weyant Ret 0
United States Jud Larson Ret 0
United States Mike Magill Ret 0
United States Red Amick Ret 0
United States Len Sutton Ret 0
United States Jimmy Bryan Ret 0
United Kingdom Brian Naylor Ret 0
United Kingdom David Piper Ret 0
United Kingdom Mike Taylor Ret 0
Argentina Alejandro de Tomaso Ret 0
United States George Constantine Ret 0
United States Bob Said Ret 0
Belgium Alain de Changy DNQ 0
Belgium Lucien Bianchi DNQ 0
Italy Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 0
United States Pete Lovely DNQ 0
France Jean Lucienbonnet DNQ 0
Monaco André Testut DNQ 0
United Kingdom Bill Moss DNQ 0
United Kingdom Keith Greene DNQ 0
United Kingdom Mike Parkes DNQ 0
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor DNQ 0
United Kingdom Dennis Taylor DNQ 0
United Kingdom Tim Parnell DNQ 0
Uruguay Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo DNS 0
United States Phil Cade DNS 0
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
500
United States
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap
  • Italics indicates the fastest lap (One point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
  • Bold indicates pole position

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

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Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts.[b]
1 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 1 (2) (3) 1 (4) 1 1 1 40 (53)
2 Italy Ferrari 2 (5) 1 1 3 2 (3) 32 (38)
3 United Kingdom BRM Ret 1 6 2 5 5 7 18
4 United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Ret 4 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 5 5
United Kingdom Cooper-Maserati 6 Ret Ret 6 10 11 Ret 0
United Kingdom Aston Martin Ret 6 6 10 0
West Germany Porsche Ret 10 DNS 7 0
Italy Maserati DNQ 8 Ret WD WD 15 DNS 0
United Kingdom Cooper-Borgward 10 0
United Kingdom JBW-Maserati Ret 0
United Kingdom Vanwall Ret 0
United States Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Ret 0
United Kingdom Cooper-OSCA Ret 0
Italy Tec-Mec-Maserati Ret 0
United Kingdom Connaught-Alta WD Ret 0
France Behra-Porsche-Porsche DNQ DNS 0
United Kingdom Fry-Climax DNQ 0
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
POR
Portugal
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
Pts.
  • Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-championship races

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Five Formula One races which did not count towards the World Championship were held in 1959.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
United Kingdom VII Glover Trophy Goodwood 30 March United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
United Kingdom XIV BARC Aintree 200 Aintree 18 April France Jean Behra Italy Ferrari Report
United Kingdom XI BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 2 May Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
United Kingdom VI International Gold Cup Oulton Park 26 September United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
United Kingdom IV Silver City Trophy Snetterton 10 October United Kingdom Ron Flockhart United Kingdom BRM Report

Notes

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  1. ^ The Indianapolis 500 also counted towards the 1959 USAC National Championship Trail, and was run for USAC Championship cars, but did not count towards the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.
  2. ^ a b 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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