The 1959 French Grand Prix started July 5th, 1959 at 01:00 on Reims-Gueux in Reims, France. Tony Brooks started from pole position with Jack Brabham next to him. Phil Hill started from third place.
After 2 hour, 01 minutes and 26 seconds Tony Brooks finished the race first. The podium was completed with Phil Hill in second and Jack Brabham in third place.
After the 1959 French Grand Prix, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 19 points. Brabham is 5 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
After 2 hour, 01 minutes and 26 seconds Tony Brooks finished the race first. The podium was completed with Phil Hill in second and Jack Brabham in third place.
After the 1959 French Grand Prix, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 19 points. Brabham is 5 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
Circuit
Location
Reims, France
Date
July 5th, 1959 at 01:00
Round
4/9
Winner
Tony Brooks
Winning time
2:01:26.5
Pole position
Tony Brooks
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #24 Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 2:01:26.5 | 1 | 50 | 8 |
| 2 1 | #26 Phil Hill | Ferrari | +27.5 | 3 | 50 | 6 |
| 3 1 | #8 Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | +1:37.7 | 2 | 50 | 4 |
| 4 7 | #22 Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | +1:47.5 | 11 | 50 | 3 |
| 5 5 | #12 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +1:47.7 | 10 | 50 | 2 |
| 6 7 | #44 Ron Flockhart | BRM | +2:05.7 | 13 | 50 | 0 |
| 7 2 | #6 Harry Schell | BRM | +3 Laps | 9 | 47 | 0 |
| 8 13 | #40 Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | +9 Laps | 21 | 41 | 0 |
| 9 11 | #42 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | +10 Laps | 20 | 40 | 0 |
| 10 8 | #38 Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | +10 Laps | 18 | 40 | 0 |
| 11 3 | #14 Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | +14 Laps | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| - | #2 Stirling Moss | BRM | Disqualified | 4 | 42 | 1 |
| - | #30 Jean Behra | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #16 Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #28 Dan Gurney | Ferrari | DNF (Radiator) | 12 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #34 Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | DNF (Wheel) | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #18 Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 19 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #10 Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Physical) | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #32 Graham Hill | Team Lotus | DNF (Radiator) | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #20 Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Oil leak) | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #4 Jo Bonnier | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #36 Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 3 | 19 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 14 | -5 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 9 | -10 | |
| 4 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 1 | 8 | -11 |
| 5 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 1 | 1 | 8 | -11 |
| 6 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 1 | 6 | -13 | |
| 7 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | 5 | -14 | |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 4 | -15 | |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 4 | -15 | |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -15 | ||
| 11 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 3 | -16 | ||
| 12 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 3 | -16 | ||
| 13 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 3 | -16 | ||
| 14 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 2 | -17 | ||
| 15 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 2 | -17 | ||
| 16 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 2 | -17 | ||
| 17 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -19 | ||
| 18 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 0 | -19 | ||
| 19 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 0 | -19 | ||
| 20 | Harry Schell | BRM | 0 | -19 | ||
| 21 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 0 | -19 | ||
| 22 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 23 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 24 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 25 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 26 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 0 | -19 | ||
| 27 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 28 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 29 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 30 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 31 | Bob Veith | Moore | 0 | -19 | ||
| 32 | Al Herman | Dunn | 0 | -19 | ||
| 33 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 34 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 35 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 36 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 0 | -19 | ||
| 37 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 0 | -19 | ||
| 38 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 0 | -19 | ||
| 39 | Bruce Halford | Team Lotus | 0 | -19 | ||
| 40 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -19 | ||
| 41 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 42 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 43 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 44 | Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -19 | ||
| 45 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 0 | -19 | ||
| 46 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -19 | ||
| 47 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 48 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 0 | -19 | ||
| 49 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 50 | Maria de Filippis | Porsche | 0 | -19 | ||
| 51 | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 52 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 53 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | 0 | -19 | ||
| 54 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 0 | -19 | ||
| 55 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -19 | ||
| 56 | Don Branson | Phillips | 0 | -19 | ||
| 57 | André Testut | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 58 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 59 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 60 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 0 | -19 | ||
| 61 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 62 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 63 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 0 | -19 | ||
| 64 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 65 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 0 | -19 | ||
| 66 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 0 | -19 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 5 | 18 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 16 | -2 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 1 | 8 | -10 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 3 | -15 | ||
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -18 | ||
| 6 | Maserati | 0 | -18 | ||
| 7 | Porsche | 0 | -18 | ||
| 8 | Aston Martin | 0 | -18 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |