Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta | Points | |
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1 | Monaco Grand Prix | 5th | +4 laps | 13th | 13th | 1:43.900 (Q) | +4.300 | 2 | ||
4 | French Grand Prix | 5th | +1:47.700 | 10th | 10th | 2:21.500 (Q) | +2.100 | 2 | ||
5 | British Grand Prix | 3rd | +22.400 | 8th | 1:57.000 | +0.000 | 8th | 1:59.600 (Q) | +1.600 | 4.5 |
6 | German Grand Prix | DNF | Transmission | 9th | 10th | 2:10.400 (Q) | +4.600 | 0 | ||
7 | Portuguese Grand Prix | DNF | Transmission | 8th | 8th | 2:08.170 (Q) | +5.280 | 0 | ||
8 | Italian Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 9th | 9th | 1:42.000 (Q) | +2.300 | 0 | ||
9 | United States Grand Prix | 1st | 2:12:35.700 | 10th | 10th | 3:08.600 (Q) | +8.600 | 8 |
In the 1959 Formula 1 season Bruce McLaren drove a total of 7 races for Cooper. From the total of 7 races, Bruce managed to win 1 of them and finish on the podium 2 times. If we take a look at the races, where McLaren didn't finish, this happend in 3 occasions. The best result for Bruce during qualifying was at the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix as 8th fastest. Bruce McLaren finished the season on 6th place in the driver championship with a total of 16.5 points.