The 1959 Indianapolis 500 started May 30th, 1959 at 01:00 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, USA. Johnny Thomson started from pole position with Eddie Sachs next to him. Jim Rathmann started from third place.
After 3 hour, 40 minutes and 49 seconds Rodger Ward finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jim Rathmann in second and Johnny Thomson in third place.
After the 1959 Indianapolis 500, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Brabham is 1 points ahead of Rodger Ward.
After 3 hour, 40 minutes and 49 seconds Rodger Ward finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jim Rathmann in second and Johnny Thomson in third place.
After the 1959 Indianapolis 500, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Brabham is 1 points ahead of Rodger Ward.
Circuit
Location
Indianapolis, USA
Date
May 30th, 1959 at 01:00
Round
2/9
Winner
Rodger Ward
Winning time
3:40:49.20
Pole position
Johnny Thomson
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 5 | #5 Rodger Ward | Watson | 3:40:49.20 | 6 | 200 | 8 |
2 1 | #16 Jim Rathmann | Watson | +0:23.28 | 3 | 200 | 6 |
3 2 | #3 Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | +0:50.64 | 1 | 200 | 5 |
4 11 | #1 Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | +1:47.09 | 15 | 200 | 3 |
5 11 | #99 Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | +2:06.44 | 16 | 200 | 2 |
6 5 | #33 Johnny Boyd | Epperly | +3:16.98 | 11 | 200 | 0 |
7 5 | #37 Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | +4:09.92 | 12 | 200 | 0 |
8 | #19 Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | +4:10.53 | 8 | 200 | 0 |
9 18 | #45 Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | +4:11.04 | 27 | 200 | 0 |
10 7 | #10 Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | +4:14.48 | 17 | 200 | 0 |
11 2 | #88 Gene Hartley | Kuzma | +5:42.48 | 9 | 200 | 0 |
12 5 | #74 Bob Veith | Moore | +6:09.73 | 7 | 200 | 0 |
13 10 | #89 Al Herman | Dunn | +6:40.40 | 23 | 200 | 0 |
14 1 | #66 Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | +6:41.54 | 13 | 200 | 0 |
15 6 | #71 Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | +8:19.86 | 21 | 200 | 0 |
16 17 | #58 Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | +11:41.69 | 33 | 200 | 0 |
- | #44 Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | DNF (Spun off) | 2 | 182 | 0 |
- | #57 Al Keller | Kuzma | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 163 | 0 |
- | #64 Pat Flaherty | Watson | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 162 | 0 |
- | #73 Dick Rathmann | Watson | DNF (Heat shield fire) | 4 | 150 | 0 |
- | #53 Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | DNF (Magneto) | 30 | 147 | 0 |
- | #15 Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Magneto) | 25 | 136 | 0 |
- | #49 Ray Crawford | Elder | DNF (Accident) | 32 | 115 | 0 |
- | #9 Don Branson | Phillips | DNF (Suspension) | 10 | 112 | 0 |
- | #65 Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Engine) | 24 | 109 | 0 |
- | #48 Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Magneto) | 5 | 85 | 0 |
- | #24 Jack Turner | Christensen | DNF (Fuel leak) | 14 | 47 | 0 |
- | #47 Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 29 | 45 | 0 |
- | #7 Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 19 | 45 | 0 |
- | #77 Mike Magill | Sutton | DNF (Accident) | 31 | 45 | 0 |
- | #87 Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 26 | 45 | 0 |
- | #8 Len Sutton | Lesovsky | DNF (Accident) | 22 | 34 | 0 |
- | #6 Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
2 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 |
3 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | -3 | |
4 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 1 | 6 | -3 | |
5 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 4 | -5 | |
7 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 3 | -6 | ||
8 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | -6 | ||
9 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 2 | -7 | ||
10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2 | -7 | ||
11 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 0 | -9 | ||
12 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -9 | ||
13 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
14 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
15 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
16 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 0 | -9 | ||
17 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -9 | ||
18 | Bob Veith | Moore | 0 | -9 | ||
19 | Al Herman | Dunn | 0 | -9 | ||
20 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
21 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
22 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
23 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -9 | ||
24 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -9 | ||
25 | Harry Schell | BRM | 0 | -9 | ||
26 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 0 | -9 | ||
27 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 0 | -9 | ||
28 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 0 | -9 | ||
29 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -9 | ||
30 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 0 | -9 | ||
31 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 0 | -9 | ||
32 | Bruce Halford | Team Lotus | 0 | -9 | ||
33 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -9 | ||
34 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 0 | -9 | ||
35 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 0 | -9 | ||
36 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 0 | -9 | ||
37 | Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -9 | ||
38 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 0 | -9 | ||
39 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -9 | ||
40 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 0 | -9 | ||
41 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 0 | -9 | ||
42 | Maria de Filippis | Porsche | 0 | -9 | ||
43 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
44 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | 0 | -9 | ||
45 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 0 | -9 | ||
46 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -9 | ||
47 | Don Branson | Phillips | 0 | -9 | ||
48 | André Testut | Maserati | 0 | -9 | ||
49 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
50 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
51 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 0 | -9 | ||
52 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
53 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
54 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 0 | -9 | ||
55 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -9 | ||
56 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 0 | -9 | ||
57 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 0 | -9 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | -2 | |
3 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -8 | ||
4 | BRM | 0 | -8 | ||
5 | Team Lotus | 0 | -8 | ||
6 | Porsche | 0 | -8 | ||
7 | Maserati | 0 | -8 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | #4 Jim Rathmann | Rodger Ward | Paul Goldsmith | Eddie Sachs | |
1958 | #1 Jimmy Bryan | George Amick | Johnny Boyd | Dick Rathmann | |
1957 | #9 Sam Hanks | Jim Rathmann | Jimmy Bryan | Pat O'Connor | |
1956 | #8 Pat Flaherty | Sam Hanks | Don Freeland | Pat Flaherty | |
1955 | #6 Bob Sweikert | Tony Bettenhausen | Jimmy Davies | Jerry Hoyt | |
1954 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Jimmy Bryan | Jack McGrath | Jack McGrath | |
1953 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Art Cross | Sam Hanks | Bill Vukovich | |
1952 | #98 Troy Ruttman | Jim Rathmann | Sam Hanks | Fred Agabashian | |
1951 | #99 Lee Wallard | Mike Nazaruk | Jack McGrath | Duke Nalon | |
1950 | #1 Johnnie Parsons | Bill Holland | Mauri Rose | Walt Faulkner |