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.
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