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1959 Indianapolis 500

Round
2/9
Date
May 30, 1959 at 00:00 CET
Location
Indianapolis, United States of America
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Circuit length
4.023 m
Race distance
804.672 km (200 laps)
Ward
Winner
3:40:49.200
Winning time
Thomson
Pole position
Thomson
Fastest lap
1:01.890
Fastest lap time

Results

Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #5 Rodger Ward Watson 3:40:49.200 6th 200 8
2 #16 Jim Rathmann Watson +23.277 3rd 200 6
3 #3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky +50.640 1st 200 5
4 #1 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly +1:47.090 15th 200 3
5 #99 Paul Goldsmith Epperly +2:06.439 16th 200 2
6 #33 Johnny Boyd Epperly +3:16.979 11th 200
7 #37 Duane Carter Kurtis +4:09.920 12th 200
8 #19 Eddie Johnson Kurtis +4:10.530 8th 200
9 #45 Paul Russo Kurtis +4:11.040 27th 200
10 #10 Anthony Joseph Foyt Kuzma +4:14.479 17th 200
11 #88 Gene Hartley Kuzma +5:42.479 9th 200
12 #74 Bob Veith Moore +6:09.729 7th 200
13 #89 Al Herman Dunn +6:40.399 23rd 200
14 #66 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis +6:41.540 13th 200
15 #71 Chuck Arnold Kurtis +8:19.859 21st 200
16 #58 Jim McWithey Kurtis +11:41.689 33rd 200
17 #44 Eddie Sachs Kuzma Spun off 2nd 182
18 #57 Al Keller Kuzma Engine 28th 163
19 #64 Pat Flaherty Watson Accident 18th 162
20 #73 Dick Rathmann Watson Fire 4th 150
21 #53 Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma Magneto 30th 147
22 #15 Don Freeland Kurtis Magneto 25th 136
23 #49 Ray Crawford Elder Accident 32nd 115
24 #9 Don Branson Phillips Suspension 10th 112
25 #65 Bob Christie Kurtis Engine 24th 109
26 #48 Bobby Grim Kurtis Magneto 5th 85
27 #24 Jack Turner Christensen Fuel leak 14th 47
28 #47 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Accident 29th 45
29 #7 Jud Larson Kurtis Accident 19th 45
30 #77 Mike Magill Sutton Accident 31st 45
31 #87 Red Amick Kurtis Accident 26th 45
32 #8 Len Sutton Lesovsky Accident 22nd 34
33 #6 Jimmy Bryan Epperly Engine 20th 1
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 4:06.730
2 #44 Eddie Sachs Kuzma 4:07.550 +0.820
3 #16 Jim Rathmann Watson 4:09.250 +2.520
4 #73 Dick Rathmann Watson 4:09.570 +2.840
5 #48 Bobby Grim Kurtis 4:09.610 +2.880
6 #5 Rodger Ward Watson 4:09.940 +3.210
7 #74 Bob Veith Moore 4:09.960 +3.230
8 #19 Eddie Johnson Kurtis 4:10.000 +3.270
9 #88 Gene Hartley Kuzma 4:10.740 +4.010
10 #9 Don Branson Phillips 4:11.200 +4.470
11 #33 Johnny Boyd Epperly 4:12.080 +5.350
12 #37 Duane Carter Kurtis 4:12.110 +5.380
13 #66 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis 4:08.820 +2.090
14 #24 Jack Turner Christensen 4:10.910 +4.180
15 #1 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly 4:12.240 +5.510
16 #99 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 4:12.330 +5.600
17 #10 Anthony Joseph Foyt Kuzma 4:12.370 +5.640
18 #64 Pat Flaherty Watson 4:12.810 +6.080
19 #7 Jud Larson Kurtis 4:12.990 +6.260
20 #6 Jimmy Bryan Epperly 4:13.310 +6.580
21 #71 Chuck Arnold Kurtis 4:13.310 +6.580
22 #8 Len Sutton Lesovsky 4:13.330 +6.600
23 #89 Al Herman Dunn 4:13.630 +6.900
24 #65 Bob Christie Kurtis 4:11.320 +4.590
25 #15 Don Freeland Kurtis 4:11.650 +4.920
26 #87 Red Amick Kurtis 4:11.880 +5.150
27 #45 Paul Russo Kurtis 4:12.840 +6.110
28 #57 Al Keller Kuzma 4:13.420 +6.690
29 #47 Chuck Weyant Kurtis 4:13.610 +6.880
30 #53 Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma 4:13.900 +7.170
31 #77 Mike Magill Sutton 4:14.450 +7.720
32 #49 Ray Crawford Elder 4:14.690 +7.960
33 #58 Jim McWithey Kurtis 4:14.930 +8.200
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 1:01.890 64

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Jack Brabham Cooper 1 1 9
2 Rodger Ward Watson 1 1 8 -1
3 Tony Brooks Ferrari 0 1 6 -3
4 Jim Rathmann Watson 0 1 6 -3
5 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 0 1 5 -4
6 Maurice Trintignant Cooper 0 1 4 -5
7 Phil Hill Ferrari 0 0 3 -6
8 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly 0 0 3 -6
9 Bruce McLaren Cooper 0 0 2 -7
10 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 0 0 2 -7
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Cooper Climax 1 2 8
2 Ferrari Ferrari 0 1 6 -2

More Indy 500

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1960 #4 Jim Rathmann Rodger Ward Paul Goldsmith 1:01.590 - Jim Rathmann Eddie Sachs
1958 #1 Jimmy Bryan George Amick Johnny Boyd 1:02.370 - Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
1957 #9 Sam Hanks Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan 1:02.750 - Jim Rathmann Pat O'Connor
1956 #8 Pat Flaherty Sam Hanks Don Freeland 1:02.320 - Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
1955 #6 Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Davies 1:03.670 - Bill Vukovich Jerry Hoyt
1954 #14 Bill Vukovich Jimmy Bryan Jack McGrath 1:04.040 - Jack McGrath Jack McGrath
1953 #14 Bill Vukovich Art Cross Sam Hanks 1:06.240 - Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
1952 #98 Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann Sam Hanks 1:06.600 - Bill Vukovich Fred Agabashian
1951 #99 Lee Wallard Mike Nazaruk Jack McGrath 1:07.260 - Lee Wallard Duke Nalon
1950 #1 Johnnie Parsons Bill Holland Mauri Rose 1:09.770 - Johnnie Parsons Walt Faulkner
The 1959 Indianapolis 500 started May 30, 1959 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, United States of America. Johnny Thomson started from pole position with Eddie Sachs next to him. Jim Rathmann started from third place.

In 3 hour, 40 minutes and 49 seconds Rodger Ward finished the race in first place.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.