The 1959 United States Grand Prix started December 12th, 1959 at 01:00 on Sebring International Raceway in Florida, USA. Stirling Moss started from pole position with Jack Brabham next to him. Harry Schell started from third place.
After 2 hour, 12 minutes and 35 seconds Bruce McLaren finished the race first. The podium was completed with Maurice Trintignant in second and Tony Brooks in third place.
After the 1959 United States Grand Prix, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 31 points. Brabham is 4 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
After 2 hour, 12 minutes and 35 seconds Bruce McLaren finished the race first. The podium was completed with Maurice Trintignant in second and Tony Brooks in third place.
After the 1959 United States Grand Prix, Jack Brabham is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 31 points. Brabham is 4 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
Circuit
Location
Florida, USA
Date
December 12th, 1959 at 01:00
Round
9/9
Winner
Bruce McLaren
Winning time
2:12:35.7
Pole position
Stirling Moss
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 9 | #9 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2:12:35.7 | 10 | 42 | 8 |
| 2 3 | #6 Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | +0.6 | 5 | 42 | 7 |
| 3 1 | #2 Tony Brooks | Ferrari | +3:00.9 | 4 | 42 | 4 |
| 4 2 | #8 Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | +4:57.3 | 2 | 42 | 3 |
| 5 4 | #10 Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | 9 | 39 | 2 |
| 6 | #4 Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Engine | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| 7 9 | #17 Harry Blanchard | Porsche | +4 Laps | 16 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #3 Cliff Allison | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 11 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #12 Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Transmission) | 11 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #1 Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Clutch) | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #14 Alessandro de Tomaso | Cooper-OSCA | DNF (Brakes) | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #5 Phil Hill | Ferrari | DNF (Clutch) | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #15 Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | DNF (Oil leak) | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #7 Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Transmission) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #19 Harry Schell | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Clutch) | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #16 George Constantine | Cooper-Borgward | DNF (Overheating) | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #11 Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | DNF (Clutch) | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #18 Bob Said | Connaught | DNF (Accident) | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #22 Phil Cade | Maserati | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 5 | 31 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 2 | 4 | 27 | -4 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 2 | 3 | 25.5 | -5.5 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | 20 | -11 | |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 19 | -12 | |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 2 | 16.5 | -14.5 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 2 | 13 | -18 | |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 1 | 10 | -21 |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 10 | -21 | |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 8 | -23 |
| 11 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 1 | 6 | -25 | |
| 12 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | 5 | -26 | |
| 13 | Harry Schell | Cooper-Climax | 5 | -26 | ||
| 14 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 5 | -26 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 3 | -28 | ||
| 16 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 3 | -28 | ||
| 17 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 2 | -29 | ||
| 18 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 2 | -29 | ||
| 19 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 2 | -29 | ||
| 20 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 0 | -31 | ||
| 21 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -31 | ||
| 22 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 23 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 0 | -31 | ||
| 24 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 0 | -31 | ||
| 25 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 0 | -31 | ||
| 26 | Harry Blanchard | Porsche | 0 | -31 | ||
| 27 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 28 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 0 | -31 | ||
| 29 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 30 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 0 | -31 | ||
| 31 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 32 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 33 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 34 | Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | 0 | -31 | ||
| 35 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -31 | ||
| 36 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 37 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 0 | -31 | ||
| 38 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 39 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -31 | ||
| 40 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 41 | Peter Ashdown | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 42 | Bob Veith | Moore | 0 | -31 | ||
| 43 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -31 | ||
| 44 | Al Herman | Dunn | 0 | -31 | ||
| 45 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 46 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 47 | Giulio Cabianca | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 48 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 49 | Hans Herrmann | BRM | 0 | -31 | ||
| 50 | Alessandro de Tomaso | Cooper-OSCA | 0 | -31 | ||
| 51 | George Constantine | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -31 | ||
| 52 | Bruce Halford | Team Lotus | 0 | -31 | ||
| 53 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 54 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 0 | -31 | ||
| 55 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 0 | -31 | ||
| 56 | Bob Said | Connaught | 0 | -31 | ||
| 57 | Phil Cade | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 58 | Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 59 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 0 | -31 | ||
| 60 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 61 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 0 | -31 | ||
| 62 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 0 | -31 | ||
| 63 | Maria de Filippis | Porsche | 0 | -31 | ||
| 64 | David Piper | Team Lotus | 0 | -31 | ||
| 65 | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 66 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 67 | Pete Lovely | Team Lotus | 0 | -31 | ||
| 68 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 0 | -31 | ||
| 69 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 0 | -31 | ||
| 70 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 71 | Mike Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 72 | Don Branson | Phillips | 0 | -31 | ||
| 73 | André Testut | Maserati | 0 | -31 | ||
| 74 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 75 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 76 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 77 | Bill Moss | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 78 | Mike Parkes | Fry | 0 | -31 | ||
| 79 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 0 | -31 | ||
| 80 | Dennis Taylor | Team Lotus | 0 | -31 | ||
| 81 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 82 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 83 | Trevor Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 84 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 0 | -31 | ||
| 85 | Tim Parnell | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -31 | ||
| 86 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -31 | ||
| 87 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 0 | -31 | ||
| 88 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 0 | -31 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 13 | 40 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 9 | 32 | -8 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 2 | 18 | -22 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 5 | -35 | ||
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | -40 | ||
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
| 7 | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -40 | ||
| 8 | Porsche | 0 | -40 | ||
| 9 | Maserati | 0 | -40 | ||
| 10 | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | -40 | ||
| 11 | Cooper-OSCA | 0 | -40 | ||
| 12 | Tec-Mec | 0 | -40 | ||
| 13 | Connaught | 0 | -40 | ||
| 14 | JBW | 0 | -40 | ||
| 15 | Vanwall | 0 | -40 | ||
| 16 | Fry | 0 | -40 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Carlos Sainz | 1:38.139 - Yuki Tsunoda | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc | 1:38.788 - George Russell | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:38.485 - Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:36.169 - Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:37.392 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:37.766 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:39.877 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.666 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:41.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Romain Grosjean | Mark Webber | 1:39.856 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | 1:39.347 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:13.117 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:12.719 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Tiago Monteiro | 1:11.497 - Michael Schumacher | Jarno Trulli |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Takuma Sato | 1:10.399 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Kimi Räikkönen | |
| 2002 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Pace | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1971 | #9 François Cevert | Jo Siffert | Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #24 Emerson Fittipaldi | Pedro Rodríguez | Reine Wisell | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Piers Courage | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #15 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Mario Andretti | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #1 Jim Clark | Jochen Rindt | John Surtees | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #3 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jo Siffert | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #1 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | Graham Hill | |
| 1962 | #8 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #15 Innes Ireland | Dan Gurney | Tony Brooks | Jack Brabham | |
| 1960 | #5 Stirling Moss | Innes Ireland | Bruce McLaren | Stirling Moss |