1
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
31 pts
2
Tony Brooks
Vanwall
27 pts
3
Stirling Moss
BRM
25.5 pts
1
Cooper-Climax
40 pts
Jack Brabham is the 1959 Formula 1 World Champion. Brabham won 2 out of 9 races and scored a total of 31 points. With 4 points behind Tony Brooks finished the season in second place and Stirling Moss as third. Cooper-Climax won the 1959 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 40 points.
The season started with the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix on May 10th. The last race of the season was the 1959 United States Grand Prix on December 12th.
The season started with the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix on May 10th. The last race of the season was the 1959 United States Grand Prix on December 12th.
Number of races
9 races
First race
Monaco Grand Prix (May 10th)
Last race
United States Grand Prix (December 12th)
Most wins
Jack Brabham (2)
Tony Brooks (2)
Tony Brooks (2)
1 more
Most pole positions
Stirling Moss (4)
Most podiums
Jack Brabham (5)
Most top 5 finishes
Jack Brabham (6)
Most points finishes
Jack Brabham (6)
Most DNF's
Graham Hill (5)
1959 standings
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 |
1959 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 10th | Monaco Grand Prix | #24 Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | Maurice Trintignant | Stirling Moss |
May 30th | Indianapolis 500 | #5 Rodger Ward | Jim Rathmann | Johnny Thomson | Johnny Thomson |
May 31st | Dutch Grand Prix | #7 Jo Bonnier | Jack Brabham | Masten Gregory | Jo Bonnier |
Jul 5th | French Grand Prix | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks |
Jul 18th | British Grand Prix | #12 Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham |
Aug 2nd | German Grand Prix | #4 Tony Brooks | Dan Gurney | Phil Hill | Tony Brooks |
Aug 23rd | Portuguese Grand Prix | #4 Stirling Moss | Masten Gregory | Dan Gurney | Stirling Moss |
Sep 13th | Italian Grand Prix | #14 Stirling Moss | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss |
Dec 12th | United States Grand Prix | #9 Bruce McLaren | Maurice Trintignant | Tony Brooks | Stirling Moss |