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
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 |