1959 Formula 1 world championship

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Jack Brabham

Cooper-Climax

31 pts

Tony Brooks

Vanwall

27 pts

Stirling Moss

BRM

25.5 pts

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.

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)

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)

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