1959 Season • Historical Snapshot
🏁 ARCHIVED SEASON 1959 Season • 9 Races

1959 Formula 1 Season

🏆 Drivers' Champion
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax • 31 pts • 2 wins
🏆 Constructors' Champion
Cooper-Climax
40 pts • 5 wins
📈 Points Progression
0 11 23 34 45 Clinched (R9)
Jack Brabham (31 pts) Tony Brooks (27 pts) Stirling Moss (25.5 pts) Phil Hill (20 pts) Maurice Trintignant (19 pts) Bruce McLaren (16.5 pts) Chaser Max Points (Threshold)
🏆 1959 Final Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 31 2
2 Tony Brooks Ferrari / Vanwall 27 2
3 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax / BRM 25.5 2
4 Phil Hill Ferrari 20 0
5 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 19 0
6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 16.5 1
7 Dan Gurney Ferrari 13 0
8 Jo Bonnier BRM 10 1
9 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 10 0
10 Rodger Ward Watson / Kurtis Kraft 8 1
11 Jim Rathmann Watson 6 0
12 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 5 0
13 Harry Schell BRM / Cooper-Climax 5 0
14 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 5 0
15 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 3 0
16 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly 3 0
17 Cliff Allison Ferrari 2 0
18 Jean Behra Ferrari 2 0
19 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 2 0
- Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati / Aston Martin 0 0
- Ron Flockhart BRM 0 0
- Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 0 0
- Wolfgang von Trips Porsche / Ferrari 0 0
- Johnny Boyd Epperly 0 0
- Graham Hill Team Lotus 0 0
- Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Harry Blanchard Porsche 0 0
- Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 0 0
- Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati / Cooper-Climax 0 0
- Alan Stacey Team Lotus 0 0
- Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche / Maserati 0 0
- Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Fritz d'Orey Maserati / Tec-Mec 0 0
- Anthony Foyt Kuzma 0 0
- Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 0 0
- Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 0 0
- Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati 0 0
- Gene Hartley Kuzma 0 0
- Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 0
- Bob Veith Moore 0 0
- Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax 0 0
- Al Herman Dunn 0 0
- Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax / Cooper-Borgward 0 0
- Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Giulio Cabianca Maserati 0 0
- Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati / BRM 0 0
- Alessandro de Tomaso Cooper-OSCA 0 0
- Bruce Halford Team Lotus 0 0
- George Constantine Cooper-Borgward 0 0
- Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax / Cooper-Maserati 0 0
- Eddie Sachs Kuzma 0 0
- Al Keller Kuzma 0 0
- Bob Said Connaught 0 0
- Pat Flaherty Watson 0 0
- Phil Cade Maserati 0 0
- Dick Rathmann Watson 0 0
- Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma 0 0
- David Piper Team Lotus 0 0
- Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Azdrubal Fontes Maserati 0 0
- Brian Naylor JBW 0 0
- Ray Crawford Elder 0 0
- Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 0
- Don Branson Phillips 0 0
- Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Jack Turner Christensen 0 0
- Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Mike Magill Sutton 0 0
- Red Amick Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Len Sutton Lesovsky 0 0
- Jimmy Bryan Epperly 0 0
🏆 1959 Final Constructors' Standings
Pos Constructor Pts Wins
1 Cooper-Climax 40 5
2 Ferrari 32 2
3 BRM 18 1
4 Team Lotus 5 0
- Cooper-Maserati 0 0
- Aston Martin 0 0
- Porsche 0 0
- Maserati 0 0
- Cooper-Borgward 0 0
- Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Cooper-OSCA 0 0
- Tec-Mec 0 0
- Connaught 0 0
- JBW 0 0
- Vanwall 0 0
🏁 1959 Race-by-Race Results
Rnd Grand Prix Date Winner Constructor Podium
1 Monaco Grand Prix 1959-05-10 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
1. Jack Brabham 2. Tony Brooks 3. Maurice Trintignant
2 Indianapolis 500 1959-05-30 Rodger Ward Watson
1. Rodger Ward 2. Jim Rathmann 3. Johnny Thomson
3 Dutch Grand Prix 1959-05-31 Jo Bonnier BRM
1. Jo Bonnier 2. Jack Brabham 3. Masten Gregory
4 French Grand Prix 1959-07-05 Tony Brooks Ferrari
1. Tony Brooks 2. Phil Hill 3. Jack Brabham
5 British Grand Prix 1959-07-18 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
1. Jack Brabham 2. Stirling Moss 3. Bruce McLaren
6 German Grand Prix 1959-08-02 Tony Brooks Ferrari
1. Tony Brooks 2. Dan Gurney 3. Phil Hill
7 Portuguese Grand Prix 1959-08-23 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax
1. Stirling Moss 2. Masten Gregory 3. Dan Gurney
8 Italian Grand Prix 1959-09-13 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax
1. Stirling Moss 2. Phil Hill 3. Jack Brabham
9 United States Grand Prix 1959-12-12 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax
1. Bruce McLaren 2. Maurice Trintignant 3. Tony Brooks