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1959 Formula One season

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Contents
1 Season Summary
2 Season Review
3 1959 Constructors Championship final standings
4 1959 Drivers Championship final standings

Season Summary

Season Review

Race Date Location Winning Driver Winning Team Report
Monaco Grand Prix May 10 Monaco Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis Rodger Ward Watson-Offenhauser Report
Dutch Grand Prix May 31 Zandvoort Joakim Bonnier BRM Report
French Grand Prix July 5 Reims Tony Brooks Ferrari Report
British Grand Prix July 18 Aintree Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
German Grand Prix August 2 AVUS Tony Brooks Ferrari Report
Portuguese Grand Prix August 23 Monsanto Park Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Report
Italian Grand Prix September 13 Monza Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Report
United States Grand Prix December 12 Sebring Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax Report

1959 Constructors Championship final standings

Place Team Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Cooper-Climax       93 5 13 5
2 Ferrari       65 2 9 2
3 BRM       21 1 2 1
4 Watson-Offenhauser       14 1 2  
5 Epperly-Offenhauser       5      
6 Lotus-Climax       5      
7 Lesovsky-Offenhauser       4   1 1
8 Kuzma-Offenhauser              
9 Vanwall              
10 Sutton-Offenhauser              
11 Porsche              
12 Phillips-Offenhauser              
13 Moore-Offenhauser              
14 Maserati              
15 Christensen-Offenhauser              
16 JBW-Maserati              
17 Fry-Climax              
18 Elder-Offenhauser              
19 Dunn-Offenhauser              
20 Cooper-OSCA              
21 Cooper-Maserati              
22 Aston Martin              
23 Cooper-Borgward              
24 Tec-Mec-Maserati              
25 Connaught              
26 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser              

1959 Drivers Championship final standings

Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Jack Brabham 8 Australia 33 2 5 1
2 Tony Brooks 2 Britain 26 2 4 2
3 Stirling Moss 7 Britain 22 2 3 4
4 Phil Hill 5 USA 19   3  
5 Maurice Trintignant 6 France 18   2  
6 Bruce McLaren 9 New Zealand 16 1 2  
7 Dan Gurney 36 USA 13   2  
8 Masten Gregory 2 USA 10   2  
9 Joakim Bonnier 6 Sweden 10 1 1 1
10 Rodger Ward 1 USA 8 1 1  
11 Jim Rathmann 16 USA 6   1  
12 Innes Ireland 10 Britain 5      
13 Harry Schell 19 USA 5      
14 Johnny Thomson 3 USA 4   1 1
15 Olivier Gendebien 38 Belgium 3      
16 Tony Bettenhausen 1 USA 3      
17 Jean Behra 30 France 2      
18 Cliff Allison 3 Britain 2      
19 Paul Goldsmith 99 USA 2      
20 Jean Lucienbonnet 14 France        
21 Jim McWithey 58 USA        
22 Mario de Araujo Cabral 18 Portugal        
23 Keith Greene 54 Britain        
24 Jimmy Bryan 1 USA        
25 Jimmy Daywalt 66 USA        
26 Johnny Boyd 33 USA        
27 Jack Turner 24 USA        
28 Jack Fairman 22 Britain        
29 Jud Larson 7 USA        
30 Pat Flaherty 64 USA        
31 Ron Flockhart 4 Britain        
32 Red Amick 87 USA        
33 Ray Crawford 49 USA        
34 Peter Ashdown 52 Britain        
35 Pete Lovely 42 USA        
36 Lucien Bianchi 10 Belgium        
37 Paul Russo 45 USA        
38 Len Sutton 8 USA        
39 Mike Parkes 60 Britain        
40 Mike Magill 77 USA        
41 Wolfgang von Trips 4 Germany        
42 A.J. Foyt 10 USA        
43 Roy Salvadori 12 Britain        
44 Maria Teresa de Filippis 4 Italy        
45 Trevor Taylor 44 Britain        
46 Bob Christie 65 USA        
47 Chuck Arnold 71 USA        
48 Chris Bristow 48 Britain        
49 Carroll Shelby 26 USA        
50 Carel Godin de Beaufort 42 Holland        
51 Bruce Halford 44 Britain        
52 Brian Naylor 36 Britain        
53 Bobby Grim 48 USA        
54 Chuck Weyant 47 USA        
55 Bob Said 18 USA        
56 Bill Cheesbourg 53 USA        
57 Bill Moss 56 Britain        
58 Andre Testut 56 Monaco        
59 Alan Stacey 11 Britain        
60 Alain de Changy 12 Belgium        
61 Al Keller 57 USA        
62 Al Herman 89 USA        
63 Ivor Bueb 46 Britain        
64 Mike Taylor 50 USA        
65 Bob Veith 74 USA        
66 Giulio Cabianca 28 Italy        
67 Alessandro de Tomaso 14 Argentina        
68 Henry Taylor 58 USA        
69 Harry Blanchard 17 USA        
70 Graham Hill 18 Britain        
71 Ian Burgess 42 Britain        
72 Giorgio Scarlatti 10 Italy        
73 George Constantine 16 USA        
74 Gene Hartley 88 USA        
75 Fritz d Orey 15 Brazil        
76 David Piper 64 Britain        
77 Eddie Johnson 19 USA        
78 Duane Carter 37 USA        
79 Don Freeland 15 USA        
80 Don Branson 9 USA        
81 Dick Rathmann 73 USA        
82 Dennis Taylor 62 USA        
83 Colin Davis 40 Britain        
84 Hans Herrmann 11 Germany        
85 Eddie Sachs 44 USA        
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