World Drivers' Championship

1959

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Cumulative championship points for each driver after every round.

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1959 Formula One World Championship

Jack Brabham won the 1959 World Drivers' Championship for Cooper-Climax with 31 points, 4 ahead of Tony Brooks (Ferrari).

Brabham won 2 of the 9 races. Cooper-Climax won the most races (5 of 9). Six different drivers won a race.

Final standings

PosDriverWinsPodiumsPts
1Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax2531
2Tony BrooksFerrari / Vanwall2427
3Stirling MossCooper-Climax / BRM2325.5
4Phil HillFerrari0320
5Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax0219
6Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1216.5
7Dan GurneyFerrari0213
8Jo BonnierBRM1110
9Masten GregoryCooper-Climax0210
10Rodger WardKurtis Kraft / Watson118
11Jim RathmannWatson016
12Johnny ThomsonLesovsky015
13Harry SchellBRM / Cooper-Climax005
14Innes IrelandTeam Lotus005
15Olivier GendebienFerrari003
16Tony BettenhausenEpperly003
17Cliff AllisonFerrari002
18Jean BehraFerrari002
19Paul GoldsmithEpperly002

Only a driver's best results counted towards the title this season, so totals can be lower than the points scored.

Races

RdGrand PrixDateWinnerPoleFastest lap
1Monaco Grand Prix10 May 1959Jack BrabhamCooper-ClimaxStirling MossJack Brabham
2Indianapolis 50030 May 1959Rodger WardWatsonJohnny Thomson—
3Dutch Grand Prix31 May 1959Jo BonnierBRMJo BonnierStirling Moss
4French Grand Prix5 Jul 1959Tony BrooksFerrariTony BrooksStirling Moss
5British Grand Prix18 Jul 1959Jack BrabhamCooper-ClimaxJack BrabhamStirling Moss
6German Grand Prix2 Aug 1959Tony BrooksFerrariTony BrooksTony Brooks
7Portuguese Grand Prix23 Aug 1959Stirling MossCooper-ClimaxStirling MossStirling Moss
8Italian Grand Prix13 Sep 1959Stirling MossCooper-ClimaxStirling MossPhil Hill
9United States Grand Prix12 Dec 1959Bruce McLarenCooper-ClimaxStirling MossMaurice Trintignant

Race by race

Round 1

Monaco Grand Prix

10 May 1959 · Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco

  • Jack Brabham won for Cooper-Climax from P3, 20.400s ahead of Tony Brooks.
  • First career win for Jack Brabham.
  • Attrition: only 6 of 16 starters were classified.
  • Polesitter Stirling Moss retired (transmission).
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 3 points from Tony Brooks with 8 rounds to go.
Round 2

Indianapolis 500

30 May 1959 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA

  • Rodger Ward won for Watson from P6, 23.280s ahead of Jim Rathmann.
  • A one-two finish for Watson.
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 1 point from Rodger Ward with 7 rounds to go.
Round 3

Dutch Grand Prix

31 May 1959 · Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands

  • Jo Bonnier won for BRM from pole, 14.200s ahead of Jack Brabham.
  • The only Grand Prix win of Jo Bonnier's career.
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 7 points from Jo Bonnier with 6 rounds to go.
Round 4

French Grand Prix

5 Jul 1959 · Reims-Gueux, Reims, France

  • Tony Brooks won for Ferrari from pole, 27.500s ahead of Phil Hill.
  • A one-two finish for Ferrari.
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 5 points from Tony Brooks with 5 rounds to go.
Round 5

British Grand Prix

18 Jul 1959 · Aintree, Liverpool, UK

  • Jack Brabham won for Cooper-Climax from pole, 22.200s ahead of Stirling Moss.
  • First career podium for Bruce McLaren.
  • Jack Brabham's 2nd win of 1959.
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 13 points from Tony Brooks with 4 rounds to go.
Round 6

German Grand Prix

2 Aug 1959 · AVUS, Berlin, Germany

  • Tony Brooks won for Ferrari from pole, 2.900s ahead of Dan Gurney.
  • The last of Tony Brooks's 6 Grand Prix wins.
  • Championship leader Jack Brabham retired (transmission).
  • A hat-trick for Tony Brooks: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • Ferrari locked out the podium.
  • First career podium for Dan Gurney.
  • Tony Brooks's 2nd win of 1959.
Round 7

Portuguese Grand Prix

23 Aug 1959 · Monsanto Park Circuit, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Stirling Moss won for Cooper-Climax from pole, a lap clear of Masten Gregory.
  • Championship leader Jack Brabham retired (transmission).
  • A hat-trick for Stirling Moss: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • A one-two finish for Cooper-Climax.
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 4 points from Tony Brooks with 2 rounds to go.
Round 8

Italian Grand Prix

13 Sep 1959 · Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy

  • Stirling Moss won for Cooper-Climax from pole, 46.700s ahead of Phil Hill.
  • Stirling Moss's 2nd win of 1959.
  • Jack Brabham leads the championship by 5.5 points from Stirling Moss with 1 round to go.
Round 9

United States Grand Prix

12 Dec 1959 · Sebring International Raceway, Florida, USA

  • Bruce McLaren won for Cooper-Climax from P10, 0.600s ahead of Maurice Trintignant.
  • Jack Brabham finished as champion, 4 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
  • First career win for Bruce McLaren.
  • Attrition: only 7 of 18 starters were classified.
  • A one-two finish for Cooper-Climax.
  • Polesitter Stirling Moss retired (transmission).