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Home / Seasons / 1959 F1 World Championship Season

1959 F1 season

Season info

Season

10

Races

9

Drivers’ Champion

Jack Brabham (1st title; 5th different World Champion, 1st Australian champion)

Constructors’ Champion

Cooper-Climax (1st title for Cooper, 2nd different World Champion constructor)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Mike Hawthorn

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Vanwall

← 1958 1960 →

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Standings

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Wins, poles & fastest laps

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Qualifying

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On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1MonacoMonte Carlo10 May
2Indianapolis 500Indianapolis30 May
3NetherlandsZandvoort31 May
4FranceReims05 July
5BritainAintree18 July
6GermanyAVUS02 August
7PortugalMonsanto23 August
8ItalyMonza13 September
9USASebring12 December
← 1958 1960 →
First race (Grand Prix)
USA
First race (circuit)
AVUS (only race; second German circuit to host a World Championship race)
Monsanto (only race; second Portuguese circuit to host a World Championship race)
Sebring (only race; second American circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit)
AVUS
Sebring
Last Grand Prix until…
1961 for Germany
Last race at a circuit until…
1961 for Aintree

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1MonacoResult
2Indianapolis 500Result
3NetherlandsResult
4FranceResult
5BritainResult
6GermanyResult
7PortugalResult
8ItalyResult
9USA (drivers’ title decider)Result
← 1958 1960 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1959 F1 season (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries). Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Aston Martin (works team)
(GBR) Roy Salvadori (3, 5, 7-8)
(USA) Carroll Shelby (3, 5, 7-8)
Behra-Porsche (works team)
(ITA) Maria Teresa de Filippis (1)
(FRA) Jean Behra (6)
BRM (works team)
(SWE) Jo Bonnier (1, 3-8)
(USA) Harry Schell (1, 3-8)
(GBR) Ron Flockhart (1, 4-5, 7-8)
BRM (privateers)
(GBR) Stirling Moss (4-5)
(DEU) Hans Herrmann (6)
Connaught (works team)
(USA) Bob Said (9) (Rookie)
Cooper (works team)
(AUS) Jack Brabham (1, 3-9)
(USA) Masten Gregory (1, 3-7)
(NZL) Bruce McLaren (1, 4-9) (Rookie) (first New Zealander driver to enter a World Championship race)
(ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (8)
Cooper (privateers)
(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (1, 3-9)
(GBR) Stirling Moss (1, 3, 6-9)
(GBR) Roy Salvadori (1, 4, 9)
(GBR) Ivor Bueb (1, 5)
(BEL) Lucien Bianchi (1)
(BEL) Alain de Changy (1) (Rookie)
(FRA) Jean Lucienbonnet (1) (Rookie)
(GBR) Ian Burgess (4-6, 8)
(GBR) Colin Davis (4, 8) (Rookie)
(GBR) Jack Fairman (5, 8)
(GBR) Peter Ashdown (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) Chris Bristow (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) Keith Greene (5)
(GBR) Bill Moss (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) Tim Parnell (5)
(DEU) Hans Herrmann (5)
(GBR) Henry Taylor (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) Mike Taylor (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) Trevor Taylor (5)
(PRT) Mario de Araujo Cabral (7) (Rookie) (first Portuguese driver to enter a World Championship race)
(USA) George Constantine (9) (Rookie)
(ARG) Alessandro de Tomaso (9)
(USA) Harry Schell (9)
Ferrari (works team)
(GBR) Tony Brooks (1, 3-4, 6-9)
(USA) Phil Hill (1, 3-4, 6-9)
(FRA) Jean Behra (1, 3-4)
(GBR) Cliff Allison (1, 3, 6, 8-9)
(USA) Dan Gurney (4, 6-8) (Rookie)
(BEL) Olivier Gendebien (4, 8)
(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (9)
Fry (works team)
(GBR) Mike Parkes (5)
JBW (works team)
(GBR) Brian Naylor (5) (Rookie)
Kurtis Kraft (privateer)
(USA) Rodger Ward (9)
Lotus (works team)
(GBR) Graham Hill (1, 3-8)
(USA) Pete Lovely (1)
(GBR) Innes Ireland (3-4, 6-9) (Rookie)
(GBR) Alan Stacey (5, 9)
Lotus (privateers)
(GBR) Bruce Halford (1)
(GBR) David Piper (5) (Rookie)
(GBR) Dennis Taylor (5) (Rookie)
Maserati (privateers)
(ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (1, 4)
(MCO) Andre Testut (1)
(BRA) Fritz d’Orey (4-5) (Rookie)
(URY) Azdrubal Bayardo (4) (Rookie)
(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (4)
(ITA) Giulio Cabianca (8)
(USA) Phil Cade (9) (Rookie)
Porsche (works team)
(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (1, 6)
Porsche (privateers)
(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (3)
(USA) Harry Blanchard (9) (Rookie)
Tec-Mec (privateer)
(BRA) Fritz d’Orey (9) (Rookie)
Vanwall (works team)
(GBR) Tony Brooks (5)
← 1958 1960 →
Final season (drivers)
Peter Ashdown
Azdrubal Bayardo
Jean Behra
Harry Blanchard
Ivor Bueb
Phil Cade
George Constantine
Colin Davis
Alain de Changy
Maria Teresa de Filippis
Alessandro de Tomaso
Fritz d’Orey
Jean Lucienbonnet
Bill Moss
Bob Said
Carroll Shelby
Dennis Taylor
Andre Testut
First entry (drivers) since…
1957 for Alessandro de Tomaso and Bruce Halford
Last entry (drivers) until…
1961 for Tim Parnell and Trevor Taylor
1963 for Rodger Ward
1966 for Mike Parkes
Debut season (constructors)
Aston Martin
Behra-Porsche
Fry (only season)
JBW
Tec-Mec (only season)
Final season (constructors)
Connaught
Fry
Tec-Mec

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Jack Brabham (Cooper)Monaco
Rodger Ward (Watson)Indianapolis
Jo Bonnier (BRM)Netherlands
Bruce McLaren (Cooper)USA
ConstructorGrand Prix
BRM (Jo Bonnier)Netherlands
← 1958 1960 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Jack Brabham (Cooper)Monaco
Rodger Ward (Watson)Indianapolis
Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky)Indianapolis
Jo Bonnier (BRM)Netherlands
Bruce McLaren (Cooper)Britain
Dan Gurney (Ferrari)Germany
ConstructorGrand Prix
Lesovsky (Johnny Thomson)Indianapolis
← 1958 1960 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky)Indianapolis
Jo Bonnier (BRM)Netherlands
Jack Brabham (Cooper)Britain
ConstructorGrand Prix
Cooper (Stirling Moss)Monaco
Lesovsky (Johnny Thomson)Indianapolis
BRM (Jo Bonnier)Netherlands
← 1958 1960 →

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