F1 season
Season info
Season no. | 10 |
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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 |
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Calendar
# | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | |
2 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | |
3 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | |
4 | France | Reims | |
5 | Britain | Aintree | |
6 | Germany | AVUS | |
7 | Portugal | Monsanto | |
8 | Italy | Monza | |
9 | USA | Sebring |
- 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
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)
- 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
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Jack Brabham (Cooper) | Monaco |
Rodger Ward (Watson) | Indianapolis |
Jo Bonnier (BRM) | Netherlands |
Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | USA |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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BRM (Jo Bonnier) | Netherlands |
Maiden podium finishes
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Jack Brabham (Cooper) | Monaco |
Rodger Ward (Watson) | Indianapolis |
Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | Indianapolis |
Jo Bonnier (BRM) | Netherlands |
Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | Britain |
Dan Gurney (Ferrari) | Germany |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Lesovsky (Johnny Thomson) | Indianapolis |
Maiden pole positions
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | Indianapolis |
Jo Bonnier (BRM) | Netherlands |
Jack Brabham (Cooper) | Britain |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Cooper (Stirling Moss) | Monaco |
Lesovsky (Johnny Thomson) | Indianapolis |
BRM (Jo Bonnier) | Netherlands |