1959 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 10th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Races: | 9 |
| Winning drivers: | Jack Brabham (2) Tony Brooks (2) Stirling Moss (2)  Rodger Ward (1)  Jo Bonnier (1)  Bruce McLaren (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Cooper (5)  Ferrari (2) Watson (1) BRM (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Jack Brabham Rodger Ward Jo Bonnier Bruce McLaren |
| First-time winners (constructor): | BRM |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 10 May | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 2 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | 30 May | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 31 May | 1959 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 4 |  France | Reims | 05 July | 1959 French Grand Prix |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | 18 July | 1959 British Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Germany | AVUS | 02 August | 1959 German Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Portugal | Monsanto | 23 August | 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 8 | Italy CT | Monza | 13 September | 1959 Italian Grand Prix |
| 9 | USA DT | Sebring | 12 December | 1959 United States Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 20.400s |
| 2 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Rodger Ward | Watson-Offenhauser | 6 | 23.276s |
| 3 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 14.200s |
| 4 | France | Reims | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 27.500s |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 22.200s |
| 6 | Germany | AVUS | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 1.900s |
| 7 | Portugal | Monsanto | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 1 lap |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 46.700s |
| 9 | USA | Sebring | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 0.600s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | DNF | 0.400s |
| 2 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 3 | 0.204s |
| 3 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 0.000s |
| 4 | France | Reims | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 0.300s |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0.000s |
| 6 | Germany | AVUS | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 0.100s |
| 7 | Portugal | Monsanto | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 2.000s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0.100s |
| 9 | USA | Sebring | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | DNF | 3.000s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 2 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky-Offenhauser |
| 3 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | France | Reims | Stirling Moss | BRM |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren | BRM Cooper-Climax |
| 6 | Germany | AVUS | Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
| 7 | Portugal | Monsanto | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 9 | USA | Sebring | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top five classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (8), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), fastest lap (1)
A point was awarded for setting the fastest lap. In the event of more than one driver setting the fastest lap points were shared. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1959.
Notes
- Reigning champion Mike Hawthorn retired after winning the 1958 world championship
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top five classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (8), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2)
Constructors only received points for its highest placed car. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | MCO | 500 | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | PRT | ITA | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 (53) | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 32 (38) | ||
| 3 | BRM | R | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 4 | Lotus-Climax | R | 4 | R | 8 | R | R | R | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 6R | R | R | 6 | 10 | 11 | R | |||
| 6 | Aston Martin | R | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| 7 | Porsche | R | 10 | DNS | 7 | ||||||
| 8 | Maserati | DNQ | 8 | R | 15 | DNS | |||||
| 9 | Cooper-Borgward | 10 | |||||||||
| 10 | JBW-Maserati | R | |||||||||
| 11 | Vanwall | R | |||||||||
| 12 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | R | |||||||||
| 13 | Cooper-OSCA | R | |||||||||
| 14 | Tec-Mec-Maserati | R | |||||||||
| 15 | Connaught-Alta | R | |||||||||
| 16 | Behra-Porsche-Porsche | DNQ | DNS | ||||||||
| 17 | Fry-Climax | DNQ | |||||||||
| No. | Constructor | MCO | 500 | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | PRT | ITA | USA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top four constructors of 1959.