1959 Dutch Grand Prix
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Zandvoort, 75 laps |
| Round | 3 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1959 Dutch Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM | 75 | 2hr 05m 26.800s | 8 | |
| 2 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +14.200s | 6 | |
| 3 | +4 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +1m 23.000s | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 74 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | -1 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Ferrari | 74 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +6 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | -2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +6 | (GBR) Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 71 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +4 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 68 | +7 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 63 | DNF | 1 FL | |
| R | (USA) Harry Schell | BRM | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 3 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:36.000
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 2 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 4 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Ferrari |
| 5 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | (USA) Harry Schell | BRM |
| 7 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax |
| 8 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
| 9 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
| 10 | (USA) Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin |
| 11 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 12 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 13 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin |
| 14 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 15 | (GBR) Cliff Allison | Ferrari |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 15 |
| 2 | (USA) Rodger Ward | 8 |
| = | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 8 |
| 4 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 6 |
| = | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 6 | (USA) Johnny Thompson | 5 |
| 7 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| = | (USA) Masten Gregory | 4 |
| 9 | (USA) Phil Hill | 3 |
| = | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 3 |
| 12 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 2 |
| = | (USA) Paul Goldsmith | 2 |
| = | (FRA) Jean Behra | 2 |
| 15 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Innes Ireland
- Aston Martin
- Wins
- 1st and only for Jo Bonnier (23rd different winner, 1st Swedish driver; last Swedish winner until 1973)
- 1st for BRM (11th different winner; last until 1962)
- Podiums
- 2nd for Jack Brabham
- 2nd for Masten Gregory (first podium since 1957; first for Cooper)
- 1st and only for Jo Bonnier (64th different podium finisher, 1st Swedish driver; last Swedish driver to finish on the podium until 1970)
- 9th & 10th for Cooper (6th constructor to score ten podiums)
- 3rd for BRM
- Poles
- 1st and only for Jo Bonnier (20th different polesitter, 1st Swedish driver; last Swedish polesitter until 1973)
- 1st for BRM (12th different polesitter, last until 1962)
- Fastest laps
- 13th for Stirling Moss (first for Cooper)
- 2nd for Cooper
- Front row starts
- 27th for Stirling Moss
- 3rd for Jack Brabham
- 1st for Jo Bonnier (46th different front row starter, 1st Swedish driver)
- Points finishes
- 25th for Stirling Moss
- 16th and last for Jean Behra
- 1st for Innes Ireland (101st different point scorer, 17th British driver)
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Jo Bonnier (9th different driver to win from pole, 1st Swedish driver; last Swedish driver to win from pole until 1973)