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1959 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitReims, 50 laps
Round4 of 9
Race numbers

The 1959 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 79th World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Reims
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari502hr 01m 26.500s8
2+1(USA) Phil HillFerrari50+27.500s6
3-1(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax50+1m 37.700s4
4+7(BEL) Olivier GendebienFerrari50+1m 47.500s3
5+5(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax50+1m 47.700s2
6+7(GBR) Ron FlockhartBRM50+2m 05.700s 
7+2(USA) Harry SchellBRM47+3 laps 
DQ (GBR) Stirling MossBRM (privateer)42DSQ1 FL
8+13(ITA) Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati (privateer)41+9 laps 
9+11(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortMaserati (privateer)40+10 laps 
10+8(BRA) Fritz d’OreyMaserati (privateer)40+10 laps 
11-3(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)36+14 laps 
R (FRA) Jean BehraFerrari31DNF 
R (GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati (privateer)20DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyFerrari19DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax14DNF 
R (GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)13DNF 
R (USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Climax8DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillLotus-Climax7DNF 
R (GBR) Colin DavisCooper-Maserati (privateer)7DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBRM6DNF 

Notes

  • Stirling Moss was disqualified for receiving a push start after a spin.

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:19.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari
2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
3(USA) Phil HillFerrari
4(GBR) Stirling MossBRM (privateer)
5(FRA) Jean BehraFerrari
6(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
7(USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Climax
8(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)
9(USA) Harry SchellBRM
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
11(BEL) Olivier GendebienFerrari
12(USA) Dan GurneyFerrari
13(GBR) Ron FlockhartBRM
14(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Climax
15(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
16(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati (privateer)
17(GBR) Colin DavisCooper-Maserati (privateer)
18(BRA) Fritz d’OreyMaserati (privateer)
19(GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)
20(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortMaserati (privateer)
21(ITA) Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(URY) Azdrubal BayardoMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham19
2(GBR) Tony Brooks14
3(USA) Phil Hill9
4(USA) Rodger Ward8
=(SWE) Jo Bonnier8
6(USA) Jim Rathmann6
7(USA) Johnny Thompson5
8(FRA) Maurice Trintignant4
=(USA) Masten Gregory4
10(NZL) Bruce McLaren4
11(USA) Tony Bettenhausen3
=(GBR) Innes Ireland3
=(BEL) Olivier Gendebien3
14(USA) Paul Goldsmith2
=(FRA) Jean Behra2
16(GBR) Stirling Moss2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax18
2Ferrari16
3BRM8
4Lotus-Climax3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Colin Davis
Fritz d’Orey (first Brazilian driver to start a race since 1956)
Dan Gurney
Last start
Jean Behra
Milestone race start
50th for Harry Schell (4th driver to start 50 races, 1st American driver)
Wins
5th for Tony Brooks (first for Ferrari)
28th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
17th for Ferrari
Podiums
7th for Tony Brooks
3rd for Phil Hill & Jack Brabham
98th & 99th for Ferrari
11th for Cooper
Poles
2nd for Tony Brooks (first for Ferrari)
30th for Ferrari (1st constructor to take 30 pole positions)
Fastest laps
14th for Stirling Moss (first for BRM)
1st for BRM (12th different fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
7th for Tony Brooks (first for Ferrari)
4th for Jack Brabham
1st for Phil Hill (47th different front row starter, 23rd American driver)
Pole & win
1st for Tony Brooks (10th different driver to win from pole, 3rd British driver)