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1959 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSebring, 42 laps
Round9 of 9
Race numbers

The 1959 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 84th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 1st and only World Championship race at Sebring
  • 1959 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+9(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax422hr 12m 35.700s8
2+3(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)42+0.600s7 FL
3+1(GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari42+3m 00.900s4
4-2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax42+4m 57.300s3
5+4(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax39+3 laps2
6 (DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari38+4 laps 
7+9(USA) Harry BlanchardPorsche (privateer)38+4 laps 
R (GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati (privateer)23DNF 
R (GBR) Cliff AllisonFerrari23DNF 
R (USA) Rodger WardKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser (privateer)20DNF 
R (ARG) Alessandro de TomasoCooper-OSCA (privateer)13DNF 
R (USA) Phil HillFerrari8DNF 
R (BRA) Fritz d’OreyTec-Mec-Maserati (privateer)6DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellCooper-Climax (privateer)5DNF 
R (USA) George ConstantineCooper-Climax (privateer)5DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossCooper-Climax (privateer)5DNF 
R (GBR) Alan StaceyLotus-Climax1DNF 
R (USA) Bob SaidConnaught-Alta0DNF 
Did not start
  (USA) Phil CadeMaserati (privateer)   

Notes

  • Stirling Moss ended lap 5 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 3:00.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Stirling MossCooper-Climax (privateer)
2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
3(USA) Harry SchellCooper-Climax (privateer)
4(GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari
5(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)
6(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
7(GBR) Cliff AllisonFerrari
8(USA) Phil HillFerrari
9(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
11(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati (privateer)
12(GBR) Alan StaceyLotus-Climax
13(USA) Bob SaidConnaught-Alta
14(ARG) Alessandro de TomasoCooper-OSCA (privateer)
15(USA) George ConstantineCooper-Climax (privateer)
16(USA) Harry BlanchardPorsche (privateer)
17(BRA) Fritz d’OreyTec-Mec-Maserati (privateer)
18  
19(USA) Rodger WardKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham31
2(GBR) Tony Brooks27
3(GBR) Stirling Moss25.5
4(USA) Phil Hill20
5(FRA) Maurice Trintignant19
6(NZL) Bruce McLaren16.5
7(USA) Dan Gurney13
8(SWE) Jo Bonnier10
9(USA) Masten Gregory10
10(USA) Rodger Ward8
11(USA) Jim Rathmann6
12(USA) Johnny Thompson5
13(USA) Harry Schell5
=(GBR) Innes Ireland5
15(USA) Tony Bettenhausen3
=(BEL) Olivier Gendebien3
17(USA) Paul Goldsmith2
=(FRA) Jean Behra2
=(GBR) Cliff Allison2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax40
2Ferrari32
3BRM18
4Lotus-Climax5

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Harry Blanchard (only start)
George Constantine (only start)
Bob Said (only start)
Tec-Mec (only start)
Last start
Alessandro de Tomaso
Fritz d’Orey (last Brazilian driver to start a race until 1970)
Connaught
World Champion
1st title for Jack Brabham (5th driver to win the World Championship, 1st Australian champion)
Wins
1st for Bruce McLaren (24th different winner, 1st New Zealander driver)
7th for Cooper
Race 1-2
2nd for Cooper
Podiums
9th for Maurice Trintignant
9th for Tony Brooks (last podium until 1961; last for Ferrari)
2nd for Bruce McLaren
105th for Ferrari
18th & 19th for Cooper
Poles
11th for Stirling Moss
5th for Cooper
1-2 start
2nd for Cooper
Fastest laps
1st and only for Maurice Trintignant (27th different fastest lap setter, 2nd French driver; first French driver to set a fastest lap since 1954 and last until 1968)
5th for Cooper
Front row starts
31st for Stirling Moss
9th for Jack Brabham
5th and last for Harry Schell (only front row start for Cooper)