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Home / Seasons / 1959 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

1959 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1Monaco(AUS) Jack Brabham3
2Indianapolis 500(AUS) Jack Brabham1
3Netherlands(AUS) Jack Brabham7
4France(AUS) Jack Brabham5
5Britain(AUS) Jack Brabham13
6Germany(AUS) Jack Brabham4
7Portugal(AUS) Jack Brabham4
8Italy(AUS) Jack Brabham5.5
9USA(AUS) Jack Brabham4
← 1958 1960 →

Notes

  • The 1959 season was the fourth season, and first since 1957, in which the Drivers’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same driver.
  • Jack Brabham was the third driver and the first Australian driver to achieve this feat.
First time as championship leader
Jack Brabham (first Australian driver to lead the championship)
Last time as championship leader
No driver led the championship for the last time in 1959

Constructors’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1MonacoCooper-Climax2
2Indianapolis 500Cooper-Climax2
3NetherlandsCooper-Climax6
4FranceCooper-Climax2
5BritainCooper-Climax10
6GermanyCooper-Climax5
7PortugalCooper-Climax6
8ItalyCooper-Climax6
9USACooper-Climax8
← 1958 1960 →

Notes

  • The 1959 season was the first season in which the Constructors’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same constructor.
First time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the first time in 1959
Last time as championship leader
No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1959

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