F1 driver stats
Driver stats
Wins
| # | Driver | Wins | From pole | Win & f.lap | Hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | (USA) Rodger Ward (Watson) | 1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (BRM) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 6 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | 1 | – | – | – |
- First-time winners
- Jo Bonnier (first Swedish winner)
- Jack Brabham (first Australian winner)
- Bruce McLaren (first New Zealander winner)
- Rodger Ward
For more information see 1959 race winners.
Podiums
| # | Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper, BRM) | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 4 | (USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari) | 3 | – | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | 2 | 1 | – | 1 |
| 6 | (USA) Masten Gregory (Cooper) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | (USA) Dan Gurney (Ferrari) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Cooper) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | (USA) Rodger Ward (Watson) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 10 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (BRM) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 11 | (USA) Jim Rathmann (Watson) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 12 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
- First-time podium finishers
- Jo Bonnier (first Swedish podium finisher)
- Jack Brabham (first Australian podium finisher)
- Dan Gurney
- Bruce McLaren (first New Zealander podium finisher)
- Johnny Thomson
- Rodger Ward
Notes
- Stirling Moss scored one podium for BRM (2nd) and two podiums for Cooper (both race wins).
Pole positions
| # | Driver | Poles | Pole & win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper) | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari) | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | 1 | – |
| 4 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (BRM) | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 1 | 1 |
- First-time polesitters
- Jo Bonnier (first Swedish polesitter)
- Jack Brabham (first Australian polesitter)
- Johnny Thomson
For more information see 1959 pole positions.
Fastest laps
| # | Driver | Fastest laps | Win & f.lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper, BRM) | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | 1 | – |
| 4 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | 1 | – |
| 5 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | (USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari) | 1 | – |
| 7 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Cooper) | 1 | – |
- First-time fastest lap setters
- Jack Brabham (first Australian fastest lap setter)
- Bruce McLaren (first New Zealander fastest lap setter)
- Johnny Thomson
- Maurice Trintignant
Notes
- Stirling Moss set two fastest laps for both Cooper and BRM.
- Moss’ win and fastest lap combination was for Cooper.
For more information see 1959 fastest laps.
Points finishes
| # | Driver | Points finishes | Points | Points per points finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 6 | 31 (34) | 5.67 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper, BRM) | 5 | 25.5 | 5.10 |
| 3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Cooper) | 5 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 4 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari) | 4 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | (USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari) | 4 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 6 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | 4 | 16.5 | 4.13 |
| 7 | (USA) Dan Gurney (Ferrari) | 3 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 8 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (BRM) | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 9 | (USA) Masten Gregory (Cooper) | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | (GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus) | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 11 | (USA) Harry Schell (BRM) | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 12 | (USA) Rodger Ward (Watson) | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 13 | (USA) Jim Rathmann (Watson) | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 15 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen (Epperly) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 16 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Ferrari) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 17 | (GBR) Cliff Allison (Ferrari) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Ferrari) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 19 | (USA) Paul Goldsmith (Epperly) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
- First-time point scorers
- Paul Goldsmith
- Dan Gurney
- Innes Ireland
- Bruce McLaren (first New Zealander point scorer)
- Rodger Ward
Notes
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Stirling Moss scored 7.5 points in two points finishes for BRM and 18 points in three points finishes for Cooper.
Front row starts
| # | Driver | FR starts | Pole | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 3 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari) | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 4 | (USA) Harry Schell (BRM, Cooper) | 2 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 5 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (BRM) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Ferrari) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 8 | (USA) Eddie Sachs (Kuzma) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 9 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori (Aston Martin) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 10 | (USA) Jim Rathmann (Watson) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 11 | (USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 12 | (USA) Dan Gurney (Ferrari) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 13 | (USA) Masten Gregory (Cooper) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
- First-time front row starters
- Jo Bonnier (first Swedish front row starter)
- Masten Gregory
- Dan Gurney
- Phil Hill
- Johnny Thomson
Notes
- Harry Schell made one front row start for BRM (3rd) and one for Cooper (3rd).
Retirements
| # | Driver | DNFs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Graham Hill (Lotus) | 5 |
| 2 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori (Cooper, Aston Martin) | 5 |
| 3 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (BRM) | 4 |
| 4 | (GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus) | 4 |
| 5 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper) | 4 |
| 6 | (USA) Masten Gregory (Cooper) | 3 |
| 7 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (Ferrari, Vanwall) | 3 |
| 8 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper) | 3 |
| 9 | (GBR) Cliff Allison (Ferrari) | 3 |
| 10 | (USA) Harry Schell (BRM, Cooper) | 3 |
| 11 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Ferrari) | 2 |
| 12 | (GBR) Ian Burgess (Cooper) | 2 |
| 13 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart (BRM) | 2 |
| 14 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann (Cooper, BRM) | 2 |
| 15 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 2 |
| 16 | (GBR) Jack Fairman (Cooper) | 2 |
| 17 | (BRA) Fritz d’Orey (Maserati, Tec Mec) | 2 |
| 18 | (USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari) | 2 |
| 19 | (USA) Carroll Shelby (Aston Martin) | 2 |
| 20 | (GBR) Bruce Halford (Lotus) | 1 |
| 21 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Porsche) | 1 |
| 22 | (USA) Red Amick (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 23 | (USA) Don Branson (Phillips) | 1 |
| 24 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan (Epperly) | 1 |
| 25 | (USA) Bill Cheesbourg (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 26 | (USA) Bob Christie (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 27 | (USA) Ray Crawford (Elder) | 1 |
| 28 | (USA) Pat Flaherty (Watson) | 1 |
| 29 | (USA) Don Freeland (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 30 | (USA) Bobby Grim (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 31 | (USA) Al Keller (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 32 | (USA) Jud Larson (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 33 | (USA) Mike Magill (Sutton) | 1 |
| 34 | (USA) Dick Rathmann (Watson) | 1 |
| 35 | (USA) Eddie Sachs (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 36 | (USA) Len Sutton (Lesovsky) | 1 |
| 37 | (USA) Jack Turner (Christensen) | 1 |
| 38 | (USA) Chuck Weyant (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 39 | (GBR) Colin Davis (Cooper) | 1 |
| 40 | (USA) Dan Gurney (Ferrari) | 1 |
| 41 | (GBR) Brian Naylor (JBW) | 1 |
| 42 | (GBR) David Piper (Lotus) | 1 |
| 43 | (GBR) Mike Taylor (Cooper) | 1 |
| 44 | (USA) George Constantine (Cooper) | 1 |
| 45 | (ARG) Alessandro de Tomaso (Cooper) | 1 |
| 46 | (USA) Bob Said (Connaught) | 1 |
| 47 | (GBR) Alan Stacey (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 48 | (USA) Rodger Ward (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
Notes
- Roy Salvadori retired from three races for Cooper and two for Aston Martin.
- Tony Brooks retired from two races for Ferrari and one for Vanwall.
- Harry Schell retired from two races for BRM and one for Cooper.
- Hans Herrmann retired from one race for Cooper and one for BRM.
- Fritz d’Orey retired from one race for Maserati and one for Tec-Mec.