Pit Lane F1
1959 Season - Round 4 - 1959-07-05
Tony Brooks won the 1959 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Phil Hill (Ferrari) and Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) home for Ferrari.
Giorgio Scarlatti (Maserati) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1959 French Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Olivier Gendebien |
| Ferrari |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | BRM | 9 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 21 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 20 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 18 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +14 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 4 | Disqualified | 1 |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 12 | Radiator | 0 |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 15 | Wheel | 0 |
| 17 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 7 | Physical | 0 |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 14 | Radiator | 0 |
| 20 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 17 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 21 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
