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1959 Standings

Driver and Constructor Championships

1959 season summary

Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) won the 1959 World Drivers' Championship with 31 points and 2 race wins. Cooper-Climax took the Constructors' Championship with 40 points across the season's 9 Grands Prix.

Podium

P2
Tony Brooks
Ferrari
27 pts
P1
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
31 pts
P3
Stirling Moss
Cooper-Climax
25.5 pts

Driver Championship

PosDriverTeamWinsGapPoints
1
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax2โ€”31
2
Tony Brooks
Ferrari2โˆ’427
3

1959 Season Calendar

RGrand PrixCircuitCountryDatePoleWinnerQuali
1Monaco Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
Circuit de Monaco
Monaco1959-05-10--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
2Indianapolis 500๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 1959 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) won the 1959 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with 31 points and 2 race wins.
Which team won the 1959 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Cooper-Climax won the 1959 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship with 40 points.
Who finished second in the 1959 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Tony Brooks (Ferrari) finished second in the 1959 Drivers' Championship with 27 points.
How many races were in the 1959 F1 season?
The 1959 Formula 1 World Championship featured 9 Grands Prix.
Stirling Moss
Cooper-Climax
2
โˆ’5.5
25.5
4
Phil Hill
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’1120
5
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’1219
6
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax1โˆ’14.516.5
7
Dan Gurney
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’1813
8
Jo Bonnier
BRM1โˆ’2110
9
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’2110
10
Rodger Ward
Watson1โˆ’238
11
Jim Rathmann
Watsonโ€”โˆ’256
12
Johnny Thomson
Lesovskyโ€”โˆ’265
13
Harry Schell
BRMโ€”โˆ’265
14
Innes Ireland
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’265
15
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’283
16
Tony Bettenhausen
Epperlyโ€”โˆ’283
17
Cliff Allison
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’292
18
Jean Behra
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’292
19
Paul Goldsmith
Epperlyโ€”โˆ’292
0
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Maseratiโ€”โˆ’310
0
Ron Flockhart
BRMโ€”โˆ’310
0
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Maseratiโ€”โˆ’310
0
Wolfgang von Trips
Porscheโ€”โˆ’310
0
Johnny Boyd
Epperlyโ€”โˆ’310
0
Graham Hill
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’310
0
Duane Carter
Kurtis Kraftโ€”โˆ’310
0
Harry Blanchard
Porscheโ€”โˆ’310
0
Carroll Shelby
Aston Martinโ€”โˆ’310
0
Giorgio Scarlatti
Maseratiโ€”โˆ’310
0
Alan Stacey
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’310

Constructor Championship

PosTeamWinsGapPoints
1
cooper-climax
Cooper-Climax
5โ€”40
2
ferrari
Ferrari
2โˆ’832
3
brm
BRM
1โˆ’2218
4
team_lotus
Team Lotus
โ€”โˆ’355
0
cooper-maserati
Cooper-Maserati
โ€”โˆ’400
0
aston_martin
Aston Martin
โ€”โˆ’400
0
porsche
Porsche
โ€”โˆ’400
0
maserati
Maserati
โ€”โˆ’400
0
cooper-borgward
Cooper-Borgward
โ€”โˆ’400
0
kurtis_kraft
Kurtis Kraft
โ€”โˆ’400
0
cooper-osca
Cooper-OSCA
โ€”โˆ’400
0
tec-mec
Tec-Mec
โ€”โˆ’400
0
connaught
Connaught
โ€”โˆ’400
0
jbw
JBW
โ€”โˆ’400
0
vanwall
Vanwall
โ€”โˆ’400
USA
1959-05-30
-
-
Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
3Dutch Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Netherlands1959-05-31--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
4French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux
France1959-07-05--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
5British Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Aintree
UK1959-07-18--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
6German Grand Prix
AVUS
Germany1959-08-02--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
7Portuguese Grand Prix
Monsanto Park Circuit
Portugal1959-08-23--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
8Italian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Italy1959-09-13--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
9United States Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sebring International Raceway
USA1959-12-12--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’