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Formula 1 1959 season
The 1959 Formula 1 season ran 9 races and ended with the title going to Jack Brabham, driving for Cooper-Climax. Below, every GP with circuit and winner, plus the drivers championship top 10.
The 9 races of 1959
| GP | Circuit | Country | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | Monaco | Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) |
| Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | USA | Rodger Ward (Watson) |
| Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Netherlands | Jo Bonnier (BRM) |
| French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | France | Tony Brooks (Ferrari) |
| British Grand Prix | Aintree | UK | Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) |
| German Grand Prix | AVUS | Germany | Tony Brooks (Ferrari) |
| Portuguese Grand Prix | Monsanto Park Circuit | Portugal | Stirling Moss (Cooper-Climax) |
| Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Italy | Stirling Moss (Cooper-Climax) |
| United States Grand Prix | Sebring International Raceway | USA | Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) |
1959 championship top 10
| # | Driver | Team | Wins | Points scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham (champion) | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari / Vanwall | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax / BRM | 2 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | Watson / Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 8 |
The year in numbers
The season packed 9 races across 8 countries, with 6 different winners over 1959: Jack Brabham (2), Tony Brooks (2), Stirling Moss (2), Rodger Ward (1), Jo Bonnier (1), Bruce McLaren (1). Jack Brabham won more than anyone, 2 of the 9 races. The title went to Jack Brabham (Australia), driving for Cooper-Climax, the first of the driver's career. On the raw sums of the table, Jack Brabham closed the year on 34 points, 7 more than Tony Brooks. A note for anyone checking official records: until 1990 the rules dropped each driver's worst results, so the raw sums in the table can differ from the official 1959 scores.
To follow the championship thread, see the 1958 season and the 1960 season, or the full list of Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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