1959 F1 Championship Standings
Jack Brabham clinched his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1959 with 31 points, taking two wins, five podiums and one pole position along the way. The Australian driver finished just four points clear of Tony Brooks. The team of the drivers' champion, Cooper-Climax, also took their first Constructors' Championship with 40 points and five race wins.
Brabham only wrapped up the title at the season finale, the USA Grand Prix, while his team Cooper-Climax had already secured the Constructors' crown one round earlier, at the Italian Grand Prix (round 8 of 9).
See all 1959 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1959 F1 teams overview.
1959 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings
| POS | Driver | PTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JackBrabham | 31 (34) | 1* | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | TonyBrooks | 27 | 2 | - | DNF | 1 | DNF | 1* | 9 | DNF | 3 |
| 3 | StirlingMoss | 25.5 | DNF | - | DNF* | DSQ* | 2* | DNF | 1* | 1 | DNF |
| 4 |  PhilHill | 20 | 4 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 3 | DNF | 2* | DNF |
| 5 | MauriceTrintignant | 19 | 3 | - | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2* |
| 6 |  BruceMcLaren | 16.5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 3* | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1 |
| 7 | DanGurney | 13 | - | - | - | DNF | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 8 |  JoBonnier | 10 | DNF | - | 1 | DNF | DNF | 5 | DNF | 8 | - |
| 9 | MastenGregory | 10 | DNF | - | 3 | DNF | 7 | DNF | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | RodgerWard | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| 11 | JimRathmann | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | JohnnyThomson | 5 | - | 3* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | HarrySchell | 5 | DNF | - | DNF | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | DNF |
| 14 | InnesIreland | 5 | - | - | 4 | DNF | - | DNF | DNF | DNF | 5 |
| 15 |  OlivierGendebien | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| 16 | TonyBettenhausen | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | CliffAllison | 2 | DNF | - | 9 | - | - | DNF | - | 5 | DNF |
| 18 | PaulGoldsmith | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | JeanBehra | 2 | DNF | - | 5 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | RoySalvadori | 0 | 6 | - | DNF | DNF | 6 | - | 6 | DNF | DNF |
| 21 | RonFlockhart | 0 | DNF | - | - | 6 | DNF | - | 7 | 13 | - |
| 22 | IanBurgess | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | DNF | 6 | - | 14 | - |
| 23 | JohnnyBoyd | 0 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | Wolfgangvon Trips | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 25 |  GrahamHill | 0 | DNF | - | 7 | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | - |
| 26 | DuaneCarter | 0 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | HarryBlanchard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 28 | CarrollShelby | 0 | - | - | DNF | - | DNF | - | 8 | 10 | - |
| 29 | GiorgioScarlatti | 0 | DNQ | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 30 | EddieJohnson | 0 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | AlanStacey | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | DNF |
| 32 | CarelGodin de Beaufort | 0 | - | - | 10 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | PaulRusso | 0 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | Anthony-JosephFoyt | 0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 35 |  Fritzd\'Orey | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | DNF | - | - | - | DNF |
| 36 | ChrisBristow | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | Mariode Araujo Cabral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| 38 | GeneHartley | 0 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | HenryTaylor | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | ColinDavis | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| 41 | BobVeith | 0 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 42 | PeterAshdown | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 43 | AlHerman | 0 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 44 | IvorBueb | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | JimmyDaywalt | 0 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | ChuckArnold | 0 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 47 | GiulioCabianca | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| 48 | JimMcWithey | 0 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | EddieSachs | 0 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50 | AlKeller | 0 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 51 | PatFlaherty | 0 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 52 | DickRathmann | 0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | BillCheesbourg | 0 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 54 | DonFreeland | 0 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | RayCrawford | 0 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 56 | DonBranson | 0 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 57 | BobChristie | 0 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 58 | BobbyGrim | 0 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59 | JackTurner | 0 | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 | ChuckWeyant | 0 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 61 | JudLarson | 0 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 62 | MikeMagill | 0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 63 | RedAmick | 0 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 64 | LenSutton | 0 | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 | JimmyBryan | 0 | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | HansHerrmann | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF | - | - | - |
| - |  Alessandrode Tomaso | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | BruceHalford | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | GeorgeConstantine | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | JackFairman | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | DNF | - |
| - | BobSaid | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | DavidPiper | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - | BrianNaylor | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - | MikeTaylor | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - | Alainde Changy | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | PhilCade | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNS |
| - | LucienBianchi | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Maria-Teresade Filippis | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | PeteLovely | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - |  AzdrubalFontes | 0 | - | - | - | DNS | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | JeanLucienbonnet | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | AndréTestut | 0 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | KeithGreene | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
| - | BillMoss | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
| - | MikeParkes | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
| - | DennisTaylor | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
| - | TrevorTaylor | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
| - | TimParnell | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
Best 5 of 9 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.
1959 Drivers' Championship Progression
1959 F1 Driver Statistics
1959 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings
| POS | Team | PTS | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-ClimaxCooper T51 | 40 (53) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 |  FerrariFerrari 246 | 32 (38) | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | BRMBRM P25 | 18 | DNF | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | - |
| 4 |  Lotus-ClimaxLotus 16 | 5 | DNF | 4 | DNF | 8 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 5 |
| 5 |  Aston MartinAston Martin DBR4/25 | 0 | - | DNF | - | 6 | - | 6 | 10 | - |
| 6 | Cooper-MaseratiCooper T51 | 0 | 6 | - | DNF | DNF | 6 | 10 | 11 | DNF |
| 7 |  PorschePorsche 718 | 0 | DNF | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 8 |  MaseratiMaserati 250F | 0 | DNQ | - | 8 | DNF | - | - | 15 | DNS |
| 9 | Cooper-BorgwardCooper T51 | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | Kurtis Kraft-OffenhauserKurtis Kraft | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | Cooper-OscaCooper T51 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | Tec-Mec-MaseratiTec-Mec | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | ConnaughtConnaught C | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | JBW-MaseratiJBW | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - | VanwallVanwall | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - |
| - | Fry-ClimaxFry | 0 | - | - | - | DNQ | - | - | - | - |
Best 5 of 9 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.
1959 Constructors' Championship Progression
1959 F1 Race-by-Race Results
| NO | Grand Prix | Date | Winner | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959 Monaco F1 GP | May 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 100 | 02:55:51.300 |
| 2 | 1959 Indianapolis 500 | May 30 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 200 | 03:40:49.200 |
| 3 | 1959 Dutch F1 GP | May 31 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 75 | 02:05:26.800 |
| 4 | 1959 French F1 GP | July 5 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 50 | 02:01:26.500 |
| 5 | 1959 British F1 GP | July 18 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | 02:30:11.600 |
| 6 | 1959 German F1 GP | August 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 60 | 02:09:31.600 |
| 7 | 1959 Portuguese F1 GP | August 23 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 62 | 02:11:55.410 |
| 8 | 1959 Italian F1 GP | September 13 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 72 | 02:04:05.400 |
| 9 | 1959 USA F1 GP | December 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 42 | 02:12:35.700 |
1959 points distribution: P1 = 8, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2 points.
- Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
- Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
- DNQ = Did not qualify · DNS = Did not start · DNF = Did not finish · DSQ = Disqualified
1959 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1959 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Jack Brabham won the 1959 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 31 points, finishing 4 points ahead of Tony Brooks.
After which race was the 1959 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?
Jack Brabham clinched the 1959 Drivers' Championship at the season finale, the USA Grand Prix (round 9 of 9).
How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Jack Brabham won by 1959?
The 1959 title was Jack Brabham's first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship.
How many races did Jack Brabham win in 1959?
Jack Brabham won 2 of the 9 races in 1959, with 5 podiums and 1 pole position.
Who finished runner-up in the 1959 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Tony Brooks finished runner-up, 4 points behind Jack Brabham.
Which team won the 1959 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Cooper-Climax won the 1959 Constructors' Championship with 40 points.
When did Cooper-Climax win the 1959 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Cooper-Climax secured the 1959 Constructors' Championship at the Italian Grand Prix, round 8 of 9.
Did the 1959 F1 Drivers' champion also win the Constructors' Championship?
Yes. Jack Brabham drove for Cooper-Climax, which also took the 1959 Constructors' Championship, a championship double.
How many races are in the 1959 F1 season?
The 1959 Formula 1 season featured 9 Grand Prix rounds.
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