1959 Formula One season

The British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Aintree, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.

The German Grand Prix was moved from the Nürburgring to AVUS.

The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved from Circuito da Boavista to Monsanto Park Circuit.

The United States Grand Prix hosted its first World Championship Grand Prix in 1959, the race was held at Sebring International Raceway on 12 December.

The Argentine Grand Prix was originally scheduled for January 25th but was cancelled because of heroes such as Juan Manuel Fangio and Jose Froilan Gonzalez having retired, plus there was no local interest in the race.

The Belgian Grand Prix was originally scheduled for June 14th, but it was cancelled due to a dispute over start money.

The Moroccan Grand Prix was originally scheduled for 1 October but it was cancelled because of monetary reasons.

Points were awarded on an 8–6–4–3–2 basis to the first five finishers at each Grand Prix, with an additional point going to the driver who set the fastest lap. Only the best five results contributed to the World Championship.

Pos. Driver MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA Pts.[lower-alpha 2] 1 Jack Brabham 1 2 3 1 Ret Ret 3 (4) 31 (34) 2 Tony Brooks 2 Ret 1 Ret 1 9 Ret 3 27 3 Stirling Moss Ret Ret DSQ 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 25.5 4 Phil Hill 4 6 2 3 Ret 2 Ret 20 5 Maurice Trintignant 3 8 11 5 4 4 9 2 19 6 Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 16.5 7 Dan Gurney Ret 2 3 4 13 8 Jo Bonnier Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 10 9 Masten Gregory Ret 3 Ret 7 Ret 2 10 10 Rodger Ward 1 Ret 8 11 Jim Rathmann 2 6 12 Johnny Thomson 3 5 13 Harry Schell Ret Ret 7 4 7 5 7 Ret 5 14 Innes Ireland 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 5 15 Olivier Gendebien 4 6 3 16 Tony Bettenhausen 4 3 17 Cliff Allison Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret 2 18 Jean Behra Ret 5 Ret DNS 2 19 Paul Goldsmith 5 2 — Roy Salvadori 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 0 — Ron Flockhart Ret 6 Ret 7 13 0 — Ian Burgess Ret Ret 6 14 0 — Wolfgang von Trips Ret DNS 6 0 — Johnny Boyd 6 0 — Graham Hill Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Duane Carter 7 0 — Harry Blanchard 7 0 — Carroll Shelby Ret Ret 8 10 0 — Giorgio Scarlatti DNQ 8 12 0 — Alan Stacey 8 Ret 0 — Eddie Johnson 8 0 — Carel Godin de Beaufort 10 9 0 — Paul Russo 9 0 — Fritz d'Orey 10 Ret Ret 0 — A. J. Foyt 10 0 — Chris Bristow 10 0 — Mario de Araujo Cabral 10 0 — Colin Davis Ret 11 0 — Gene Hartley 11 0 — Henry Taylor 11 0 — Bob Veith 12 0 — Peter Ashdown 12 0 — Al Herman 13 0 — Ivor Bueb DNQ 13 0 — Jimmy Daywalt 14 0 — Chuck Arnold 15 0 — Giulio Cabianca 15 0 — Jim McWithey 16 0 — Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 0 — Jack Fairman Ret Ret 0 — Bruce Halford Ret 0 — Eddie Sachs Ret 0 — Al Keller Ret 0 — Pat Flaherty Ret 0 — Dick Rathmann Ret 0 — Bill Cheesbourg Ret 0 — Don Freeland Ret 0 — Ray Crawford Ret 0 — Don Branson Ret 0 — Bob Christie Ret 0 — Bobby Grim Ret 0 — Jack Turner Ret 0 — Chuck Weyant Ret 0 — Jud Larson Ret 0 — Mike Magill Ret 0 — Red Amick Ret 0 — Len Sutton Ret 0 — Jimmy Bryan Ret 0 — Brian Naylor Ret 0 — David Piper Ret 0 — Mike Taylor Ret 0 — Alejandro de Tomaso Ret 0 — George Constantine Ret 0 — Bob Said Ret 0 — Alain de Changy DNQ 0 — Lucien Bianchi DNQ 0 — Maria Teresa de Filippis DNQ 0 — Pete Lovely DNQ 0 — Jean Lucienbonnet DNQ 0 — André Testut DNQ 0 — Bill Moss DNQ 0 — Keith Greene DNQ 0 — Mike Parkes DNQ 0 — Trevor Taylor DNQ 0 — Dennis Taylor DNQ 0 — Tim Parnell DNQ 0 — Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo DNS 0 — Phil Cade DNS 0 Pos. Driver MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap

• Italics indicates the fastest lap (One point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
• Bold indicates pole position

Points were awarded on an 8–6–4–3–2 basis to the first five finishers at each round (excluding the Indianapolis 500). However, a manufacturer only received points for its highest-placed car in each round, and only the best five results from the eight races were retained.

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA	Pts.[lower-alpha 2]
1	Cooper-Climax	1	(2)	(3)	1	(4)	1	1	1	40 (53)
2	Ferrari	2	(5)	1		1	3	2	(3)	32 (38)
3	BRM	Ret	1	6	2	5	5	7		18
4	Lotus-Climax	Ret	4	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	5
—	Cooper-Maserati	6		Ret	Ret	6	10	11	Ret	0
—	Aston Martin		Ret		6		6	10		0
—	Porsche	Ret	10			DNS			7	0
—	Maserati	DNQ		8	Ret	WD	WD	15	DNS	0
—	Cooper-Borgward				10					0
—	JBW-Maserati				Ret					0
—	Vanwall				Ret					0
—	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser								Ret	0
—	Cooper-OSCA								Ret	0
—	Tec-Mec-Maserati								Ret	0
—	Connaught-Alta				WD				Ret	0
—	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	DNQ				DNS				0
—	Fry-Climax				DNQ					0
Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA	Pts.

• Bold results counted to championship totals.

Five Formula One races which did not count towards the World Championship were held in 1959.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
VII Glover Trophy	Goodwood	30 March	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	Report
XIV BARC Aintree 200	Aintree	18 April	Jean Behra	Ferrari	Report
XI BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	2 May	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	Report
VI International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	26 September	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	Report
IV Silver City Trophy	Snetterton	10 October	Ron Flockhart	BRM	Report