Season
1959
Race
4. French Grand Prix
1959 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 49.2542, 3.93083
- Altitude
- 88 m
- Race number
- 79
R
05/07/1959 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 50 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | = | 50 | 2:01:26.500 | 8 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 50 | 2:01:54.000 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | -1 | 50 | 2:03:04.200 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | +7 | 50 | 2:03:14.000 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +5 | 50 | 2:03:14.200 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 13 | +7 | 50 | 2:03:32.200 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Harry Schell | BRM | 9 | +2 | 47 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 21 | +13 | 41 | — | 0 | +9 Laps | — | |
| 9 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 20 | +11 | 40 | — | 0 | +10 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 18 | +8 | 40 | — | 0 | +10 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 8 | -3 | 36 | — | 0 | +14 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 4 | -8 | 42 | — | 1 | Disqualified | 1 | |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 5 | -8 | 31 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | +2 | 20 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 12 | -3 | 19 | — | 0 | Radiator | — | |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 15 | -1 | 14 | — | 0 | Wheel | — | |
| 17 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | +2 | 13 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 7 | -11 | 8 | — | 0 | Physical | — | |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 14 | -5 | 7 | — | 0 | Radiator | — | |
| 20 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 17 | -3 | 7 | — | 0 | Oil leak | — | |
| 21 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 6 | -15 | 6 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — |