Season
1959
Race
2. Indianapolis 500
1959 Indianapolis 500
- Coordinates
- 39.795, -86.2347
- Altitude
- 223 m
- Race number
- 77
Race winner
Winning driver
8.0 pts
- Race
- 8.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Watson
14.0 pts
- Race
- 14.0 pts
Drivers
- Rodger Ward 8.0 pts
- Jim Rathmann 6.0 pts
- Pat Flaherty 0.0 pts
- Dick Rathmann 0.0 pts
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | — | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | — | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | — | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | — | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | — | 2 | 0 |
| — | Roy Salvadori | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Stirling Moss | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Ron Flockhart | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Harry Schell | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jo Bonnier | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jean Behra | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Graham Hill | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Masten Gregory | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Wolfgang von Trips | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Cliff Allison | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Bruce Halford | — | 0 | 0 |
Constructor standings before the race
| Position | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 | 0 |
| — | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| — | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| — | Porsche | 0 | 0 |