Season
1959
Race
9. United States Grand Prix

1959 · Race 9 of 9

1959 United States Grand Prix

Sebring International Raceway · Florida, USA · 12/12/1959

Coordinates
27.4547, -81.3483
Altitude
18 m
Race number
84
Sebring International Raceway circuit layout

Race winner

Winning driver

8.0 pts
Race
8.0 pts

Top team

Leader Team

Cooper-Climax 18.0 pts
Race
18.0 pts

Drivers

Driver standings before the race

Position Driver Team Points Wins
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 31 2
2 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 25.5 2
3 Tony Brooks Ferrari 23 2
4 Phil Hill Ferrari 20 0
5 Dan Gurney — 13 0
6 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 12 0
7 Jo Bonnier — 10 1
8 Masten Gregory — 10 0
9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8.5 0
10 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 8 1
11 Jim Rathmann — 6 0
12 Johnny Thomson — 5 0
13 Harry Schell Cooper-Climax 5 0
14 Olivier Gendebien — 3 0
15 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 3 0
16 Tony Bettenhausen — 3 0
17 Cliff Allison Ferrari 2 0
18 Jean Behra — 2 0
19 Paul Goldsmith — 2 0
— Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Ron Flockhart — 0 0
— Ian Burgess — 0 0
— Johnny Boyd — 0 0
— Graham Hill — 0 0
— Duane Carter — 0 0
— Carroll Shelby — 0 0
— Giorgio Scarlatti — 0 0
— Eddie Johnson — 0 0
— Alan Stacey Team Lotus 0 0
— Carel Godin de Beaufort — 0 0
— Paul Russo — 0 0
— Fritz d'Orey Tec-Mec 0 0
— Anthony Foyt — 0 0
— Chris Bristow — 0 0
— Mário de Araújo Cabral — 0 0
— Colin Davis — 0 0
— Gene Hartley — 0 0
— Henry Taylor — 0 0
— Bob Veith — 0 0
— Peter Ashdown — 0 0
— Al Herman — 0 0
— Ivor Bueb — 0 0
— Jimmy Daywalt — 0 0
— Chuck Arnold — 0 0
— Giulio Cabianca — 0 0
— Jim McWithey — 0 0
— Hans Herrmann — 0 0
— Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 0 0
— Bruce Halford — 0 0
— Jack Fairman — 0 0
— Eddie Sachs — 0 0
— Al Keller — 0 0
— Pat Flaherty — 0 0
— Dick Rathmann — 0 0
— Bill Cheesbourg — 0 0
— David Piper — 0 0
— Don Freeland — 0 0
— Azdrubal Fontes — 0 0
— Brian Naylor — 0 0
— Ray Crawford — 0 0
— Mike Taylor — 0 0
— Don Branson — 0 0
— Bob Christie — 0 0
— Bobby Grim — 0 0
— Jack Turner — 0 0
— Chuck Weyant — 0 0
— Jud Larson — 0 0
— Mike Magill — 0 0
— Red Amick — 0 0
— Len Sutton — 0 0
— Jimmy Bryan — 0 0

Constructor standings before the race

Position Team Points Wins
1 Cooper-Climax 38 4
2 Ferrari 32 2
3 BRM 18 1
4 Team Lotus 3 0
— Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Aston Martin 0 0
— Maserati 0 0
— Porsche 0 0
— Cooper-Borgward 0 0
— JBW 0 0
— Vanwall 0 0