Formula 1 season

1959

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Driver standings

Position Driver Team Points Wins
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 31 2
2 Tony Brooks Ferrari , Vanwall 27 2
3 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax , BRM 25.5 2
4 Phil Hill Ferrari 20 0
5 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 19 0
6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 16.5 1
7 Dan Gurney Ferrari 13 0
8 Jo Bonnier BRM 10 1
9 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 10 0
10 Rodger Ward Watson , Kurtis Kraft 8 1
11 Jim Rathmann Watson 6 0
12 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 5 0
13 Harry Schell BRM , Cooper-Climax 5 0
14 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 5 0
15 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 3 0
16 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly 3 0
17 Cliff Allison Ferrari 2 0
18 Jean Behra Ferrari 2 0
19 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 2 0
— Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati , Aston Martin 0 0
— Ron Flockhart BRM 0 0
— Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Wolfgang von Trips Porsche , Ferrari 0 0
— Johnny Boyd Epperly 0 0
— Graham Hill Team Lotus 0 0
— Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Harry Blanchard Porsche 0 0
— Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 0 0
— Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati , Cooper-Climax 0 0
— Alan Stacey Team Lotus 0 0
— Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche , Maserati 0 0
— Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Fritz d'Orey Maserati , Tec-Mec 0 0
— Anthony Foyt Kuzma 0 0
— Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 0 0
— Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Gene Hartley Kuzma 0 0
— Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 0
— Bob Veith Moore 0 0
— Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax 0 0
— Al Herman Dunn 0 0
— Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax , Cooper-Borgward 0 0
— Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Giulio Cabianca Maserati 0 0
— Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati , BRM 0 0
— Alessandro de Tomaso Cooper-OSCA 0 0
— Bruce Halford Team Lotus 0 0
— George Constantine Cooper-Borgward 0 0
— Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax , Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Eddie Sachs Kuzma 0 0
— Al Keller Kuzma 0 0
— Bob Said Connaught 0 0
— Pat Flaherty Watson 0 0
— Phil Cade Maserati 0 0
— Dick Rathmann Watson 0 0
— Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma 0 0
— David Piper Team Lotus 0 0
— Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Azdrubal Fontes Maserati 0 0
— Brian Naylor JBW 0 0
— Ray Crawford Elder 0 0
— Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 0
— Don Branson Phillips 0 0
— Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Jack Turner Christensen 0 0
— Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Mike Magill Sutton 0 0
— Red Amick Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Len Sutton Lesovsky 0 0
— Jimmy Bryan Epperly 0 0

Constructor standings

Position Team Points Wins
1 Cooper-Climax 40 5
2 Ferrari 32 2
3 BRM 18 1
4 Team Lotus 5 0
— Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Aston Martin 0 0
— Porsche 0 0
— Maserati 0 0
— Cooper-Borgward 0 0
— Kurtis Kraft 0 0
— Cooper-OSCA 0 0
— Tec-Mec 0 0
— Connaught 0 0
— JBW 0 0
— Vanwall 0 0

Season scoring

All points systems

Points awarded to drivers and constructors in this season’s scoring sessions.

1958 - 1959 Race Points

Pos Driver Constructor
1 8 8
2 6 6
3 4 4
4 3 3
5 2 2
Driver fastest lap
Fastest-lap point shared in a tie
Constructor fastest lap
No fastest-lap point

Session with no Points Awarded

Pos Driver Constructor
No finishing-position points were awarded.
Driver fastest lap
No fastest-lap point
Constructor fastest lap
No fastest-lap point

1958 - 1959 Indianapolis Points

Pos Driver Constructor
1 8 —
2 6 —
3 4 —
4 3 —
5 2 —
Driver fastest lap
Fastest-lap point shared in a tie
Constructor fastest lap
No fastest-lap point