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1959 Season - Overview



The 1959 season was reduced to nine races |  With Hawthorn having retired there was no defending Drivers' Champion in 1959 |  Defending Constructors' Champions Vanwall had also withdrawn from the 1959 championship |  Cooper revolutionised racing with a rear-engine design |  Bruce McLaren became the first F1 race-winner from New Zealand at the 1959 US GP |  Joakim Bonnier became the first ever Swede to win an F1 race at the 1959 Dutch GP |  Cooper won five out of nine races and assumed the 1959 constructors' crown |  Jack Brabham with two victories became the first Australian World Champion in 1959

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 23
No. of Drivers: 88
No. of Races: 9
No. of Race Winners: 6
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Stirling Moss - 3 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Cooper
Cooper
   
 
 40
2 Ferrari
32
3 BRM
18
4 Lotus
5
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1959 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
May 10
Monaco
 J.Brabham
 Cooper


3
May 31
Netherlands
 J.Bonnier
 BRM

4
Jul 05
France
 T.Brooks
 Ferrari


6
Aug 02
Germany
 T.Brooks
 Ferrari

7
Aug 23
Portugal
 S.Moss
 Cooper

8
Sep 13
Italy
 S.Moss
 Cooper

9
Dec 12
USA
 B.McLaren
 Cooper

1959 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Aston Martin
Carroll Shelby
Roy Salvadori
BRM
Hans Herrmann
Harry Schell
Jo Bonnier
Ron Flockhart
Stirling Moss
Christensen
Jack Turner
Connaught
Bob Said
Cooper
Alessandro de Tomaso
Bruce McLaren
Chris Bristow
Colin Davis
George Constantine
Giorgio Scarlatti
Hans Herrmann
Harry Schell
Henry Taylor
Ian Burgess
Ivor Bueb
Jack Brabham
Jack Fairman
Mario Araujo Cabral
Masten Gregory
Maurice Trintignant
Mike Taylor
Peter Ashdown
Roy Salvadori
Stirling Moss
Dunn
Al Herman
Elder
Ray Crawford
Epperly
Johnny Boyd
Paul Goldsmith
Tony Bettenhausen
Ferrari
Cliff Allison
Dan Gurney
Jean Behra
Olivier Gendebien
Phil Hill
Tony Brooks
Wolfgang von Trips
JBW
Brian Naylor
Kurtis Kraft
Bob Christie
Bobby Grim
Chuck Arnold
Chuck Weyant
Don Freeland
Duane Carter
Eddie Johnson
Jim McWithey
Jimmy Daywalt
Jud Larson
Paul Russo
Red Amick
Rodger Ward
Kuzma
A J Foyt
Al Keller
Bill Cheesbourg
Eddie Sachs
Gene Hartley
Lesovsky
Johnny Thomson
Len Sutton
Lotus
Alan Stacey
Bruce Halford
David Piper
Graham Hill
Innes Ireland
Maserati
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Fritz d' Orey
Giorgio Scarlatti
Giulio Cabianca
Moore
Bob Veith
Phillips
Don Branson
Porsche
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Harry Blanchard
Wolfgang von Trips
Salih
Jimmy Bryan
Sutton
Mike Magill
Tec-Mec
Fritz d' Orey
Vanwall
Tony Brooks
Watson
Dick Rathmann
Jim Rathmann
Pat Flaherty
Rodger Ward
  

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1959

According to stats...

  • The 1959 season was reduced to nine races
  • With Hawthorn having retired there was no defending Drivers' Champion in 1959
  • Defending Constructors' Champions Vanwall had also withdrawn from the 1959 championship
  • Cooper revolutionised racing with a rear-engine design
  • Bruce McLaren became the first F1 race-winner from New Zealand at the 1959 US GP
  • Joakim Bonnier became the first ever Swede to win an F1 race at the 1959 Dutch GP
  • Cooper won five out of nine races and assumed the 1959 constructors' crown
  • Jack Brabham with two victories became the first Australian World Champion in 1959

DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1959 season.
Graham Hill
Graham
Hill (5)
Stirling Moss
Stirling
Moss (5)
Innes Ireland
Innes
Ireland (4)
Jo Bonnier
Jo
Bonnier (4)
Roy Salvadori
Roy
Salvadori (4)
Bruce McLaren
Bruce
McLaren (3)