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1959 Formula One Season

Pos	Team	Constructor	Chassis	Drivers	Points
1	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Sir John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham  Masten Gregory  Bruce Leslie McLaren  Giorgio Scarlatti	40
2	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	246 F1	Henry Clifford Allison  Jean Marie Behra  Charles Anthony Standish 'Tony' Brooks  Olivier Gendebien  Daniel Sexton Gurney  Philip Toll Hill, Jr  Wolfgang von Trips	32
3	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	Joakim 'Jo' Bonnier  Ron Flockhart  Harry Schell	18
11	Jim Rathmann	Watson		Jim Rathmann	6
4	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Norman Graham Hill  Robert McGregor Innes Ireland  Gerard Carlton 'Pete' Lovely  Alan Stacey	5
	David Fry	Fry		Michael Johnson Parkes
	Leader Cards Inc.	Kurtis		Rodger M. Ward
	Camoradi International	Tec-Mec	F415	Frederico J C Themudo 'Fritz' d'Orey
	Porsche KG	Porsche		Maria Teresa de Filippis  Wolfgang von Trips
	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche		Carel Godin de Beaufort
	Jean Marie Behra	Porsche		Jean Marie Behra
	Blanchard Automobile Co	Porsche		Harry Blanchard
	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin		Roy Francesco Salvadori  Carroll Hall Shelby
	Vandervell Products	Vanwall		Charles Anthony Standish 'Tony' Brooks
	Paul Emery Connaught Cars	Connaught		Boris 'Bob' Said
	John Fisher	Lotus	16	Bruce Halford
	Dennis Taylor	Lotus		Dennis Taylor
	Dorchester Service Station	Lotus		David Piper
	Scuderia Ugolini	Maserati		Giulio Cabianca  Carel Godin de Beaufort  Giorgio Scarlatti
	Monte Carlo Auto Sport	Maserati		André Testut
	Philip Cade	Maserati		Philip Cade
	John Brian Naylor	JBW	F1	John Brian Naylor
	Ecurie Belge	Cooper	T51	Lucien Bianchi  Alain Carpentier de Changy
	Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper		Jean Lucienbonnet
	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Sir Stirling Moss  Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
	British Racing Motors	Cooper	T51	Chris Bristow  Ivor Léon John Bueb  Hans Herrmann  Sir Stirling Moss
	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper		Jack Fairman  Roy Francesco Salvadori
	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Asdrúbal Esteban Fontes 'Pocho' Bayardo  Ian Burgess  Colin Charles Houghton Davis  Mário Veloso de Araújo Cabral  Frederico J C Themudo 'Fritz' d'Orey  Hans Herrmann
	Ace Garage	Cooper	T51	Trevor Taylor
	Equipe Alan Brown	Cooper		Peter Hawthorn Ashdown  Michael Taylor
	Gilby Engineering	Cooper		Keith Greene
	United Racing Stable	Cooper	T51	Bill Moss
	Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell	Cooper	T51	Reginald 'Tim' Parnell  Henry Taylor
	OSCA Automobili	Cooper		Alejandro de Tomaso
	Michael Taylor	Cooper	T51	George Constantine
	Ecurie Bleue	Cooper	T51	Harry Schell
	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky		Johnny Thomson
	Melvin E. Bettenhausen	Epperly		Melvin E. 'Tony' Bettenhausen
	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly		Paul Goldsmith
	Johnny Boyd	Epperly		Johnny Boyd
	Duane Carter	Kurtis		Duane Carter
	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis		Eddie Johnson
	Paul Russo	Kurtis		Paul Russo
	Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.,	Kuzma		Anthony Joseph 'A.J.' Foyt, Jr.,
	Leslie Hartley	Kuzma		Leslie 'Gene' Hartley
	Bob Veith	Moore		Bob Veith
	Al Herman	Dunn		Al Herman
	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis		Jimmy Daywalt
	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis		Chuck Arnold
	Jim McWithey	Kurtis		Jim McWithey
	Edward Julius Sachs, Jr	Kuzma		Edward Julius Sachs, Jr
	Al Keller	Kuzma		Al Keller
	George Francis Flaherty, Jr.	Watson		George Francis 'Pat' Flaherty, Jr.
	Dick Rathmann	Watson		Dick Rathmann
	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma		Bill Cheesbourg
	Don Freeland	Kurtis		Don Freeland
	Ray Crawford	Elder		Ray Crawford
	Don Branson	Phillips		Don Branson
	Bob Christie	Kurtis		Bob Christie
	Robert Grim	Kurtis		Robert 'Bobby' Grim
	Jack Turner	Christiansen		Jack Turner
	Clarence Walter Larson	Kurtis		Clarence Walter 'Jud' Larson
	Richard Amick	Kurtis		Richard 'Red' Amick
	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis		Chuck Weyant
	Len Sutton	Lesovsky		Len Sutton
	Charles Michael Magill	Sutton		Charles Michael 'Mike' Magill
	James Ernest Bryan	Epperly		James Ernest Bryan

1959 Season Review

Race	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Constructor
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 1959	Sir John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham	Cooper
Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	May 1959	Rodger M. Ward	Watson
Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	May 1959	Joakim 'Jo' Bonnier	BRM
French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	Jul 1959	Charles Anthony Standish 'Tony' Brooks	Ferrari
British Grand Prix	Aintree	Jul 1959	Sir John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham	Cooper
German Grand Prix	AVUS	Aug 1959	Charles Anthony Standish 'Tony' Brooks	Ferrari
Portuguese Grand Prix	Monsanto Park	Aug 1959	Sir Stirling Moss	Cooper
Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Sep 1959	Sir Stirling Moss	Cooper
United States Grand Prix	Sebring	Dec 1959	Bruce Leslie McLaren	Cooper

Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1950 G. Farina 1951 J. Fangio 1952 A. Ascari 1953 A. Ascari 1954 J. Fangio 1955 J. Fangio 1956 J. Fangio 1957 J. Fangio 1958 M. Hawthorn 1959 S. Brabham 1960 S. Brabham 1961 P. Hill, Jr 1962 N. Hill 1963 J. Clark, Jr. 1964 J. Surtees 1965 J. Clark, Jr. 1966 S. Brabham 1967 D. Hulme 1968 N. Hill 1969 S. Stewart

1970 K. Rindt 1971 S. Stewart 1972 E. Fittipaldi 1973 S. Stewart 1974 E. Fittipaldi 1975 A. Lauda 1976 J. Hunt 1977 A. Lauda 1978 M. Andretti 1979 J. Scheckter 1980 A. Jones 1981 N. Piquet 1982 K. Rosberg 1983 N. Piquet 1984 A. Lauda 1985 A. Prost 1986 A. Prost 1987 N. Piquet 1988 A. Senna 1989 A. Prost

1990 A. Senna 1991 A. Senna 1992 N. Mansell 1993 A. Prost 1994 M. Schumacher 1995 M. Schumacher 1996 D. Hill 1997 J. Villeneuve 1998 M. Hakkinen 1999 M. Hakkinen 2000 M. Schumacher 2001 M. Schumacher 2002 M. Schumacher 2003 M. Schumacher 2004 M. Schumacher 2005 F. Alonso 2006 F. Alonso 2007 K. Raikkonen 2008 L. Hamilton 2009 J. Button

2010 S. Vettel 2011 S. Vettel 2012 S. Vettel 2013 S. Vettel 2014 L. Hamilton 2015 L. Hamilton 2016 N. Rosberg 2017 L. Hamilton 2018 L. Hamilton 2019 L. Hamilton 2020 L. Hamilton 2021 M. Verstappen 2022 M. Verstappen 2023 M. Verstappen