1959
Season

1959

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Brabham 31 pts
P2 T.Brooks 27 pts
P3 S.Moss 25.5 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Cooper-Climax 40 pts
P2 Ferrari 32 pts
P3 BRM 18 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 31 2 +32 2,295 2,526
2 🇬🇧 Tony Brooks Vanwall 27 2 +135 2,148 2,311
3 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss BRM 25.5 2 -139 2,196 2,403
4 🇺🇸 Phil Hill Ferrari 20 — -101 2,203 2,569
5 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 19 — +63 2,324 2,366
6 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 16.5 1 +145 2,214 2,552
7 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney Ferrari 13 — +54 2,290 2,496
8 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier BRM 10 1 +68 2,118 2,401
9 🇺🇸 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 10 — +115 2,242 2,282
10 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 8 1 +34 2,034 2,223
11 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann Watson 6 — +79 2,288 2,342
12 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 5 — +190 2,135 2,205
13 🇺🇸 Harry Schell Cooper-Climax 5 — -134 2,128 2,267
14 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 5 — +149 2,025 2,348
15 🇧🇪 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 3 — +66 2,194 2,334
16 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly 3 — +87 2,221 2,221
17 🇬🇧 Cliff Allison Ferrari 2 — +18 2,144 2,244
18 🇫🇷 Jean Behra Ferrari 2 — -31 2,097 2,389
19 🇺🇸 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 2 — +195 2,080 2,194
20 🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 0 — +13 2,113 2,339
21 🇬🇧 Ron Flockhart BRM 0 — -36 2,098 2,177
22 🇬🇧 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 0 — -28 2,049 2,145
23 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 0 — +61 2,153 2,455
24 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd Epperly 0 — +65 2,199 2,199
25 🇬🇧 Graham Hill Team Lotus 0 — -75 1,898 2,601
26 🇺🇸 Harry Blanchard Porsche 0 — +79 2,079 2,079
27 🇺🇸 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 0 — +75 2,162 2,232
28 🇺🇸 Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 0 — +38 2,091 2,091
29 🇮🇹 Giorgio Scarlatti Cooper-Climax 0 — -10 2,095 2,198
30 🇬🇧 Alan Stacey Team Lotus 0 — -103 1,982 2,102
31 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 0 — +93 2,118 2,185
32 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati 0 — +76 2,076 2,293
33 🇺🇸 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 0 — +62 2,128 2,279
34 🇧🇷 Fritz d'Orey Tec-Mec 0 — -34 2,029 2,063
35 🇬🇧 Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 0 — +90 2,090 2,090
36 🇵🇹 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 0 — +25 2,025 2,094
37 🇺🇸 Anthony Foyt Kuzma 0 — +78 2,089 2,089
38 🇬🇧 Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati 0 — +70 1,993 1,993
39 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley Kuzma 0 — +34 2,111 2,111
40 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 — +78 2,078 2,238
41 🇬🇧 Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax 0 — +66 2,066 2,066
42 🇺🇸 Bob Veith Moore 0 — +57 2,064 2,152
43 🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward 0 — +52 2,057 2,070
44 🇺🇸 Al Herman Dunn 0 — +92 2,004 2,136
45 🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 — +113 1,952 2,144
46 🇺🇸 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft 0 — +27 2,027 2,027
47 🇮🇹 Giulio Cabianca Maserati 0 — -15 1,990 2,069
48 🇺🇸 Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft 0 — +16 2,016 2,016
49 🇩🇪 Hans Herrmann BRM 0 — +30 2,024 2,251
50 🇦🇷 Alessandro de Tomaso Cooper-OSCA 0 — +26 2,005 2,005
51 🇺🇸 George Constantine Cooper-Borgward 0 — -57 1,943 1,943
52 🇬🇧 Bruce Halford Team Lotus 0 — -4 1,968 2,085
53 🇬🇧 Jack Fairman Cooper-Maserati 0 — -71 1,969 2,188
54 🇺🇸 Eddie Sachs Kuzma 0 — +48 1,958 1,958
55 🇺🇸 Al Keller Kuzma 0 — +6 1,979 1,979
56 🇺🇸 Bob Said Connaught 0 — -87 1,913 1,913
57 🇺🇸 Phil Cade Maserati 0 — -102 1,898 1,898
58 🇧🇪 Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax 0 — -56 1,944 1,944
59 🇺🇸 Pat Flaherty Watson 0 — -110 2,090 2,219
60 🇧🇪 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 0 — -69 1,931 2,231
61 🇺🇸 Dick Rathmann Watson 0 — -3 1,943 2,064
62 🇺🇸 Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma 0 — -39 1,957 1,996
63 🇮🇹 Maria de Filippis Porsche 0 — -91 1,928 2,019
64 🇬🇧 David Piper Team Lotus 0 — -41 1,959 1,965
65 🇺🇾 Azdrubal Fontes Maserati 0 — -105 1,895 1,895
66 🇺🇸 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 0 — -120 2,021 2,204
67 🇺🇸 Pete Lovely Team Lotus 0 — -96 1,904 2,061
68 🇬🇧 Brian Naylor JBW 0 — -28 1,918 2,026
69 🇺🇸 Ray Crawford Elder 0 — +20 1,837 1,910
70 🇫🇷 Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax 0 — -109 1,891 1,891
71 🇬🇧 Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 — -65 1,935 1,935
72 🇺🇸 Don Branson Phillips 0 — -75 1,925 2,099
73 🇲🇨 André Testut Maserati 0 — -99 1,842 1,941
74 🇺🇸 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 0 — -119 1,947 2,068
75 🇬🇧 Keith Greene Cooper-Climax 0 — -89 1,911 1,965
76 🇺🇸 Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft 0 — -98 1,902 1,964
77 🇬🇧 Bill Moss Cooper-Climax 0 — -100 1,900 1,900
78 🇬🇧 Mike Parkes Fry 0 — -112 1,888 2,249
79 🇺🇸 Jack Turner Christensen 0 — -80 1,862 2,023
80 🇬🇧 Dennis Taylor Team Lotus 0 — -124 1,876 1,876
81 🇺🇸 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 0 — -106 1,865 2,065
82 🇺🇸 Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft 0 — -172 1,910 2,085
83 🇬🇧 Trevor Taylor Cooper-Climax 0 — -136 1,864 2,229
84 🇺🇸 Mike Magill Sutton 0 — -117 1,831 1,946
85 🇬🇧 Tim Parnell Cooper-Climax 0 — -148 1,852 2,068
86 🇺🇸 Red Amick Kurtis Kraft 0 — -154 1,846 1,981
87 🇺🇸 Len Sutton Lesovsky 0 — -102 1,765 1,863
88 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan Epperly 0 — -283 1,955 2,253

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9
1 Brabham 31 P1 P2 P3 P1 DNF DNF P3 P4
2 Brooks 27 P2 DNF P1 DNF P1 P9 DNF P3
3 Moss 25.5 DNF DNF DSQ P2 DNF P1 P1 DNF
4 Hill 20 P4 P6 P2 P3 DNF P2 DNF
5 Trintignant 19 P3 P8 P11 P5 P4 P4 P9 P2
6 McLaren 16.5 P5 P5 P3 DNF DNF DNF P1
7 Gurney 13 DNF P2 P3 P4
8 Bonnier 10 DNF P1 DNF DNF P5 DNF P8
9 Gregory 10 DNF P3 DNF P7 DNF P2
10 Ward 8 P1 DNF
11 Rathmann 6 P2
12 Thomson 5 P3
13 Schell 5 DNF DNF P7 P4 P7 P5 P7 DNF
14 Ireland 5 P4 DNF DNF DNF DNF P5
15 Gendebien 3 P4 P6
16 Bettenhausen 3 P4
17 Allison 2 DNF P9 DNF P5 DNF
18 Behra 2 DNF P5 DNF
19 Goldsmith 2 P5
20 Salvadori 0 P6 DNF DNF P6 P6 DNF DNF
21 Flockhart 0 DNF P6 DNF P7 P13
22 Burgess 0 DNF DNF P6 P14
23 von Trips 0 DNF DNF
24 Boyd 0 P6
25 Hill 0 DNF P7 DNF P9 DNF DNF DNF
26 Blanchard 0 P7
27 Carter 0 P7
28 Shelby 0 DNF DNF P8 P10
29 Scarlatti 0 DNQ P8 P12
30 Stacey 0 P8 DNF
31 Johnson 0 P8
32 de Beaufort 0 P10 P9
33 Russo 0 P9
34 d'Orey 0 P10 DNF DNF
35 Bristow 0 P10
36 Cabral 0 P10
37 Foyt 0 P10
38 Davis 0 DNF P11
39 Hartley 0 P11
40 Taylor 0 P11
41 Ashdown 0 P12
42 Veith 0 P12
43 Bueb 0 DNQ P13
44 Herman 0 P13
45 Daywalt 0 P14
46 Arnold 0 P15
47 Cabianca 0 P15
48 McWithey 0 P16
49 Herrmann 0 DNF DNF
50 de Tomaso 0 DNF
51 Constantine 0 DNF
52 Halford 0 DNF
53 Fairman 0 DNF DNF
54 Sachs 0 DNF
55 Keller 0 DNF
56 Said 0 DNF
57 Cade 0 DNS
58 de Changy 0 DNQ
59 Flaherty 0 DNF
60 Bianchi 0 DNQ
61 Rathmann 0 DNF
62 Cheesbourg 0 DNF
63 de Filippis 0 DNQ
64 Piper 0 DNF
65 Fontes 0 DNS
66 Freeland 0 DNF
67 Lovely 0 DNQ
68 Naylor 0 DNF
69 Crawford 0 DNF
70 Lucienbonnet 0 DNQ
71 Taylor 0 DNF
72 Branson 0 DNF
73 Testut 0 DNQ
74 Christie 0 DNF
75 Greene 0 DNQ
76 Grim 0 DNF
77 Moss 0 DNQ
78 Parkes 0 DNQ
79 Turner 0 DNF
80 Taylor 0 DNQ
81 Weyant 0 DNF
82 Larson 0 DNF
83 Taylor 0 DNQ
84 Magill 0 DNF
85 Parnell 0 DNQ
86 Amick 0 DNF
87 Sutton 0 DNF
88 Bryan 0 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Cooper-Climax 40 5 3 5 +34 2,159 2,277
2 Ferrari 32 2 4 3 -3 2,270 2,569
3 BRM 18 1 1 — — 1,744 2,410
4 Team Lotus 5 — — — +15 1,923 2,338
5 Aston Martin 0 — — — — 1,940 2,216
6 Cooper-Maserati 0 — — — +31 2,033 2,132
7 Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +8 2,056 2,139
8 Porsche 0 — — — +84 2,021 2,224
9 Maserati 0 — — — -54 1,900 2,187
10 Cooper-Borgward 0 — — — -44 1,995 2,039
11 Cooper-OSCA 0 — — — -3 1,997 2,000
12 Tec-Mec 0 — — — -23 1,977 2,000
13 Connaught 0 — — — -44 1,928 2,074
14 JBW 0 — — — — 1,943 2,000
15 Vanwall 0 — — — — 2,045 2,162
16 Fry 0 — — — — 1,939 2,000

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 10
2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway USA May 30
3 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands May 31
4 Reims-Gueux France Jul 05
5 Aintree UK Jul 18
6 AVUS Germany Aug 02
7 Monsanto Park Circuit Portugal Aug 23
8 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 13
9 Sebring International Raceway USA Dec 12

Teams

Aston Martin
🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori 2113
🇺🇸 Carroll Shelby 2091
BRM
🇬🇧 Stirling Moss 2196
🇬🇧 Ron Flockhart 2098
🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier 2118
🇩🇪 Hans Herrmann 2024
Christensen
🇺🇸 Jack Turner 1862
Connaught
🇺🇸 Bob Said 1913
Cooper-Borgward
🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb 2057
🇬🇧 Chris Bristow 2090
🇺🇸 George Constantine 1943
Cooper-Climax
🇦🇺 Jack Brabham 2295
🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant 2324
🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren 2214
🇺🇸 Harry Schell 2128
🇺🇸 Masten Gregory 2242
🇮🇹 Giorgio Scarlatti 2095
🇧🇪 Alain de Changy 1944
🇧🇪 Lucien Bianchi 1931
🇫🇷 Jean Lucienbonnet 1891
🇬🇧 Henry Taylor 2078
🇬🇧 Peter Ashdown 2066
🇬🇧 Mike Taylor 1935
🇬🇧 Keith Greene 1911
🇬🇧 Bill Moss 1900
🇬🇧 Trevor Taylor 1864
🇬🇧 Tim Parnell 1852
Cooper-Maserati
🇬🇧 Ian Burgess 2049
🇬🇧 Colin Davis 1993
🇬🇧 Jack Fairman 1969
🇵🇹 Mário de Araújo Cabral 2025
Cooper-OSCA
🇦🇷 Alessandro de Tomaso 2005
Dunn
🇺🇸 Al Herman 2004
Elder
🇺🇸 Ray Crawford 1837
Epperly
🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen 2221
🇺🇸 Paul Goldsmith 2080
🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd 2199
🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan 1955
Ferrari
🇺🇸 Phil Hill 2203
🇫🇷 Jean Behra 2097
🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips 2153
🇬🇧 Cliff Allison 2144
🇧🇪 Olivier Gendebien 2194
🇺🇸 Dan Gurney 2290
Fry
🇬🇧 Mike Parkes 1888
JBW
🇬🇧 Brian Naylor 1918
Kurtis Kraft
🇺🇸 Rodger Ward 2034
🇺🇸 Duane Carter 2162
🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson 2118
🇺🇸 Paul Russo 2128
🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt 1952
🇺🇸 Chuck Arnold 2027
🇺🇸 Jim McWithey 2016
🇺🇸 Don Freeland 2021
🇺🇸 Bob Christie 1947
🇺🇸 Bobby Grim 1902
🇺🇸 Chuck Weyant 1865
🇺🇸 Jud Larson 1910
🇺🇸 Red Amick 1846
Kuzma
🇺🇸 Anthony Foyt 2089
🇺🇸 Gene Hartley 2111
🇺🇸 Eddie Sachs 1958
🇺🇸 Al Keller 1979
🇺🇸 Bill Cheesbourg 1957
Lesovsky
🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson 2135
🇺🇸 Len Sutton 1765
Maserati
🇲🇨 André Testut 1842
🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort 2076
🇺🇾 Azdrubal Fontes 1895
🇮🇹 Giulio Cabianca 1990
🇺🇸 Phil Cade 1898
Moore
🇺🇸 Bob Veith 2064
Phillips
🇺🇸 Don Branson 1925
Porsche
🇮🇹 Maria de Filippis 1928
🇺🇸 Harry Blanchard 2079
Sutton
🇺🇸 Mike Magill 1831
Team Lotus
🇬🇧 Graham Hill 1898
🇬🇧 Bruce Halford 1968
🇺🇸 Pete Lovely 1904
🇬🇧 Innes Ireland 2025
🇬🇧 Alan Stacey 1982
🇬🇧 David Piper 1959
🇬🇧 Dennis Taylor 1876
Tec-Mec
🇧🇷 Fritz d'Orey 2029
Vanwall
🇬🇧 Tony Brooks 2148
Watson
🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann 2288
🇺🇸 Pat Flaherty 2090
🇺🇸 Dick Rathmann 1943

Points System

Race Points
P1 8
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
Fastest Lap
+1 point

Fastest lap point awarded to any finisher. Shared drives allowed.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) M.Trintignant +324
Biggest Race Gain R.Ward Indianapolis Motor Speedway (+242)
Biggest Race Drop J.Bryan Indianapolis Motor Speedway (-283)
Avg Field Elo 2,022

Season Elo Gainers

1 M.Trintignant +324
2 D.Gurney +290
3 J.Brabham +261
4 O.Gendebien +224
5 R.Flockhart +207

Season Elo Losers

1 J.Bryan -283
2 J.Larson -172
3 R.Salvadori -159
4 R.Amick -154
5 T.Parnell -148