84th GP – United States 1959

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Rodger Ward	Leader Cards, Inc	Kurtis Kraft Midget [O 10 46]	Offenhauser Type F L4 2.5	Firestone
2	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
3	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0006]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop
6	Maurice Trintignant	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
7	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
8	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 ['F2-27-59']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
9	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
10	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
11	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
12	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T45 [F2-15-58]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop
14	Alessandro de Tomaso	Alessandro de Tomaso	Cooper T43	Osca 372 L4 1.5	Dunlop
15	Fritz d’Orey	Gordon Pennington, Jr	Tec-Mec F415 [2535]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop
16	George Constantine	Mike Taylor	Cooper T45 [F2-2-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.0	Dunlop
17	Harry Blanchard	Blanchard Automobile Co	Porsche 718 RSK [718-026]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Continental
18	Bob Said	Connaught Eng, Co	Connaught C [C8]	Alta GP L4 2.5	Dunlop
19	Harry Schell	Harry Schell	Cooper T51 [F2-17-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	Dunlop
22	Phil Cade	Phil Cade	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop
	Steve Wilder	Steve Wilder	Lotus 16	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop
	Ettore Chimeri	Escuderia Sorocaima	Maserati 250F [2528]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop
Gregory was initially entered by Cooper, but failed his medical examination and was replaced by McLaren. Although initially registered, Wilder’s car, which did not arrive on time, and Chimeri, who did not attend the event, did not have their numbers published in the official program (it is assumed they were 20 and 21, as these numbers were left vacant). Brabham and McLaren exchanged cars for the race.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:00.000
2	8	Jack Brabham	Cooper T51 ['F2-27-59']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:03.000
3	19	Harry Schell	Cooper T51 [F2-17-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	Dunlop	03:05.200
4	2	Tony Brooks	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	03:05.900
5	6	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:06.000
6	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	03:06.200
7	3	Cliff Allison	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	03:06.800
8	5	Phil Hill	Ferrari D246 [0006]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	03:07.200
9	10	Innes Ireland	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:08.200
10	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:08.600
11	12	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T45 [F2-15-58]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:12.000
12	11	Alan Stacey	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:13.800
13	18	Bob Said	Connaught C [C8]	Alta GP L4 2.5	Dunlop	03:27.300
14	14	Alessandro de Tomaso	Cooper T43	Osca 372 L4 1.5	Dunlop	03:28.000
15	16	George Constantine	Cooper T45 [F2-2-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.0	Dunlop	03:30.600
16	17	Harry Blanchard	Porsche 718 RSK [718-026]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Continental	03:32.700
17	15	Fritz d’Orey	Tec-Mec F415 [2535]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	03:33.400
18	22	Phil Cade	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	03:39.000
19	1	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft Midget [O 10 46]	Offenhauser Type F L4 2.5	Firestone	03:43.800

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Official Name	1959 Grand Prix of the United States
Circuit	Sebring
Date	December 12
Pole	Stirling Moss 03:00.000
Fastest Lap	Maurice Trintignant 03:05.000
Podium	1st Bruce McLaren (1) , 2nd Maurice Trintignant, 3rd Tony Brooks
GP Number	84
Round	9
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Gran Premio d’Italia September 13
Next race	Gran Premio de Argentina February 7

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 ['F2-27-59']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:12:35.700	42		1	10	8
2	6	Maurice Trintignant	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-7a-57]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:12:36.300	42	03:05.000	0	5	7
3	2	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0004]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	02:15:36.600	42		0	4	4
4	8	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	02:17:33.000	42		36	2	3
5	10	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [365]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	+3 laps	39		0	9	2
6	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	Engine	38		0	6	0
7	17	Harry Blanchard	Blanchard Automobile Co	Porsche 718 RSK [718-026]	Porsche 547 F4 1.5	Continental	+4 laps	38		0	16	0
DNF	12	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T45 [F2-15-58]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	Dunlop	Transmission	23		0	11	0
DNF	3	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0003]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	Clutch	23		0	11	0
DNF	1	Rodger Ward	Leader Cards, Inc	Kurtis Kraft Midget [O 10 46]	Offenhauser Type F L4 2.5	Firestone	Clutch	20		0	19	0
DNF	14	Alessandro de Tomaso	Alessandro de Tomaso	Cooper T43	Osca 372 L4 1.5	Dunlop	Brakes	13		0	14	0
DNF	5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0006]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	Clutch	8		0	8	0
DNF	15	Fritz d’Orey	Gordon Pennington, Jr	Tec-Mec F415 [2535]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	Oil leak	6		0	17	0
DNF	19	Harry Schell	Harry Schell	Cooper T51 [F2-17-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	Dunlop	Clutch	5		0	3	0
DNF	16	George Constantine	Mike Taylor	Cooper T45 [F2-2-58]	Climax FPF L4 2.0	Dunlop	Head Gasket	5		0	15	0
DNF	7	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51 [F2-19-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Transmission	5		5	1	0
DNF	11	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 [364]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Clutch	1		0	12	0
DNF	18	Bob Said	Connaught Eng, Co	Connaught C [C8]	Alta GP L4 2.5	Dunlop	Accident	0		0	13	0
DNS	22	Phil Cade	Phil Cade	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	Engine	0		0		0
T	8	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 ['F2-27-59']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
T	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
T	4	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D246 [0002]	Ferrari 246 V6 2.4 Tipo 143	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
DNA	9	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T51	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Paciente	0		0		0
DNA		Steve Wilder	Steve Wilder	Lotus 16	Climax FPF L4 2.5	Dunlop	Car unavailable	0		0		0
DNA		Ettore Chimeri	Escuderia Sorocaima	Maserati 250F [2528]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
Phil Cade did not start due to engine problems. Brabham and McLaren swapped their practice cars as Brabham’s car was having an obscure water problem.

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Formula 1 1959 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	31 (34)
2	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	27
2	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	27
3	Stirling Moss	Cooper	25.5
3	Stirling Moss	BRM	25.5
4	Phil Hill	Ferrari	20
5	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	19
6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	16.5
7	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	13
8	Jo Bonnier	BRM	10
9	Masten Gregory	Cooper	10
10	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	8
10	Rodger Ward	Watson	8
11	Jim Rathmann	Watson	6
12	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	5
13	Harry Schell	Cooper	5
13	Harry Schell	BRM	5
14	Innes Ireland	Lotus	5
15	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	3
16	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	3
17	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	2
18	Jean Behra	Ferrari	2
19	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	2

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Formula 1 1959 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Cooper Climax	40 (53)
2	Ferrari	32 (38)
3	BRM	18
4	Lotus Climax	5