1959 season/Round 9
United States Grand Prix 1959
- Sebring
- 12 December 1959
- 42 laps
- 351.1 km
- 8.360 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Bruce McLarenCooper2:12:35.700
- P2Maurice TrintignantCooper+0.600
- P3Tony BrooksFerrari+3:00.900
- Pole positionStirling MossCooper · 3:00.000
- Fastest lapMaurice Trintignant3:05.000 · lap 39
- Winner started fromP10on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce McLaren | 9 | Cooper · Climax | 10 | 42 | 2:12:35.700 | 8 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignantfastest lap | 6 | Cooper · Climax | 5 | 42 | +0.600 | 7 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 42 | +3:00.900 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | 8 | Cooper · Climax | 2 | 42 | +4:57.300 | 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | 10 | Lotus · Climax | 9 | 39 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | 4 | Ferrari | 6 | 38 | +4 laps | |
| 7 | Harry Blanchard | 17 | Porsche | 16 | 38 | +4 laps | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | 12 | Cooper · Maserati | 11 | 23 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Cliff Allison | 3 | Ferrari | 7 | 23 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Rodger Ward | 1 | Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser | 19 | 20 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Alejandro de Tomaso | 14 | Cooper · OSCA | 14 | 13 | Brakes | |
| DNF | Phil Hill | 5 | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Fritz d'Orey | 15 | Tec-Mec · Maserati | 17 | 6 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Harry Schell | 19 | Cooper · Climax | 3 | 5 | Clutch | |
| DNF | George Constantine | 16 | Cooper · Climax | 15 | 5 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | 7 | Cooper · Climax | 1 | 5 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Alan Stacey | 11 | Lotus · Climax | 12 | 1 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Bob Said | 18 | Connaught · Alta | 13 | 0 | Accident | |
| DNS | Phil Cade | 22 | Maserati | 18 |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 3:00.000 | |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 3:03.000 | +3.000 |
| 3 | Harry Schell | Cooper | 3:05.200 | +5.200 |
| 4 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 3:05.900 | +5.900 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 3:06.000 | +6.000 |
| 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 3:06.200 | +6.200 |
| 7 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 3:06.200 | +6.200 |
| 8 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3:07.200 | +7.200 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 3:08.200 | +8.200 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 3:08.600 | +8.600 |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 3:12.000 | +12.000 |
| 12 | Alan Stacey | Lotus | 3:13.800 | +13.800 |
| 13 | Bob Said | Connaught | 3:27.300 | +27.300 |
| 14 | Alejandro de Tomaso | Cooper | 3:28.000 | +28.000 |
| 15 | George Constantine | Cooper | 3:30.600 | +30.600 |
| 16 | Harry Blanchard | Porsche | 3:32.700 | +32.700 |
| 17 | Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | 3:33.400 | +33.400 |
| 18 | Phil Cade | Maserati | 3:39.000 | +39.000 |
| 19 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 3:43.800 | +43.800 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Trintignant | 39 | 3:05.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 31 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 27 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 25.5 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 20 | |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 19 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 16.5 | ▲3 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | 13 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | 10 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | 10 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | 8 |