United States Grand Prix 1959: results

Round 9 of the 1959 season, 12 December 1959, at Sebring International Raceway. Bruce McLaren won for Cooper from P10 on the grid. Stirling Moss took pole position. Fastest lap: Maurice Trintignant, 3:05.000 (lap 39).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Bruce McLarenCooper2:12:35.7008
2Maurice TrintignantCooper+0.6007
3Tony BrooksFerrari+3:00.9004
4Jack BrabhamCooper+4:57.3003
5Innes IrelandLotus+3 laps2
6Wolfgang Von TripsFerrari+4 laps0
7Harry BlanchardPorsche+4 laps0
DNFRoy SalvadoriCooperTransmission0
DNFCliff AllisonFerrariClutch0
DNFRodger WardKurtis KraftClutch0
DNFAlejandro De TomasoCooperBrakes0
DNFPhil HillFerrariClutch0
DNFFritz D'OreyTec-MecOil leak0
DNFHarry SchellCooperClutch0
DNFGeorge ConstantineCooperOverheating0
DNFStirling MossCooperTransmission0
DNFAlan StaceyLotusClutch0
DNFBob SaidConnaughtAccident0
DNSPhil CadeMaserati—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Stirling MossCooper
2Jack BrabhamCooper
3Harry SchellCooper
4Tony BrooksFerrari
5Maurice TrintignantCooper
6Wolfgang Von TripsFerrari
7Cliff AllisonFerrari
8Phil HillFerrari
9Innes IrelandLotus
10Bruce McLarenCooper
11Roy SalvadoriCooper
12Alan StaceyLotus
13Bob SaidConnaught
14Alejandro De TomasoCooper
15George ConstantineCooper
16Harry BlanchardPorsche
17Fritz D'OreyTec-Mec
18Phil CadeMaserati
19Rodger WardKurtis Kraft

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