1959 F1 World Championship STANDINGS
Until 1991 only each driver's best results counted towards the title. These totals include every scoring finish, so the order can differ from the official 1959 championship.
BRABHAM won by 4 points from Brooks9 Grands Prix, 6 different winners.
08162331 pts
Season
Every Grand Prix of the season. Open one to analyse the race.
Load race winners to colour the calendar and add recent form, team splits and the points trajectory.
Drivers' championship
Grand Prix wins, podiums, poles, retirements and average finish.
PosDriverWinsPodiumsPolesDNFsAvgPoints
- 1Jack BRABHAMAUSCooper25122.331Leader
- 2Tony BROOKSGBRFerrari24233.227−4
- 3Stirling MOSSGBRRRC Walker23451.325.5−5.5
- 4Phil HILLUSAFerrari03023.420−11
- 5Maurice TRINTIGNANTFRARRC Walker02005.819−12
- 6Bruce MCLARENNZLCooper12033.516.5−14.5
- 7Dan GURNEYUSAFerrari02013.013−18
- 8Masten GREGORYUSACooper02034.010−21
- 9Jo BONNIERSWEBRM11144.710−21
- 10Rodger WARDUSALeader Cards Inc11011.08−23
- 11Jim RATHMANNUSAHopkins01002.06−25
- 12Johnny THOMSONUSARacing Associates01103.05−26
- 13Innes IRELANDGBRTeam Lotus00044.55−26
- 14Harry SCHELLUSABleue00046.05−26
- 15Tony BETTENHAUSENUSAWills00004.03−28
- 16Olivier GENDEBIENBELFerrari00005.03−28
- 17Cliff ALLISONGBRFerrari00037.02−29
- 18Paul GOLDSMITHUSADemler00005.02−29
- 19Jean BEHRAFRAFerrari00025.02−29
- 20Bob VEITHUSAJohn Zink000012.00−31
- 21Bob CHRISTIEUSAFederal Engineering Association000125.00−31
- 22Jack TURNERUSAErnest Ruiz000127.00−31
- 23Bruce HALFORD GBRJohn Fisher0001—0−31
- 24Giorgio SCARLATTI ITACooper000010.00−31
- 25Wolfgang VON TRIPSDEUFerrari00016.00−31
- 26Alessandro DE TOMASOITAOSCA0001—0−31
- 27Ivor BUEB GBRBRP000013.00−31
- 28Eddie SACHSUSASchmidt000117.00−31
- 29Mike MAGILLUSAWalther000130.00−31
- 30Bill CHEESBOURGUSAGreenman000121.00−31
- 31Brian NAYLOR GBRJBW0001—0−31
- 32Carel Godin DE BEAUFORT NLDUgolini00009.50−31
- 33Graham HILLGBRTeam Lotus00058.00−31
- 34Jud LARSONUSABowes Racing Incorporated000129.00−31
- 35Anthony Joseph FOYTUSADean000010.00−31
- 36Len SUTTONUSARoger Wolcott000132.00−31
- 37Carroll SHELBY USAAston Martin (Original)00029.00−31
- 38Ian BURGESS GBRCentro Sud000210.00−31
- 39Alan STACEY GBRTeam Lotus00018.00−31
- 40Giulio CABIANCAITAOttorino Volonterio000015.00−31
- 41Chuck ARNOLDUSAHall000015.00−31
- 42Jim MCWITHEYUSARay Brady000016.00−31
- 43Don BRANSONUSABob Estes000124.00−31
- 44Bobby GRIMUSASumar000126.00−31
- 45Red AMICKUSAFoutch000131.00−31
- 46Fritz D'OREYBRACamoradi000210.00−31
- 47Colin DAVIS GBRCentro Sud000111.00−31
- 48Paul RUSSOUSAGerhardt00009.00−31
- 49Pat FLAHERTYUSAJohn Zink000119.00−31
- 50Duane CARTERUSAYunik00007.00−31
- 51Gene HARTLEYUSAMarley000011.00−31
- 52Dick RATHMANNUSAKalamazoo Sports Incorporated000120.00−31
- 53Jimmy BRYANUSASalih000133.00−31
- 54Eddie JOHNSONUSADonaldson00008.00−31
- 55Roy SALVADORIGBRHigh Efficiency Motors00056.00−31
- 56Jimmy DAYWALTUSAFederal Engineering Association000014.00−31
- 57Don FREELANDUSAJim Robbins000122.00−31
- 58Jack FAIRMANGBRHigh Efficiency Motors0002—0−31
- 59Hans HERRMANNDEUBRP0002—0−31
- 60Ron FLOCKHARTGBRBRM00028.70−31
- 61Al HERMANUSADunn000013.00−31
- 62Chuck WEYANTUSAMcKay000128.00−31
- 63Ray CRAWFORDUSACrawford000123.00−31
- 64Al KELLERUSAJohnson000118.00−31
- 65Johnny BOYDUSABowes Racing Incorporated00006.00−31
- 66Chris BRISTOW GBRBRP000010.00−31
- 67Henry TAYLORGBRReg Parnell000011.00−31
- 68Peter ASHDOWN GBRAlan Brown000012.00−31
- 69David PIPER GBRDorchester Service Station0001—0−31
- 70Mike TAYLOR GBRAlan Brown0001—0−31
- 71Mario DE ARAUJO CABRAL PRTCentro Sud000010.00−31
- 72Harry BLANCHARD USABlanchard Automobile Co00007.00−31
- 73George CONSTANTINEUSATaylor Crawley 0001—0−31
- 74Bob SAID USAConnaught0001—0−31
Championship totals add up every point scored, including sprints. Win, podium, pole, average finish and recent-form figures count Grands Prix only. Classifications may be revised after an event. Updated Oct 17, 2026.