1959 · Round 9 · Qualifying United States Grand Prix
Sebring Raceway, United States
Saturday, December 12, 1959
Sebring Raceway, United States
Saturday, December 12, 1959
Pole position
MOS
3:00.000
Pole margin
+3.000
to BRA
Top-ten spread
+8.600
P1 to MCL
Entries
19
Fastest time from each qualifying segment; purple marks the segment best
| Pos | Driver | Best | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | MOSRRC Walker · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:00.000 | — | — |
| 02 | BRACooper · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:03.000 | +3.000 | — |
| 03 | SCHBleue · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:05.200 | +5.200 | — |
| 04 | BROFerrari · Ferrari 256- Fry ~ Ferrari 246 | 3:05.900 | +5.900 | — |
| 05 | TRIRRC Walker · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:06.000 | +6.000 | — |
| 06 | VONFerrari · Ferrari 256- Fry ~ Ferrari 246 | 3:06.200 | +6.200 | — |
| 07 | ALLFerrari · Ferrari 256- Fry ~ Ferrari 246 | 3:06.800 | +6.800 | — |
| 08 | HILFerrari · Ferrari 256- Fry ~ Ferrari 246 | 3:07.200 | +7.200 | — |
| 09 | IRETeam Lotus · Lotus Mk12 ~ Lotus Mk16 · Climax | 3:08.200 | +8.200 | — |
| 10 | MCLCooper · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:08.600 | +8.600 | — |
| 11 | SALHigh Efficiency Motors · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:12.000 | +12.000 | — |
| 12 | STATeam Lotus · Lotus Mk12 ~ Lotus Mk16 · Climax | 3:13.800 | +13.800 | — |
| 13 | SAIConnaught · Connaught C · Alta | 3:27.300 | +27.300 | — |
| 14 | DETOSCA · T43 | 3:28.000 | +28.000 | — |
| 15 | CONTaylor Crawley · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 · Climax | 3:30.600 | +30.600 | — |
| 16 | BLABlanchard Automobile Co · Porsche 718 ~ Porsche RSK · Porsche | 3:32.700 | +32.700 | — |
| 17 | D'OCamoradi · F415 · Maserati | 3:33.400 | +33.400 | — |
| 18 | CADPhil Cade · Maserati 250F · Maserati | 3:39.000 | +39.000 | — |
| 19 | WARLeader Cards Inc · Kurtis Kraft Midget ~ Kurtis Kraft 500C ~ Kurtis Kraft 500G ~ Kurtis Kraft · Acer | 3:43.800 | +43.800 | — |