Gridpedia1959 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Dec 1959
- Circuit
- Sebring International Raceway, Florida, USA
- Round
- 9 of 9
- Winner
- Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 42 | 2:12:35.7 | 8 | |
| 2 | 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 42 | +0.6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 4 | 42 | +3:00.9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 42 | +4:57.3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 9 | 39 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 6 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| 7 | 17 | Harry Blanchard | Porsche | 16 | 38 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 11 | 23 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 11 | 23 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 20 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Alessandro de Tomaso | Cooper-OSCA | 14 | 13 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | 17 | 6 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 5 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Harry Schell | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 16 | George Constantine | Cooper-Borgward | 15 | 5 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 12 | 2 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Bob Said | Connaught | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 22 | Phil Cade | Maserati | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | 0 | 13 | |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | 1 | 10 | |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | 0 | 10 | |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 40 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cooper-Borgward | 0 | 0 |