1959 United States Grand Prix
Sebring · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce McLaren | 10 | 19 | 0.600 | 42 | 351.1 | Maurice Trintignant |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 42 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | Climax | 42 | ★ | +0.600s | Finished | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | Ferrari | 42 | +180.900s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | 42 | +297.300s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 10 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Climax | 39 | +3 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Ferrari | 38 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 7 | 16 | 17 | Harry Blanchard | Porsche | Porsche | 38 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 11 | 12 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | Maserati | 23 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 7 | 3 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | Ferrari | 23 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 19 | 1 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 20 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 14 | 14 | Alejandro de Tomaso | Cooper | OSCA | 13 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 8 | 5 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari | 8 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 17 | 15 | Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | Maserati | 6 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 3 | 19 | Harry Schell | Cooper | Climax | 5 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 15 | 16 | George Constantine | Cooper | Climax | 5 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 1 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | Climax | 5 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 12 | 11 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | Climax | 1 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 13 | 18 | Bob Said | Connaught | Alta | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 18 | 22 | Phil Cade | Maserati | Maserati | — | Not classified |