Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1New ZealanderBruce McLarenCooper-Climax10422:12:35.7008
2FrenchMaurice TrintignantCooper-Climax542+0.6007
3BritishTony BrooksFerrari442+3:00.9004
4AustralianJack BrabhamCooper-Climax242+4:57.3003
5BritishInnes IrelandTeam Lotus939+3 Laps2
6GermanWolfgang von TripsFerrari638Engine0
7AmericanHarry BlanchardPorsche1638+4 Laps0
RBritishCliff AllisonFerrari1123Transmission0
RBritishRoy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati1123Transmission0
RAmericanRodger WardKurtis Kraft1920Clutch0
RArgentineAlessandro de TomasoCooper-OSCA1413Brakes0
RAmericanPhil HillFerrari88Clutch0
RBrazilianFritz d'OreyTec-Mec176Oil leak0
RBritishStirling MossCooper-Climax15Transmission0
RAmericanHarry SchellCooper-Climax35Clutch0
RAmericanGeorge ConstantineCooper-Borgward155Overheating0
RBritishAlan StaceyTeam Lotus122Clutch0
RAmericanBob SaidConnaught130Accident0
WAmericanPhil CadeMaseratiPL0Withdrew0

About the Grand Prix

The 1959 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on December 12, 1959, at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. It was the last of 9 races in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and the 8th and final in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the second United States Grand Prix, and the only occasion the race was held at the home of the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance sports car race, the Sebring International Raceway in Florida. The race was held over 42 laps of the 8.36-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 351 kilometres.

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