French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Reims-Gueux
RACE DATE
5 Jul 1959
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1959 French Grand Prix.
WINNERBrooksP1 → P1
RACE LAPS50
BIGGEST GAIN+13Scarlatti
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2:01:26.500Finished | 8 | — |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 50 | +27.500Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | -1 | 50 | +1:37.700Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | +7 | 50 | +1:47.500Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +5 | 50 | +1:47.700Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 13 | +7 | 50 | +2:05.700Finished | 0 | — |
| 7 | Harry Schell | BRM | 9 | +2 | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 21 | +13 | 41 | +9 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 20 | +11 | 40 | +10 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 18 | +8 | 40 | +10 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 8 | -3 | 36 | +14 Laps | 0 | — |
| D | Stirling Moss | BRM | 4 | — | 42 | Disqualified | 1 | — |
| R | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 5 | -8 | 31 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | +2 | 20 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 12 | -3 | 19 | Radiator | 0 | — |
| R | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 15 | -1 | 14 | Wheel | 0 | — |
| R | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | +2 | 13 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 7 | -11 | 8 | Physical | 0 | — |
| R | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 14 | -5 | 7 | Radiator | 0 | — |
| R | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 17 | -3 | 7 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| R | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 6 | -15 | 6 | Engine | 0 | — |
| W | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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