Gridpedia1959 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 5 Jul 1959
- Circuit
- Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
- Round
- 4 of 9
- Winner
- Tony Brooks (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | BROTony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 50 | 2:01:26.5 | 8 | |
| 2 | 26 | HILPhil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | 50 | +27.5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | BRAJack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 50 | +1:37.7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | GENOlivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | 50 | +1:47.5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 50 | +1:47.7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 44 | FLORon Flockhart | BRM | 13 | 50 | +2:05.7 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | SCHHarry Schell | BRM | 9 | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 40 | SCAGiorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 21 | 41 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 42 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 20 | 40 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 38 | DORFritz d'Orey | Maserati | 18 | 40 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 36 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 2 | MOSStirling Moss | BRM | 4 | 42 | Disqualified | 1 | |
| R | 30 | BEHJean Behra | Ferrari | 5 | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | SALRoy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | GURDan Gurney | Ferrari | 12 | 19 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 34 | IREInnes Ireland | Team Lotus | 15 | 14 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BURIan Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | GREMasten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 7 | 8 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 32 | HILGraham Hill | Team Lotus | 14 | 7 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 20 | DAVColin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 17 | 7 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BONJo Bonnier | BRM | 6 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 36 | FONAzdrubal Fontes | 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 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Rodger Ward | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Jim Rathmann | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Johnny Thomson | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0 |