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United States Grand Prix

1959 United States Grand Prix

Round 9 of 9Sebring International Raceway, SebringDec 12 195942 laps

Podium

TRICooper
2
MCLCooper
1
BROFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerMCL2:12:35.700 from P10
PoleMOS3:00.000
Fastest lapTRI3:05.000 on lap 39
Finishers7 / 19classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1MCLBruce McLarenCooper10▲9422:12:35.7008–
2TRIMaurice TrintignantCooper5▲342+0.600s73:05.000
3BROTony BrooksFerrari4▲142+180.900s4–
4BRAJack BrabhamCooper2▼242+297.300s3–
5IREInnes IrelandLotus9▲439+3 laps2–
6VONWolfgang Von TripsFerrari6–38+4 laps–
7BLAHarry BlanchardPorsche16▲938+4 laps–
DNFSALRoy SalvadoriCooper1123Transmission–
DNFALLCliff AllisonFerrari723Clutch–
DNFWARRodger WardKurtis Kraft1920Clutch–
DNFDETAlejandro De TomasoCooper1413Brakes–
DNFHILPhil HillFerrari88Clutch–
DNFD'OFritz D'OreyTec-Mec176Oil leak–
DNFSCHHarry SchellCooper35Clutch–
DNFCONGeorge ConstantineCooper155Overheating–
DNFMOSStirling MossCooper15Transmission–
DNFSTAAlan StaceyLotus121Clutch–
DNFSAIBob SaidConnaught130Accident–
DNSCADPhil CadeMaserati180Did not start–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1MOSStirling MossCooper3:00.000
2BRAJack BrabhamCooper3:03.000+3.000s
3SCHHarry SchellCooper3:05.200+5.200s
4BROTony BrooksFerrari3:05.900+5.900s
5TRIMaurice TrintignantCooper3:06.000+6.000s
6VONWolfgang Von TripsFerrari3:06.200+6.200s
7ALLCliff AllisonFerrari3:06.200+6.200s
8HILPhil HillFerrari3:07.200+7.200s
9IREInnes IrelandLotus3:08.200+8.200s
10MCLBruce McLarenCooper3:08.600+8.600s
11SALRoy SalvadoriCooper3:12.000+12.000s
12STAAlan StaceyLotus3:13.800+13.800s
13SAIBob SaidConnaught3:27.300+27.300s
14DETAlejandro De TomasoCooper3:28.000+28.000s
15CONGeorge ConstantineCooper3:30.600+30.600s
16BLAHarry BlanchardPorsche3:32.700+32.700s
17D'OFritz D'OreyTec-Mec3:33.400+33.400s
18CADPhil CadeMaserati3:39.000+39.000s
19WARRodger WardKurtis Kraft3:43.800+43.800s

Sebring International Raceway

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1959. Outline from F1DB.

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