Round 9 | Sebring International Raceway

1959 United States Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix at Sebring International Raceway, 1959-12-12. Bruce McLaren won it for Cooper-Climax. Podium: Bruce McLaren, Maurice Trintignant, Tony Brooks.

Winner

Bruce McLaren

Cooper-Climax

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Sebring International Raceway

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 10 42 Finished 8.0
2 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 5 42 Finished 7.0
3 Tony Brooks Ferrari 4 42 Finished 4.0
4 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2 42 Finished 3.0
5 Innes Ireland Team Lotus 9 39 +3 Laps 2.0
6 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 6 38 Engine 0.0
7 Harry Blanchard Porsche 16 38 +4 Laps 0.0
R Cliff Allison Ferrari 11 23 Transmission 0.0
R Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 11 23 Transmission 0.0
R Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 19 20 Clutch 0.0
R Alessandro de Tomaso Cooper-OSCA 14 13 Brakes 0.0
R Phil Hill Ferrari 8 8 Clutch 0.0
R Fritz d'Orey Tec-Mec 17 6 Oil leak 0.0
R Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1 5 Transmission 0.0
R Harry Schell Cooper-Climax 3 5 Clutch 0.0
R George Constantine Cooper-Borgward 15 5 Overheating 0.0
R Alan Stacey Team Lotus 12 2 Clutch 0.0
R Bob Said Connaught 13 0 Accident 0.0
W Phil Cade Maserati 0 0 Withdrew 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 10 to P1 (+9)

Bruce McLaren

Cooper-Climax

Grid 16 to P7 (+9)

Harry Blanchard

Porsche

Grid 19 to P10 (+9)

Rodger Ward

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 9 to P5 (+4)

Innes Ireland

Team Lotus

Grid 17 to P13 (+4)

Fritz d'Orey

Tec-Mec

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1959 season

Season hub

Sebring International Raceway

Circuit profile

Bruce McLaren

Winner profile

Cooper-Climax

Winning team