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United States Grand Prix 1959

Round 9 of 9  · 12 December 1959  · Sebring  · 42 laps

WDC Decider

Fastest Lap Maurice Trintignant 3:05.000 (lap 39)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 10 2:12:35.700 8
2 TRI Maurice Trintignant FL Cooper 5 +0.600 7
3 BRO Tony Brooks Ferrari 4 +3:00.900 4
4 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 2 +4:57.300 3
5 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 9 +3 laps 2
6 VON Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 6 +4 laps —
7 BLA Harry Blanchard Porsche 16 +4 laps —
DNF SAL Roy Salvadori Cooper 11 Transmission —
DNF ALL Cliff Allison Ferrari 7 Clutch —
DNF WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 19 Clutch —
DNF DET Alejandro de Tomaso Cooper 14 Brakes —
DNF HIL Phil Hill Ferrari 8 Clutch —
DNF D'O Fritz d'Orey Tec-Mec 17 Oil leak —
DNF SCH Harry Schell Cooper 3 Clutch —
DNF CON George Constantine Cooper 15 Overheating —
DNF MOS Stirling Moss Cooper 1 Transmission —
DNF STA Alan Stacey Lotus 12 Clutch —
DNF SAI Bob Said Connaught 13 Accident —
DNS CAD Phil Cade Maserati 18 — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MOS Stirling Moss Cooper 3:00.000
2 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 3:03.000
3 SCH Harry Schell Cooper 3:05.200
4 BRO Tony Brooks Ferrari 3:05.900
5 TRI Maurice Trintignant Cooper 3:06.000
6 VON Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 3:06.200
7 ALL Cliff Allison Ferrari 3:06.200
8 HIL Phil Hill Ferrari 3:07.200
9 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 3:08.200
10 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 3:08.600
11 SAL Roy Salvadori Cooper 3:12.000
12 STA Alan Stacey Lotus 3:13.800
13 SAI Bob Said Connaught 3:27.300
14 DET Alejandro de Tomaso Cooper 3:28.000
15 CON George Constantine Cooper 3:30.600
16 BLA Harry Blanchard Porsche 3:32.700
17 D'O Fritz d'Orey Tec-Mec 3:33.400
18 CAD Phil Cade Maserati 3:39.000
19 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 3:43.800