United States Grand Prix
1959 · Round 9 · Florida, United States · Dec 12, 1959Race summary
Victory went to McLaren (from 10th on the grid), with a 0.600s margin. McLaren made the biggest gain, from 10th on the grid to 1st (up 9 places). Brabham had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 42 | 2:12:35.700 | 8 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 42 | +0.600 | 7 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 4 | 42 | +3:00.900 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 42 | +4:57.300 | 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 9 | 39 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 6 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Blanchard | Porsche | 16 | 38 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 11 | 23 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 11 | 23 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 20 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Alessandro de Tomaso | Cooper-OSCA | 14 | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | 17 | 6 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Harry Schell | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | George Constantine | Cooper-Borgward | 15 | 5 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | 12 | 2 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Bob Said | Connaught | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Phil Cade | Maserati | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |