1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Previous race
At Monaco, Brabham took his first Grand Prix win — and the first victory for the factory Cooper team — 20 seconds ahead of Brooks. Trintignant was third, two laps down. Moss led but retired from the front when his transmission failed on lap 81.
Championship standings
Brabham leads the championship after Monaco. The Indianapolis 500, held the day before this race, was won by Rodger Ward, whose eight points place him level in the standings — but with no entry at European rounds, he is not a factor in the championship race.
Entrants
Innes Ireland makes his Formula One World Championship debut this weekend. Aston Martin also make their debut, entering Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. Both Aston Martins are running for the first time at this level.
The organisers have allowed Carel Godin de Beaufort to start in a Porsche RSK sports car, despite it being underpowered relative to the Formula One machinery.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1959 Dutch Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 2 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Moss | Brabham | Brooks | Trintignant |
| 2 | 30 May | 🇺🇸 Indianapolis 500 | Thomson | Ward | Rathmann | Thomson |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 | 0 |
| — | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| — | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |