1959 French Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Previous race
At Zandvoort, Jo Bonnier won for BRM — the first World Championship victory for BRM as constructor and engine supplier, and the first win by a Swedish driver. Brabham was second, Gregory third. Moss led on lap 60 after Bonnier was held up by a backmarker, but his transmission failed three laps later, handing the lead back to Bonnier.
Between-race developments
Stirling Moss has left the Rob Walker Racing Team and moved to BRP, where he drives a BRM P25.
Entrants
The race carries the honorary title of European Grand Prix and is run on the public highways around Reims. Ferrari enters five cars, their high-speed advantage on the fast Reims layout filling the first two rows of the grid: Tony Brooks takes pole, with Phil Hill alongside and Behra starting from row two.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1959 French Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 3 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 |
| 3 | 31 May | 🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix | Bonnier | Bonnier | Brabham | Gregory |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | BRM | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 3 | 0 |
| — | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |