1959 Formula One standings
1959 season resultsPrevious year | Next year
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | Not Classified |
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.38 | 4.63 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 134 | 9 | 26.26 | 78.99 | 1 | 452 | 2 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.88 | 9.25 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 21.25 | 52.17 | 1 | 364 | 3 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 25.5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.50 | 7.88 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 29.45 | 60.14 | 4 | 400 | 5 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.57 | 6.14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 7.42 | 68.70 | 1 | 365 | 2 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.88 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 | 72.46 | 1 | 512 | 0 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 16.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.57 | 7.14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.34 | 65.32 | 1 | 359 | 3 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.25 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3.33 | 71.01 | 0 | 212 | 1 |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.71 | 10.86 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 11.05 | 42.98 | 0 | 300 | 4 |
| 9 | Masten Gregory | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.33 | 8.83 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2.22 | 53.47 | 0 | 246 | 3 |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.50 | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 130 | 0 | 32.50 | 81.63 | 0 | 220 | 1 |
| 11 | Jim Rathmann | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 96.88 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Thomson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20.00 | 93.75 | 1 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | Harry Schell | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 57.97 | 0 | 398 | 3 |
| 14 | Innes Ireland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.67 | 12.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 151 | 4 |
| 15 | Olivier Gendebien | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 16 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 90.63 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | Cliff Allison | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.80 | 10.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.50 | 0 | 168 | 3 |
| 18 | Jean Behra | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 9.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 46.94 | 0 | 129 | 2 |
| 19 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 87.50 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | Roy Salvadori | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.29 | 10.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 47.58 | 0 | 306 | 4 |
| 21 | Ron Flockhart | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 51.61 | 0 | 293 | 2 |
| 22 | Ian Burgess | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32.47 | 0 | 167 | 2 |
| 23 | Wolfgang von Trips | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.75 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 24 | Johnny Boyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 84.38 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | Graham Hill | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 13.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.10 | 0 | 187 | 5 |
| 26 | Duane Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 81.25 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 27 | Harry Blanchard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 64.71 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 28 | Carroll Shelby | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.67 | 0 | 222 | 2 |
| 29 | Giorgio Scarlatti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 55.00 | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 30 | Alan Stacey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.50 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| 31 | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 78.13 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 32 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 33 | Paul Russo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 75.00 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 34 | Fritz d'Orey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.33 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.67 | 0 | 103 | 2 |
| 35 | A.J. Foyt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 71.88 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 36 | Chris Bristow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 60.87 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 37 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 38 | Colin Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.50 | 15.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.50 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
| 39 | Gene Hartley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.75 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 40 | Henry Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 56.52 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 41 | Bob Veith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 65.63 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 42 | Peter Ashdown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 52.17 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 43 | Al Herman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 44 | Ivor Bueb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 47.83 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 45 | Jimmy Daywalt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 59.38 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 46 | Chuck Arnold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 56.25 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 47 | Giulio Cabianca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 48 | Jim McWithey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 53.13 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 49 | Hans Herrmann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.03 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| 50 | Jack Fairman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.26 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| 51 | Bruce Halford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Eddie Sachs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 182 | 1 |
| 53 | Al Keller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.88 | 0 | 163 | 1 |
| 54 | Dick Rathman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.63 | 0 | 150 | 1 |
| 55 | Bill Cheesbourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 147 | 1 |
| 56 | Don Freeland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.38 | 0 | 136 | 1 |
| 57 | Ray Crawford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.25 | 0 | 115 | 1 |
| 58 | Don Branson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.13 | 0 | 112 | 1 |
| 59 | Bob Christie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 109 | 1 |
| 60 | Bobby Grim | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.88 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
| 61 | Jack Turner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.75 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 62 | Jud Larson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.50 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 63 | Jimmy Bryan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Red Amick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.00 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.25 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 65 | Len Sutton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.13 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 66 | Pat Flaherty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 43.75 | 0 | 162 | 1 |
| 67 | Mike Magill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.38 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 68 | Chuck Weyant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.63 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 69 | Brian Naylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.70 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 70 | David Piper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.04 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 71 | Mike Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.35 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 72 | Alejandro de Tomaso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.18 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 73 | George Constantine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.76 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 74 | Bob Said | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Phil Cade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Alain de Changy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Lucien Bianchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Pete Lovely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Jean Lucienbonnet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | André Testut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Bill Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Keith Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Mike Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Trevor Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Dennis Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Tim Parnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

