
Olivier Gendebien, a Belgian driver, raced for Ferrari in the 1959 Formula 1 season with car number 38. Gendebien was born on 12 January 1924. Gendebien finished 15th in the 1959 drivers' championship with 3 points and no wins or podiums – 28 points behind champion Jack Brabham.
Gendebien's best result was 4th at the French Grand Prix. Gendebien's teammate was Tony Brooks; Gendebien trailed their qualifying head-to-head 0–2 and was level in the race head-to-head 1–1.
Gendebien scored points in 1 of 2 Grands Prix. Gendebien scored 4% of Ferrari's 1959 total of 67 points.
Final 1959 results after 9 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about Gendebien's 1959 season.
Olivier Gendebien drove for Ferrari in the 1959 Formula 1 season.
Olivier Gendebien raced with car number 38 in 1959.
Olivier Gendebien scored 3 points in 1959 and finished 15th in the drivers' championship, 28 points behind champion Jack Brabham.
Olivier Gendebien did not win a Grand Prix in 1959. Gendebien's best result was 4th at the French Grand Prix.
Tony Brooks was Olivier Gendebien's teammate at Ferrari in 1959. Gendebien trailed the qualifying head-to-head 0–2 and was level in the race head-to-head 1–1.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
2 shared GPs
2 shared GPs
2 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
1 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
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| 4 | P4 |
3 |
| 8 | P6 | 0 |