Who won the 1959 F1 championship?

Jack Brabham won the 1959 drivers' championship with 31 points, 4 points ahead of Tony Brooks. Cooper-Climax won the 1959 constructors' championship with 40 points, 8 points ahead of Ferrari.

Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9
Jack Brabham	9	9	15	19	27	27	27	31	34
Tony Brooks	6	6	6	14	14	23	23	23	27
Stirling Moss	0	0	1	2	8.5	8.5	17.5	25.5	25.5
Phil Hill	3	3	3	9	9	13	13	20	20
Maurice Trintignant	4	4	4	4	6	9	12	12	19
Bruce McLaren	2	2	2	4	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	16.5
Dan Gurney	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	13	13
Jo Bonnier	0	0	8	8	8	10	10	10	10
Masten Gregory	0	0	4	4	4	4	10	10	10
Rodger Ward	0	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

1	Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax	2	–	31
2	Tony Brooks Vanwall
3	Stirling Moss BRM
4	Phil Hill Ferrari	0
5	Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax
6	Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax
7	Dan Gurney Ferrari
8	Jo Bonnier BRM
9	Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax
10	Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft	1
11	Jim Rathmann Watson	0
12	Johnny Thomson Lesovsky	0
13	Harry Schell Cooper-Climax	0
14	Innes Ireland Team Lotus
15	Olivier Gendebien Ferrari	0
16	Tony Bettenhausen Epperly
17	Cliff Allison Ferrari	0
18	Jean Behra Ferrari	0
19	Paul Goldsmith Epperly	0
–	Roy Salvadori Aston Martin	0
–	Ron Flockhart BRM	0
–	Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati	0
–	Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari	0
–	Johnny Boyd Epperly	0
–	Graham Hill Team Lotus	0
–	Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Harry Blanchard Porsche	0
–	Carroll Shelby Aston Martin	0
–	Giorgio Scarlatti Cooper-Climax	0
–	Alan Stacey Team Lotus	0
–	Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati	0
–	Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Fritz d'Orey Tec-Mec	0
–	Anthony Foyt Kuzma	0
–	Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward	0
–	Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati	0
–	Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati	0
–	Gene Hartley Kuzma	0
–	Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax	0
–	Bob Veith Moore	0
–	Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax	0
–	Al Herman Dunn	0
–	Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward	0
–	Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Giulio Cabianca Maserati	0
–	Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Hans Herrmann BRM	0
–	Alessandro de Tomaso Cooper-OSCA	0
–	Bruce Halford Team Lotus	0
–	George Constantine Cooper-Borgward	0
–	Jack Fairman Cooper-Maserati	0
–	Eddie Sachs Kuzma	0
–	Al Keller Kuzma	0
–	Bob Said Connaught	0
–	Pat Flaherty Watson	0
–	Phil Cade Maserati	0
–	Dick Rathmann Watson	0
–	Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma	0
–	David Piper Team Lotus	0
–	Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Azdrubal Fontes Maserati	0
–	Brian Naylor JBW	0
–	Ray Crawford Elder	0
–	Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax	0
–	Don Branson Phillips	0
–	Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Jack Turner Christensen	0
–	Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Mike Magill Sutton	0
–	Red Amick Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Len Sutton Lesovsky	0
–	Jimmy Bryan Epperly	0

1959 championship summary

1959 championship summary

Full 1959 drivers' standings

1959 championship points progression by round

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Full 1959 drivers' standings

1959 championship points progression by round