French Grand Prix 1959
5 July 1959
Reims-Gueux, France
- Location
- Reims, France
- Laps
- 50
- Previous winners
- 1966Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco
- 1963Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
- 1961Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari
- 1960Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
- 1958Mike HawthornFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Tony Brooks
Ferrari
No time set
- 2
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 3
Phil Hill
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Stirling Moss
BRM
No time set
- 5
Jean Behra
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Jo Bonnier
BRM
No time set
- 7
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 8
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 9
Harry Schell
BRM
No time set
- 10
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 11
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
No time set
- 12
Dan Gurney
Ferrari
No time set
- 13
Ron Flockhart
BRM
No time set
- 14
Graham Hill
Team Lotus
No time set
- 15
Innes Ireland
Team Lotus
No time set
- 16
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- 17
Colin Davis
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- 18
Fritz d'Orey
Maserati
No time set
- 19
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- 20
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Maserati
No time set
- 21
Giorgio Scarlatti
Maserati
No time set
- PIT
Azdrubal Fontes
Maserati
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Tony Brooks Ferrari | 50 laps | 2:01:26.5 | 8pts |
| 2 | +1 | Phil Hill Ferrari | 50 laps | +27.5 | 6pts |
| 3 | -1 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | 50 laps | +1:37.7 | 4pts |
| 4 | +7 | Olivier Gendebien Ferrari | 50 laps | +1:47.5 | 3pts |
| 5 | +5 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 50 laps | +1:47.7 | 2pts |
| 6 | +7 | Ron Flockhart BRM | 50 laps | +2:05.7 | |
| 7 | +2 | Harry Schell BRM | 47 laps | ||
| 8 | +13 | Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati | 41 laps | ||
| 9 | +11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati | 40 laps | ||
| 10 | +8 | Fritz d'Orey Maserati | 40 laps | ||
| 11 | -3 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax | 36 laps | ||
| D | - | Stirling Moss BRM | 42 laps | 1pts | |
| R | - | Jean Behra Ferrari | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Dan Gurney Ferrari | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Innes Ireland Team Lotus | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Graham Hill Team Lotus | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Jo Bonnier BRM | 6 laps | ||
| W | - | Azdrubal Fontes Maserati | 0 laps |