1959 Grand Prix of France
5 July - Rheims: 415.10 km (8.302 km x 50 Laps)



Pole position: Tony Brooks, Ferrari, 2:19.4
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, B.R.M., 2:22.8 = 209.294 km/h

Results:

1  Tony Brooks               Ferrari                 2:01:26.5 = 205.079 km/h
2  Phil Hill                 Ferrari                 - 00:27.5
3  Jack Brabham              Cooper-Climax           - 01:37.7
4  Olivier Gendebien         Ferrari                 - 01:47.5
5  Bruce McLaren             Cooper-Climax           - 01:47.7
6  Ron Flockhart             B.R.M.                  - 02:05.7
7  Harry Schell              B.R.M.                  - 3 lap
8  Giorgio Scarlatti         Maserati                - 9 laps
9  Carel Godin de Beaufort   Maserati                -10 laps
10 Fritz d'Orey              Maserati                -10 laps
11 Maurice Trintignant       Cooper-Climax           -14 laps

Retirements:

   Stirling Moss             B.R.M.                  43 laps    Disqualified
   Jean Behra                Ferrari                 32 laps    Engine
   Roy Salvadori             Cooper-Maserati         21 laps    Engine
   Dan Gurney                Ferrari                 20 laps    Radiator
   Ian Burgess               Cooper-Maserati         14 laps    Engine
   Innes Ireland             Lotus-Climax            14 laps    Wheel
   Masten Gregory            Cooper-Climax            9 laps    Heat Exhaustion
   Colin Davis               Cooper-Maserati          8 laps    Oil Pipe
   Graham Hill               Lotus-Climax             8 laps    Radiator
   Jo Bonnier                B.R.M.                   7 laps    Engine

Not Not Qualify:

   Astrubel Bayardo          Maserati

Qualifying Times:

1 24   Tony Brooks      Ferrari         2'19.4
2 8    Jack Brabham     Cooper/Climax   2'19.7
3 26   Phil Hill        Ferrari         2'19.8
4 2    Stirling Moss    BRM             2'19.9
5 30   Jean Behra       Ferrari         2'20.2
6 4    Jo Bonnier       BRM             2'20.6
7 10   Masten Gregory   Cooper/Climax   2'20.8
8 14   M.Trintignant    Cooper/Climax   2'21.3
9 6    Harry Schell     BRM             2'21.5
10 12  Bruce McLaren    Cooper/Climax   2'21.5
11 22  O.Gendebien      Ferrari         2'21.5
12 28  Dan Gurney       Ferrari         2'21.9
13 44  Ron Flockhart    BRM             2'23.4
14 32  Graham Hill      Lotus/Climax    2'23.7
15 34  Innes Ireland    Lotus/Climax    2'24.2
16 16  Roy Salvadori    Cooper/Maserati 2'26.4
17 20  Colin Davis      Cooper/Maserati 2'32.3
18 38  Fritz d' Orey    Maserati        2'34.0
19 18  Ian Burgess      Cooper/Maserati 2'35.2
20 42  C.G.de Beaufort  Maserati        2'35.4
21 40  G.Scarlatti      Maserati        2'35.6
 Not present 
22 36  Asdrubal Bayardo Maserati        no time