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Tony Brooks won the 1959 French Grand Prix

Tony Brooks won the 1959 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Phil Hill and Jack Brabham at Reims-Gueux.

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Race recap

Winner
Tony Brooks
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Tony Brooks, Phil Hill, and Jack Brabham
Race date
July 5, 1959
Pole
Tony Brooks
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Reims-Gueux

The decisive result

Tony Brooks finished first for Ferrari. Phil Hill is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jack Brabham 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Giorgio Scarlatti from P21 to P8 (+13), Carel Godin de Beaufort from P20 to P9 (+11), and Fritz d'Orey from P18 to P10 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Tony Brooks started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 Engine, 2 +10 laps, 2 Radiator, and 1 +14 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:22.800 on lap 40. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Tony BrooksFerrari2:01:26.5008
2Phil HillFerrari2:01:54.0006
3Jack BrabhamCooper2:03:04.2004
4Olivier GendebienFerrari2:03:14.0003
5Bruce McLarenCooper2:03:14.2002
6Ron FlockhartBRM2:03:32.2000
7Harry SchellBRM+3 laps0
8Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati+9 laps0
9Carel Godin de BeaufortMaserati+10 laps0
10Fritz d'OreyMaserati+10 laps0
11Maurice TrintignantCooper+14 laps0
DNFJean BehraFerrariEngine0
DNFRoy SalvadoriCooperEngine0
DNFDan GurneyFerrariRadiator0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusWheel0
DNFIan BurgessCooperEngine0
DNFMasten GregoryCooperPhysical0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusRadiator0
DNFColin DavisCooperOil leak0
DNFJo BonnierBRMEngine0