1959 - United States Grand Prix

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1959 - United States Grand Prix

Race Name - United States Grand Prix
Date - 12/12/1959
Race Track - Sebring International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 18
Laps Run - 42
Pole Winner Stirling Moss
Average Race Speed - 159.061 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jack Brabham
Race Number - 9

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	10	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
2	5	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
3	4	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
4	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
5	9	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
6	6	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
7	16	Harry Blanchard	Blanchard Automobiles	Porsche RSK	Porsche 1.5 B4
8	7	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
9	11	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T45	Maserati 2.5 L4
10	19	Rodger Ward	Leader Cards Inc	Kurtis Kraft Midget	Offenhauser 2.5 L4
11	14	Alejandro de Tomaso	Automobili OSCA	Cooper T43	Osca
12	8	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
13	17	Fritz dOrey	Camoradi International	Tec-Mec F415	Maserati 2.5 L6
14	1	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
15	3	Harry Schell	Ecurie Bleue	Cooper T51	Climax 2.2 L4
16	15	George Constantine	Mike Taylor	Cooper T45	Climax 2.5 L4
17	12	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
18	13	Bob Said	Connaught Cars/Paul Emery	Connaught C	Alta 1.5
19	18	Phil Cade	Phil Cade	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6