United States Grand Prix
Round 9 · 12 December 1959 ·Sebring International Raceway, Florida, United States
Trintignant
Cooper-Climax
2
McLaren
Cooper-Climax
1
Brooks
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce McLaren |  New Zealander | Cooper-Climax | 42 | 2:12:35.7 | 8 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant |  French | Cooper-Climax | 42 | +0.6 | 7 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks |  British | Ferrari | 42 | +3:00.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham |  Australian | Cooper-Climax | 42 | +4:57.3 | 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | British | Team Lotus | 39 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Wolfgang von Trips |  German | Ferrari | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Blanchard |  American | Porsche | 38 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Cliff Allison | British | Ferrari | 23 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Roy Salvadori | British | Cooper-Maserati | 23 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Rodger Ward | American | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Alessandro de Tomaso |  Argentine-Italian | Cooper-OSCA | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Phil Hill | American | Ferrari | 8 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Fritz d'Orey |  Brazilian | Tec-Mec | 6 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Stirling Moss | British | Cooper-Climax | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Harry Schell | American | Cooper-Climax | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | George Constantine | American | Cooper-Borgward | 5 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Alan Stacey | British | Team Lotus | 2 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Bob Said | American | Connaught | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| W | Phil Cade | American | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew