Round 4 · 5 July 1959
1959 French Grand Prix: results
Tony Brooks (Ferrari) won the 1959 French Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 5 July 1959 at Reims-Gueux (France), starting from position 1. Phil Hill (Ferrari) and Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 2:01:26.500 | 8 | Finished |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | +27.500 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | +97.700 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | +107.500 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +107.700 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 13 | +125.700 s | — | Finished |
| 7 | Harry Schell | BRM | 9 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 21 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 9 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Maserati | 20 | +10 Laps | — | +10 Laps |
| 10 | Fritz d'Orey | Maserati | 18 | +10 Laps | — | +10 Laps |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +14 Laps | — | +14 Laps |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | BRM | 4 | — | 1 | Disqualified |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Radiator |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 15 | — | — | Wheel |
| 17 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 7 | — | — | Physical |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 14 | — | — | Radiator |
| 20 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 17 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 21 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Azdrubal Fontes | Maserati | — | — | — | Withdrew |