1959 Formula One season
13th season of FIA Formula One motor racing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1959 Formula One season
The 1959 Formula One season was the 13th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and the 1959 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, contested concurrently over a nine-race series [1] which commenced on 10 May and ended on 12 December. The season also included several non-championship Formula One races.
Jack Brabham won the World Championship of Drivers [1] in a sport still reeling from the death of several drivers, including reigning champion Mike Hawthorn. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was awarded to Cooper–Climax.[1]