1959 Indianapolis 500

The 1959 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 1959. The event was part of the 1959 World Drivers' Championship.

Classification

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Constructor	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	6	5	Rodger Ward	Watson-Offy	144.03	7	200	130	3:40:49.20	8
2	3	16	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offy	144.43	4	200	19	+ 0:23.28	6
3	1	3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky-Offy	145.9	1	200	40	+ 0:50.64	5
4	15	1	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly-Offy	142.72	18	200	0	+ 1:47.09	3
5	16	99	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly-Offy	142.67	19	200	0	+ 2:06.44	2
6	11	33	Johnny Boyd	Epperly-Offy	142.81	16	200	0	+ 3:16.98
7	12	37	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	142.79	17	200	0	+ 4:09.92
8	8	19	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	144	9	200	0	+ 4:10.53
9	27	45	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	142.38	22	200	0	+ 4:11.04
10	17	10	A. J. Foyt	Kuzma-Offy	142.64	20	200	0	+ 4:14.48
11	9	88	Gene Hartley	Kuzma-Offy	143.57	10	200	0	+ 5:42.48
12	7	74	Bob Veith	Moore-Offy	144.02	8	200	0	+ 6:09.73
13	23	89	Al Herman	Dunn-Offy	141.93	29	200	0	+ 6:40.40
14	13	66	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	144.68	3	200	0	+ 6:41.54
15	21	71	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	142.11	24	200	0	+ 8:19.86
16	33	58	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	141.21	33	200	0	+ 11:41.69
17	2	44	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma-Offy	145.42	2	182	0	Spun Off
18	28	57	Al Keller	Kuzma-Offy	142.05	27	163	0	Engine
19	18	64	Pat Flaherty	Watson-Offy	142.39	21	162	11	Accident
20	4	73	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offy	144.24	5	150	0	Fire
21	30	53	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma-Offy	141.78	30	147	0	Magneto
22	25	15	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	143.05	14	136	0	Magneto
23	32	49	Ray Crawford	Elder-Offy	141.34	32	115	0	Accident
24	10	9	Don Branson	Phillips-Offy	143.31	12	112	0	Suspension
25	24	65	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	143.24	13	109	0	Engine
26	5	48	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	144.22	6	85	0	Magneto
27	14	24	Jack Turner	Christensen-Offy	143.47	11	47	0	Fuel leak
28	29	47	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	141.95	28	45	0	Accident
29	19	7	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	142.29	23	45	0	Accident
30	31	77	Mike Magill	Sutton-Offy	141.48	31	45	0	Accident
31	26	87	Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	142.92	15	45	0	Accident
32	22	8	Len Sutton	Lesovsky-Offy	142.1	26	34	0	Accident
33	20	6	Jimmy Bryan	Epperly-Offy	142.11	25	1	0	Engine

Notes

• Fastest Lead Lap: Johnny Thomson - 1:01.89
• Two drivers, Jerry Unser and Bob Cortner, were killed following accidents during practice for this race.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jack Brabham 9 2 Rodger Ward 8 3 Tony Brooks 6 4 Jim Rathmann 6 5 Johnny Thomson 5

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax 8 2 Ferrari 6

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Also, points scored in the 500 did not count towards the F1 constructors championship.

Previous race: 1959 Monaco Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 1959 season	Next race: 1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Previous race: 1958 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis 500	Next race: 1960 Indianapolis 500

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