USGP
1959 Sebring

The World Championship title remained up for grabs up until the final race of the season at this year's USGP. Jack Brabham nearly didn't race at Sebring because of an injury in the Bahamas the week before. A stone struck his goggles and shattered them but he was able to pass a last minute medical exam and start in the first ever USGP.

Moss grabbed the pole position in his Cooper with Brabham placing second in his factory Cooper and Schell placed third in another T51. There were protests about the grid setup and Ferrari was upset because Brooks had been pushed back to the second row but the protest was ignored. Brabham took the lead for a short while at the start but Moss passed him up quickly. After five laps, Moss had another broken transmission on his hand leaving Brabham to take the lead with McLaren following him. Cliff Allison followed in third in his Ferrari, but ran into a clutch problem and retired early. Trintignant was a late bloomer as he closed in fast towards the end of the race. Trintignant was gaining speed on McLaren but McLaren was able to make speed on Brabham and catch him. Trintignant followed McLaren and almost passed him but McLaren prevailed with the two racers finishing just .6 seconds apart

Brabham ran out of fuel before finishing but was able to push his car to a finish but not before Brooks beat him out for third place at the USGP. Brabham pushing his car into fourth earned the points he needed to become the fifth World Champion. McLaren also made his own splash by becoming the youngest man to ever win a Grand Prix, a record held until Fernando Alonso won the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2003

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/Retired
19Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax4212:36.3
26Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax420.6
32Tony BrooksFerrari42+3:00.9
48Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax42+1:57.3
510Innes IrelandLotus-Climax39+3 Laps
64Wolfgang Von TripsFerrari38Engine
717Harry BlanchardPorsche38+4 Laps
Ret3Cliff AllisonFerrari23Transmission
Ret12Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati23transmission
Ret1Rodger WardKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser20Clutch