Reims-Gueux · 5 July 1959
Tony Brooks won the 1959 French Grand Prix for Ferrari from 1st on the grid, 27.5s ahead of Phil Hill. Giorgio Scarlatti gained the most places, from 21st on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Brooks 8 + Hill 6 + Gendebien 3 + Behra 0 + Gurney 0 | Brooks 8 + Hill 6 + Gendebien 3 + Behra 0 + Gurney 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax Brabham 4 + McLaren 2 + Trintignant 0 + Gregory 0 | Brabham 4 + McLaren 2 + Trintignant 0 + Gregory 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | BRM Moss 1 + Flockhart 0 + Schell 0 + Bonnier 0 | Moss 1 + Flockhart 0 + Schell 0 + Bonnier 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Maserati Scarlatti 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 + d'Orey 0 + Fontes 0 | Scarlatti 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 + d'Orey 0 + Fontes 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati Salvadori 0 + Burgess 0 + Davis 0 | Salvadori 0 + Burgess 0 + Davis 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus Ireland 0 + Hill 0 | Ireland 0 + Hill 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks Ferrari | Ferrari | 2:01:26.500 | 50 | — | 8 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | +27.500s | 50 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:37.700 | 50 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:47.500 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:47.700 | 50 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart BRM | BRM | +2:05.700 | 50 | — | — | |
| 7 | Harry Schell BRM | BRM | +3 Laps | 47 | — | — | |
| 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati | Maserati | +9 Laps | 41 | — | — | |
| 9 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Maserati | Maserati | +10 Laps | 40 | — | — | |
| 10 | Fritz d'Orey Maserati | Maserati | +10 Laps | 40 | — | — | |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +14 Laps | 36 | — | — | |
| DSQ | Stirling Moss BRM | BRM | DSQ | 42 | — | 1 | |
| DNF | Jean Behra Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Engine | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Dan Gurney Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Radiator | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Wheel | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Engine | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Physical | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Radiator | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Oil leak | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 6 | — | — | |
| DNS | Azdrubal Fontes Maserati | Maserati | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |