AVUS · 2 August 1959
Tony Brooks won the 1959 German Grand Prix for Ferrari from 1st on the grid, 2.9s ahead of Dan Gurney. Ian Burgess gained the most places, from 15th on the grid to 6th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Brooks 9 + Gurney 6 + Hill 4 + Allison 0 | Brooks 9 + Gurney 6 + Hill 4 + Allison 0 | 19 | |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax Trintignant 3 + McLaren 0 + Gregory 0 + Brabham 0 + Moss 0 | Trintignant 3 + McLaren 0 + Gregory 0 + Brabham 0 + Moss 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | BRM Bonnier 2 + Schell 0 + Herrmann 0 | Bonnier 2 + Schell 0 + Herrmann 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cooper-Maserati Burgess 0 | Burgess 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Team Lotus Hill 0 + Ireland 0 | Hill 0 + Ireland 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Brooks Ferrari | Ferrari | 2:09:31.600 | 60 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney Ferrari | Ferrari | +2.900s | 60 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:04.800 | 60 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 59 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 58 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | +4 Laps | 56 | — | — | |
| 7 | Harry Schell BRM | BRM | +11 Laps | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Transmission | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hans Herrmann BRM | BRM | DNF Accident | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Transmission | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Gearbox | 10 | — | — | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Differential | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Cliff Allison Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Clutch | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Transmission | 1 | — | — |