1959 United States Grand Prix

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The 1959 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race notable for marking Bruce McLaren’s first career victory in the series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Formula One Grand Prix
World Championship race
motor race
championshipEra 1.5-litre Formula One
circuit Sebring International Raceway
country United States
courseLengthKm 8.369
courseLengthMi 5.2
courseType permanent road course
date December 12, 1959
fastestLapDriver Bruce McLaren
fastestLapDriverCountry New Zealand
fastestLapTeam Cooper-Climax
fastestLapTime 3:00.0
grandPrixName United States Grand Prix
gridFromTime true
hostedWorldDriversChampionDecider true
isFirstF1WinFor Bruce McLaren
isFirstWorldChampionshipUSGP true
location Sebring, Florida
nextRace 1960 Argentine Grand Prix
notableFor Bruce McLaren’s first Formula One World Championship race victory
organisingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
partOf 1959 Formula One World Championship
poleDriver Stirling Moss
linked to: Sir Stirling Moss
poleDriverCountry United Kingdom
poleTeam Cooper-Climax
previousRace 1959 Italian Grand Prix
raceDistanceKm 351.5
raceDistanceLaps 42
raceDistanceMi 218.4
safetyCarUsed false
seasonRound 9
secondPlaceDriver Maurice Trintignant
secondPlaceDriverCountry France
secondPlaceTeam Cooper-Climax
thirdPlaceDriver Tony Brooks
thirdPlaceDriverCountry United Kingdom
thirdPlaceTeam Ferrari
winner Bruce McLaren
winnerCountry New Zealand
winningTeam Cooper-Climax
worldDriversChampion Jack Brabham
worldDriversChampionCountry Australia
worldDriversChampionTeam Cooper-Climax
year 1959

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Bruce McLaren firstFormulaOneWin 1959 United States Grand Prix