Grand Prix
1959 Indianapolis 500
Rodger Ward won round 2 of the 1959 Formula 1 World Championship for Watson at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Details
- Date
- 30 May 1959
- Season
- 1959
- Round
- 2
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Location
- Indianapolis, United States
- Winner
- Rodger Ward
- Winning constructor
- Watson
- Winner time
- 3:40:49.200
- Lap count
- 200
- Retirements
- 17
Podium
- 1 Rodger Ward Watson
- 2 Jim Rathmann Watson
- 3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky
Classification (33)
- 1 Rodger Ward Watson · P6 · 3:40:49.200 · Finished · 8 pts
- 2 Jim Rathmann Watson · P3 · +23.280 · Finished · 6 pts
- 3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky · P1 · +50.640 · Finished · 5 pts
- 4 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly · P15 · +1:47.090 · Finished · 3 pts
- 5 Paul Goldsmith Epperly · P16 · +2:06.440 · Finished · 2 pts
- 6 Johnny Boyd Epperly · P11 · +3:16.980 · Finished · 0 pts
- 7 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft · P12 · +4:09.920 · Finished · 0 pts
- 8 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft · P8 · +4:10.530 · Finished · 0 pts
- 9 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft · P27 · +4:11.040 · Finished · 0 pts
- 10 Anthony Foyt Kuzma · P17 · +4:14.480 · Finished · 0 pts
- 11 Gene Hartley Kuzma · P9 · +5:42.480 · Finished · 0 pts
- 12 Bob Veith Moore · P7 · +6:09.730 · Finished · 0 pts
- 13 Al Herman Dunn · P23 · +6:40.400 · Finished · 0 pts
- 14 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft · P13 · +6:41.540 · Finished · 0 pts
- 15 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft · P21 · +8:19.860 · Finished · 0 pts
- 16 Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft · P33 · +11:41.690 · Finished · 0 pts
- R Eddie Sachs Kuzma · P2 · Spun off · 0 pts
- R Al Keller Kuzma · P28 · Engine · 0 pts
- R Pat Flaherty Watson · P18 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Dick Rathmann Watson · P4 · Heat shield fire · 0 pts
- R Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma · P30 · Magneto · 0 pts
- R Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft · P25 · Magneto · 0 pts
- R Ray Crawford Elder · P32 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Don Branson Phillips · P10 · Suspension · 0 pts
- R Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft · P24 · Engine · 0 pts
- R Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft · P5 · Magneto · 0 pts
- R Jack Turner Christensen · P14 · Fuel leak · 0 pts
- R Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft · P29 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft · P19 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Mike Magill Sutton · P31 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Red Amick Kurtis Kraft · P26 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Len Sutton Lesovsky · P22 · Accident · 0 pts
- R Jimmy Bryan Epperly · P20 · Engine · 0 pts