Race results
Race startDecember 12, 1959 at 00:00
Fastest lap: Maurice Trintignant
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2:12:35.7 | 42 | - | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | +0.600 | 42 | - | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | +3:00.900 | 42 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | +4:57.300 | 42 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | 39 | - | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Engine | 38 | - | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Harry Blanchard | Porsche | +4 Laps | 38 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 23 | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Transmission) | 23 | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Clutch) | 20 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Alessandro de Tomaso | Cooper-OSCA | DNF (Brakes) | 13 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | DNF (Clutch) | 8 | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Fritz d'Orey | Tec-Mec | DNF (Oil leak) | 6 | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Transmission) | 5 | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Harry Schell | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Clutch) | 5 | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 16 | George Constantine | Cooper-Borgward | DNF (Overheating) | 5 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | DNF (Clutch) | 2 | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Bob Said | Connaught | DNF (Accident) | 0 | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Phil Cade | Maserati | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Wolfgang von Trips is classified 6th because the car completed at least 90% of the race distance.