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

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Bruce McLaren firstFormulaOneWin 1959 United States Grand Prix