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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1959 United States Grand Prix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11492727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1959 United States Grand Prix Context triple: [Bruce McLaren, firstFormulaOneWin, 1959 United States Grand Prix]
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A.
1969 United States Grand Prix
The 1969 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at Watkins Glen, notable for its competitive field and significance in the late-1960s F1 season.
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B.
1963 Mexican Grand Prix
The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held in Mexico City that marked the country’s debut on the official F1 calendar.
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C.
1970 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1970 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race at Zandvoort tragically remembered for the fatal accident of driver Piers Courage.
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D.
1954 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held in Buenos Aires, notable for opening the 1954 season in extreme heat and featuring Juan Manuel Fangio’s home victory.
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E.
Grand Prix Jacques Herbrand
The Grand Prix Jacques Herbrand is a prestigious French scientific prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions in mathematics and physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1959 United States Grand Prix Target entity description: 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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A.
1969 United States Grand Prix
The 1969 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held at Watkins Glen, notable for its competitive field and significance in the late-1960s F1 season.
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B.
1963 Mexican Grand Prix
The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held in Mexico City that marked the country’s debut on the official F1 calendar.
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C.
1970 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1970 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race at Zandvoort tragically remembered for the fatal accident of driver Piers Courage.
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D.
1954 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race held in Buenos Aires, notable for opening the 1954 season in extreme heat and featuring Juan Manuel Fangio’s home victory.
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E.
Grand Prix Jacques Herbrand
The Grand Prix Jacques Herbrand is a prestigious French scientific prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions in mathematics and physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1959 United States Grand Prix Description of subject: 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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