The 1959 Indianapolis 500 was Round 2 of the 1959 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States on Sunday, 30 May 1959. Johnny Thomson started on pole position in a Lesovsky Offenhauser and Rodger Ward was the race winner in a Watson Offenhauser.
1959 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rodger Ward | United States | Watson Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:40:49.200 | 3:40:49.200 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 2 | 16 | Jim Rathmann | United States | Watson Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +23.277 | 3:41:12.480 | +23.280 | +23.280 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Johnny Thomson | United States | Lesovsky Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:41:39.840 | +50.640 | +27.360 | 1:01.890 | 64 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | United States | Epperly Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:42:36.290 | +1:47.090 | +56.450 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | United States | Epperly Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:42:55.640 | +2:06.440 | +19.350 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 33 | Johnny Boyd | United States | Epperly Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:44:06.180 | +3:16.980 | +1:10.540 | |||
| 7 | 37 | Duane Carter | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:44:59.120 | +4:09.920 | +52.940 | |||
| 8 | 19 | Eddie Johnson | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:44:59.730 | +4:10.530 | +0.610 | |||
| 9 | 45 | Paul Russo | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:45:00.240 | +4:11.040 | +0.510 | |||
| 10 | 10 | A.J. Foyt | United States | Kuzma Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:45:03.680 | +4:14.480 | +3.440 | |||
| 11 | 88 | Gene Hartley | United States | Kuzma Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:46:31.680 | +5:42.480 | +1:28.000 | |||
| 12 | 74 | Bob Veith | United States | Moore Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:46:58.930 | +6:09.730 | +27.250 | |||
| 13 | 89 | Al Herman | United States | Dunn Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:47:29.600 | +6:40.400 | +30.670 | |||
| 14 | 66 | Jimmy Daywalt | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:47:30.740 | +6:41.540 | +1.140 | |||
| 15 | 71 | Chuck Arnold | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:49:09.060 | +8:19.860 | +1:38.320 | |||
| 16 | 58 | Jim McWithey | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | +0 lap | 3:52:30.890 | +11:41.690 | +3:21.830 | |||
| DNF | 44 | Eddie Sachs | United States | Kuzma Offenhauser | Firestone | 182 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 57 | Al Keller | United States | Kuzma Offenhauser | Firestone | 163 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 64 | Pat Flaherty | United States | Watson Offenhauser | Firestone | 162 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 73 | Dick Rathmann | United States | Watson Offenhauser | Firestone | 150 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 53 | Bill Cheesbourg | United States | Kuzma Offenhauser | Firestone | 147 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 15 | Don Freeland | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 136 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 49 | Ray Crawford | United States | Elder Offenhauser | Firestone | 115 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 9 | Don Branson | United States | Phillips Offenhauser | Firestone | 112 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 65 | Bob Christie | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 109 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 48 | Bobby Grim | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 85 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 24 | Jack Turner | United States | Christensen Offenhauser | Firestone | 47 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 47 | Chuck Weyant | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 45 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 7 | Jud Larson | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 45 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 77 | Mike Magill | United States | Sutton Offenhauser | Firestone | 45 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 87 | Red Amick | United States | Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser | Firestone | 45 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Len Sutton | United States | Lesovsky Offenhauser | Firestone | 34 | DNF | ||||||
| DNF | 6 | Jimmy Bryan | United States | Epperly Offenhauser | Firestone | 1 | DNF |