Tony Brooks won the French Grand Prix 1959 at Reims-Gueux on 5 July 1959, starting from pole position. Phil Hill finished second for Ferrari, with Jack Brabham completing the podium for Cooper-Climax.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tony BrooksBRO | Ferrari | 50 | 2:01:26.5 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | Phil HillHIL | Ferrari | 50 | +27.5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Cooper-Climax | 50 | +1:37.7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Olivier GendebienGEN | Ferrari | 50 | +1:47.5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 50 | +1:47.7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Ron FlockhartFLO | BRM | 50 | +2:05.7 | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | Harry SchellSCH | BRM | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 21 | Giorgio ScarlattiSCA | Maserati | 41 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Carel Godin de BeaufortDEB | Maserati | 40 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Fritz d'OreyDOR | Maserati | 40 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Cooper-Climax | 36 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 4 | Stirling MossMOS | BRM | 42 | Disqualified | 1 | |
| R | 5 | Jean BehraBEH | Ferrari | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Cooper-Maserati | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Dan GurneyGUR | Ferrari | 19 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Innes IrelandIRE | Team Lotus | 14 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Ian BurgessBUR | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Masten GregoryGRE | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Graham HillHIL | Team Lotus | 7 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Colin DavisDAV | Cooper-Maserati | 7 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jo BonnierBON | BRM | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Azdrubal FontesFON | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |