Grand Prix motorcycle racing
1959 French Grand Prix
Charade Circuit · 17 May 1959
Classes identified in the source: 350cc, 500cc, Sidecar.
The calendar date is a weekend anchor. Class-specific race dates and session times have not been inferred.
Recorded Grand Prix class results
Race-article classifications are preferred where available, with season-matrix fallback. Source coverage and official completeness remain explicit; missing fields are not invented.
| Class | Rider | Position / status | Grid | Laps | Time / retirement | Reported points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500cc | John Surtees | 1 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Remo Venturi | 2 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Gary Hocking | 3 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Dickie Dale | 4 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Terry Shepherd | 5 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Paddy Driver | 6 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Tom Phillis | 7 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Bob Anderson | 8 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Bob Brown | 9 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Ralph Rensen | 10 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Hans-Günter Jäger | 11 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Jacques Collot | 12 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Guy Ligier | 13 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Charly Maubert | 14 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Maurice de Polo | 15 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Albert Montagne | 16 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | John Hempleman | 17 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Fritz Messerli | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Robin Fitton | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Jacques Insermini | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Michel Valentin | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Geoff Tanner | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ |
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