1959 Grand Prix Season Calendar
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 17 | French Grand Prix | Charade Circuit | John Surtees | John Surtees | Scheidegger / Burkhardt | Report | ||
| 2 | June 6 | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell mountain course | Tarquinio Provini | Tarquinio Provini | John Surtees | John Surtees | Schneider / Strauß | Report |
| 3 | June 14 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | John Surtees | Camathias / Cecco | Report |
| 4 | June 27 | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Carlo Ubbiali | Tarquinio Provini | Bob Brown † | John Surtees | Camathias / Cecco | Report |
| 5 | July 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Carlo Ubbiali | Gary Hocking † | John Surtees | Schneider / Strauß | Report | |
| 6 | July 26 | Swedish Grand Prix | Råbelöfsbanan | Tarquinio Provini | Gary Hocking | John Surtees | Bob Brown † | Report | |
| 7 | August 8 | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | Mike Hailwood | Gary Hocking | John Surtees | John Surtees | Report | |
| 8 | September 6 | Nations Grand Prix†† | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Ernst Degner | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | John Surtees | Report |
† Race did not count towards the World Championship.
†† The Nations Grand Prix also held a non-championship 175 cc race, won by the Italian, Francesco Villa.
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