Brabham BT59 two races and then replaced by the Brabham BT60Y. <nowiki>*</nowiki> All points scored with the BT58 Brabham BT59 The Brabham BT59 was a Formula One racing car designed by Sergio Rinland and Hans Fouche for the Brabham team which raced in the and Formula One World Championships. It made its debut at the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix and continued until the first two races of . The team's cars were driven by Australian David Brabham, the youngest son of team founder Sir Jack Brabham, and one of the team's drivers, Italian Stefano Modena. The car was powered by the
Circuit Paul Ricard circuit in 1983, 1988, 1989 and 1990. The circuit hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix on many occasions, the first of which was the 1971 French Grand Prix. The circuit was also extensively used for testing, especially in Formula One. In 1986, Brabham Formula One driver Elio de Angelis was killed in a testing accident at the fast first turn after the rear wing of his Brabham BT55 had broken off. Although the circuit was not the cause of the crash, it was modified in order to make it safer. The length of the Mistral Straight was reduced from