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
1970 Formula One season crowned champion. The 1970 season was one of the most tragic in Formula One history. Before Rindt's death at Monza, New Zealander Bruce McLaren was killed testing a McLaren Can-Am car at the Goodwood Circuit in England, and Briton Piers Courage was killed at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, driving a Frank Williams-entered De Tomaso. 1970 saw the introduction of slick tyres by Goodyear. After a Formula One career which began at the 1955 British Grand Prix, triple World Champion Jack Brabham retired at the end of the year. The first round was the South Africa Grand Prix held