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1959 Italian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Previous_round1959 Portuguese Grand Prix
Next_round1959 United States Grand Prix
CountryItaly
Grand PrixItalian
ImageMonza 1957.jpg
Date13 September,
Year1959
Official nameXXX Gran Premio d'Italia
LocationAutodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.573
Course_km5.750
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi257.256
Distance_km414.000
WeatherDry and sunny
Pole_DriverStirling Moss
Pole_TeamCooper-Climax
Pole_Time1:39.7
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverPhil Hill
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:40.4
Fast_CountryUSA
Fast_flag_suffix1959
First_DriverStirling Moss
First_TeamCooper-Climax
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverPhil Hill
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUSA
Second_flag_suffix1959
Third_DriverJack Brabham
Third_TeamCooper-Climax
Third_CountryAUS
Lapchart

Monza, Italy The 1959 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 13 September 1959. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 29th Italian Grand Prix and the 24th to be held at Monza. The race was held over 72 laps of the five-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 414 kilometres.

The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss driving a Cooper T51 for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team. Moss won by 46 seconds over American driver Phil Hill driving a Ferrari Dino 246 for Scuderia Ferrari. Championship points leader Australian Jack Brabham finished third in works entered Cooper T51, expanding his points lead, but not sufficiently to prevent a championship showdown with Moss and Ferrari driver Tony Brooks at the United States Grand Prix.

Race report

This race was won on the weight of the cars, with Stirling Moss and team manager Rob Walker gambling on running the whole race without a tyre change in the little lightweight Cooper – although they substituted knock-on wheels for bolt-ons in case a pit stop was necessary. Stirling drove a careful race, relying on the Ferrari crew needing to pit. Tony Brooks made a good start but a piston failure eliminated him on the first lap. Graham Hill and then Dan Gurney led, but lost their advantages through clumsy pit-stop action. Moss continued to win at an average speed of 124 mph, a track record. Phil Hill was second for Ferrari on their home track, ahead of a Ferrari 4–5–6 in the order Gurney, Cliff Allison and Olivier Gendebien.

Moss's win closed the championship gap to only 5.5 points behind Jack Brabham with Brooks eight points behind Brabham. The combined efforts of Brabham, Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Bruce McLaren and Masten Gregory secured the Constructors' Championship for the Cooper Car Company.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021Source:
14GBR Stirling MossCooper-Climax1:39.7—
30GBR Tony BrooksFerrari1:39.8+0.1
12AUS Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:40.2+0.5
36USA Dan GurneyFerrari1:40.8+1.1
32USA Phil HillFerrari1:41.2+1.5
38BEL Olivier GendebienFerrari1:41.4+1.7
2USA Harry SchellBRM1:41.6+1.9
34GBR Cliff AllisonFerrari1:41.8+2.1
8NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:42.0+2.3
18GBR Graham HillLotus-Climax1:42.9+3.2
6SWE Jo BonnierBRM1:43.1+3.4
10ITA Giorgio ScarlattiCooper-Climax1:43.3+3.6
16FRA Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax1:43.4+3.7
20GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax1:43.5+3.8
4GBR Ron FlockhartBRM1:43.6+3.9
42GBR Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati1:44.6+4.9
24GBR Roy SalvadoriAston Martin1:44.7+5.0
40GBR Colin DavisCooper-Maserati1:44.9+5.2
26USA Carroll ShelbyAston Martin1:46.4+6.7
22GBR Jack FairmanCooper-Maserati1:49.4+9.7
28ITA Giulio CabiancaMaserati1:51.5+11.8

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRet
14GBR **Stirling Moss****Cooper-Climax**722:04:05.41**8**
32USA **Phil Hill****Ferrari**72+ 46.75**7**
12AUS **Jack Brabham****Cooper-Climax**72+ 1:12.53**4**
36USA **Dan Gurney****Ferrari**72+ 1:19.64**3**
34GBR **Cliff Allison****Ferrari**71+ 1 Lap8**2**
38BEL Olivier GendebienFerrari71+ 1 Lap6
2USA Harry SchellBRM70+ 2 Laps7
6SWE Jo BonnierBRM70+ 2 Laps11
16FRA Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax70+ 2 Laps13
26USA Carroll ShelbyAston Martin70+ 2 Laps19
40GBR Colin DavisCooper-Maserati68+ 4 Laps18
10ITA Giorgio ScarlattiCooper-Climax68+ 4 Laps12
4GBR Ron FlockhartBRM67+ 5 Laps15
42GBR Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati67+ 5 Laps16
28ITA Giulio CabiancaMaserati64+ 8 Laps21
24GBR Roy SalvadoriAston Martin44Engine17
8NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax22Engine9
22GBR Jack FairmanCooper-Maserati18Engine20
20GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax14Brakes14
18GBR Graham HillLotus-Climax1Clutch10
30GBR Tony BrooksFerrari0Clutch2

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1AUS Jack Brabham31
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 12GBR Stirling Moss25.5
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13GBR Tony Brooks23
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4USA Phil Hill20
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 35USA Dan Gurney13

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR Cooper-Climax38 (45)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA Ferrari32 (34)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3GBR BRM18
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4GBR Lotus-Climax3
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards each championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1958 Italian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1960 Italian Grand Prix

References

  1. "1959 Italian GP".
  2. "1959 Italian Grand Prix".
  3. "Italy 1959 – Championship".
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