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1959 Monaco Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Previous_round1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
Next_round1959 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
Date10 May
Year1959
ImageMonte Carlo Formula 1 track map (1955-1962).svg
Official nameXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
LocationCircuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
CourseStreet Circuit
Course_mi1.954
Course_km3.145
Distance_laps100
Distance_mi195.400
Distance_km314.500
WeatherHot, clear
Pole_DriverStirling Moss
Pole_TeamCooper-Climax
Pole_Time1:39.6
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverJack Brabham
Fast_TeamCooper-Climax
Fast_Time1:40.4
Fast_CountryAustralia
First_DriverJack Brabham
First_TeamCooper-Climax
First_CountryAustralia
Second_DriverTony Brooks
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverMaurice Trintignant
Third_TeamCooper-Climax
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 10 May 1959. It was race 1 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 1 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the 17th Monaco Grand Prix. The race was held over 100 laps of the three kilometre circuit for a race distance of 315 kilometres.

The race was won by Australian racer Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T51 for the factory Cooper Car Company team. It was the first win for Brabham, a future three-time world champion. It was the first World Championship Grand Prix victory by an Australian driver. It was also the first win for the factory Cooper team. Coopers had won races previously in the hands of Rob Walker Racing Team. Brabham finished 20 seconds ahead of British driver Tony Brooks driving a Ferrari 246. A lap down in third was the Cooper T51 of French driver and 1958 Monaco Grand Prix winner Maurice Trintignant of the Rob Walker Racing Team. André Testut was the last Monégasque driver to compete in their home race, since Louis Chiron retired from motorsports the year prior, until Olivier Beretta in 1994.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQSource:
30GBR Stirling MossCooper-Climax1:39.6—
46FRA Jean BehraFerrari1:40.0+0.4
24AUS Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:40.1+0.5
50GBR Tony BrooksFerrari1:41.0+1.4
48USA Phil HillFerrari1:41.3+1.7
32FRA Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax1:41.7+2.1
18SWE Jo BonnierBRM1:42.3+2.7
38GBR Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati1:42.4+2.8
16USA Harry SchellBRM1:43.0+3.4
20GBR Ron FlockhartBRM1:43.1+3.5
26USA Masten GregoryCooper-Climax1:43.2+3.6
6DEU Wolfgang von TripsPorsche1:43.8+4.2
22NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:43.9+4.3
40GBR Graham HillLotus-Climax1:43.9+4.3
52GBR Cliff AllisonFerrari1:44.4+4.8
44GBR Bruce HalfordLotus-Climax1:44.8+5.2
34GBR Ivor BuebCooper-Climax1:44.9+5.3
54ITA Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati1:45.0+5.4
12BEL Alain de ChangyCooper-Climax1:45.4+5.8
10BEL Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax1:45.4+5.8
4ITA Maria Teresa de FilippisBehra-Porsche-Porsche1:47.8+8.2
42USA Pete LovelyLotus-Climax1:47.9+8.3
14FRA Jean LucienbonnetCooper-Climax1:50.9+11.3
56MCO André TestutMaserati1:59.1+19.5

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
24AUS **Jack Brabham****Cooper-Climax**1002:55:51.33**9**
50GBR **Tony Brooks****Ferrari**100+ 20.44**6**
32FRA **Maurice Trintignant****Cooper-Climax**98+ 2 laps6**4**
48USA **Phil Hill****Ferrari**97+ 3 laps5**3**
22NZL **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**96+ 4 laps13**2**
38GBR Roy SalvadoriCooper-Maserati83+ 17 laps8
30GBR Stirling MossCooper-Climax81Transmission1
20GBR Ron FlockhartBRM64Spun off10
16USA Harry SchellBRM48Accident9
18SWE Jo BonnierBRM44Brakes7
46FRA Jean BehraFerrari24Engine2
40GBR Graham HillLotus-Climax21Fire14
26USA Masten GregoryCooper-Climax6Gearbox11
6DEU Wolfgang von TripsPorsche1Collision12
52GBR Cliff AllisonFerrari1Collision15
44GBR Bruce HalfordLotus-Climax1Collision16
34GBR Ivor BuebCooper-Climax
54ITA Giorgio ScarlattiMaserati
12BEL Alain de ChangyCooper-Climax
10BEL Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax
4ITA Maria Teresa de FilippisBehra-Porsche-Porsche
42USA Pete LovelyLotus-Climax
14FRA Jean LucienbonnetCooper-Climax
56MCO André TestutMaserati

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1AUS Jack Brabham9
2GBR Tony Brooks6
3FRA Maurice Trintignant4
4USA Phil Hill3
5NZL Bruce McLaren2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR Cooper-Climax8
2ITA Ferrari6
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. "1959 Monaco GP Qualification".
  2. "1959 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Monaco 1959 - Championship • STATS F1".
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