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1959 Portuguese Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Previous_round1959 German Grand Prix
Next_round1959 Italian Grand Prix
CountryPortugal
Grand PrixPortuguese
Date23 August
ImageCircuit Monsanto.png
Year1959
Official nameVIII Portuguese Grand Prix
LocationCircuito de Monsanto
Lisbon, Portugal
CoursePublic road
Course_mi3.380
Course_km5.440
Distance_laps62
Distance_mi209.56
Distance_km337.28
WeatherHot and clear.
Pole_DriverGBR Stirling Moss
Pole_TeamCooper-Climax
Pole_Time2:02.89
Fast_DriverGBR Stirling Moss
Fast_TeamCooper-Climax
Fast_Time2:05.07
First_DriverGBR Stirling Moss
First_TeamCooper-Climax
Second_DriverUSA Masten Gregory
Second_TeamCooper-Climax
Third_DriverUSA Dan Gurney
Third_TeamFerrari
Lapchart

Lisbon, Portugal The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monsanto on 23 August 1959. It was race 7 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 6 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the eighth Portuguese Grand Prix and the second to be included in the World Championship of Drivers. It was the third time the race was held at Monsanto and the first for Formula One. The race was held over 62 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 337 kilometres.

The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss, his eleventh Grand Prix victory, driving a Cooper T51 for privateer race team Rob Walker Racing Team. Moss finished a lap ahead of American racer Masten Gregory driving a similar Cooper T51 for the factory Cooper Car Company team. American Scuderia Ferrari driver Dan Gurney finished third in his Ferrari Dino 246.

Race report

Wins in France and Germany had given Tony Brooks a healthy second place in the championship behind Jack Brabham. Stirling Moss improved on his poor championship position with a dominating drive, lapping the entire field. Phil Hill and Graham Hill crashed into each other on lap 6, whilst Brabham had an enormous somersaulting crash from which he emerged unscathed. Gurney was the only Ferrari in the top eight with Maurice Trintignant and Harry Schell rounding off the top five.

With Brabham failing to finish and Brooks finishing a distant five laps down in ninth, Moss closed the gap to just 9½ points behind Brabham and 5½ points behind Brooks in the championship race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516Source:
4GBR Stirling MossCooper-Climax2:02.9
1AUS Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax2:04.9+2.0
2USA Masten GregoryCooper-Climax2:06.3+3.4
5FRA Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax2:07.4+4.5
7SWE Jo BonnierBRM2:07.9+5.0
16USA Dan GurneyFerrari2:08.0+5.1
15USA Phil HillFerrari2:08.1+5.2
3NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax2:08.2+5.3
6USA Harry SchellBRM2:09.1+6.2
14GBR Tony BrooksFerrari2:11.0+8.1
8GBR Ron FlockhartBRM2:11.2+8.3
10GBR Roy SalvadoriAston Martin2:13.3+10.4
9USA Carroll ShelbyAston Martin2:13.6+10.7
18POR Mário de Araújo CabralCooper-Maserati2:15.3+12.4
11GBR Graham HillLotus-Climax2:15.6+12.7
12GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax2:18.5+15.6

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRetRetRet
4GBR **Stirling Moss****Cooper-Climax**622:11:55.411**9**
2USA **Masten Gregory****Cooper-Climax**61+ 1 Lap3**6**
16USA **Dan Gurney****Ferrari**61+ 1 Lap6**4**
5FRA **Maurice Trintignant****Cooper-Climax**60+ 2 Laps4**3**
6USA **Harry Schell****BRM**59+ 3 Laps9**2**
10GBR Roy SalvadoriAston Martin59+ 3 Laps12
8GBR Ron FlockhartBRM59+ 3 Laps11
9USA Carroll ShelbyAston Martin58+ 4 Laps13
14GBR Tony BrooksFerrari57+ 5 Laps10
18PRT Mário de Araújo CabralCooper-Maserati56+ 6 Laps14
3NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax38Transmission8
1AUS Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax23Collision2
7SWE Jo BonnierBRM10Engine5
15USA Phil HillFerrari5Accident7
11GBR Graham HillLotus-Climax5Accident15
12GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax3Gearbox16

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1AUS Jack Brabham27
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2GBR Tony Brooks23
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 33GBR Stirling Moss17.5
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14USA Phil Hill13
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5FRA Maurice Trintignant12

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR Cooper-Climax34 (37)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA Ferrari28
[[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

Name_of_race = Portuguese Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1959 | Previous_race_in_season = 1959 German Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1959 Italian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

References

  1. "Portugal 1959 - Qualifications • STATS F1".
  2. "1959 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Portugal 1959 - Championship • STATS F1".
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