1959 Monaco Grand Prix

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.

1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date 10 May 1959
Official name XVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street Circuit
Course length 3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 314.500 km (195.400 mi)
Weather Hot, clear
Pole position
Driver
Cooper-Climax
Time 1:39.6
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time 1:40.4
Podium
First
Cooper-Climax
Second
Ferrari
Third
Cooper-Climax

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.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 30 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:39.6 —
2 46 Jean Behra Ferrari 1:40.0 +0.4
3 24 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:40.1 +0.5
4 50 Tony Brooks Ferrari 1:41.0 +1.4
5 48 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:41.3 +1.7
6 32 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:41.7 +2.1
7 18 Jo Bonnier BRM 1:42.3 +2.7
8 38 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 1:42.4 +2.8
9 16 Harry Schell BRM 1:43.0 +3.4
10 20 Ron Flockhart BRM 1:43.1 +3.5
11 26 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:43.2 +3.6
12 6 Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1:43.8 +4.2
13 22 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:43.9 +4.3
14 40 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 1:43.9 +4.3
15 52 Cliff Allison Ferrari 1:44.4 +4.8
16 44 Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 1:44.8 +5.2
DNQ 34 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax 1:44.9 +5.3
DNQ 54 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 1:45.0 +5.4
DNQ 12 Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax 1:45.4 +5.8
DNQ 10 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 1:45.4 +5.8
DNQ 4 Maria Teresa de Filippis Porsche 1:47.8 +8.2
DNQ 42 Pete Lovely Lotus-Climax 1:47.9 +8.3
DNQ 14 Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax 1:50.9 +11.3
DNQ 56 André Testut Maserati 1:59.1 +19.5
Source:[1]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 24 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 100 2:55:51.3 3 91
2 50 Tony Brooks Ferrari 100 + 20.4 4 6
3 32 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 98 + 2 Laps 6 4
4 48 Phil Hill Ferrari 97 + 3 Laps 5 3
5 22 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 96 + 4 Laps 13 2
6 38 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 83 + 17 Laps 8  
Ret 30 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 81 Transmission 1  
Ret 20 Ron Flockhart BRM 64 Spun off 10  
Ret 16 Harry Schell BRM 48 Accident 9  
Ret 18 Jo Bonnier BRM 44 Brakes 7  
Ret 46 Jean Behra Ferrari 24 Engine 2  
Ret 40 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 21 Fire 14  
Ret 26 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 6 Gearbox 11  
Ret 6 Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1 Collision 12  
Ret 52 Cliff Allison Ferrari 1 Collision 15  
Ret 44 Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 1 Collision 16  
DNQ 34 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax    
DNQ 54 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati    
DNQ 12 Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax    
DNQ 10 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax    
DNQ 4 Maria Teresa de Filippis Porsche    
DNQ 42 Pete Lovely Lotus-Climax    
DNQ 14 Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax    
DNQ 56 André Testut Maserati        
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1959 Monaco GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "1959 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "Monaco 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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