1959 Monaco Grand Prix

1959 Monaco Grand Prix
1959 Monaco Grand Prix
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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 miles)
Distance	100 laps, 314.500 km (195.400 miles)
Weather	Hot, clear
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss;
Time	1:39.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham
Time	1:40.4
Podium
First	Jack Brabham;
Second	Tony Brooks;
Third	Maurice Trintignant;
	Lap leaders ;

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

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

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	Behra-Porsche-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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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	Behra-Porsche-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

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jack Brabham	9
2	Tony Brooks	6
3	Maurice Trintignant	4
4	Phil Hill	3
5	Bruce McLaren	2
Source: ^[3]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Cooper-Climax	8
2	Ferrari	6
Source: ^[3]

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

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[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.

[Championship-3] "Monaco 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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