1959 Monaco Grand Prix

February 2021 43 44 4.74 N 7 25 16.8 E scale:1563_type:landmark_region:MC title F1 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix 1959 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship Monaco Monaco 10 May 1959 Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map (1955-1962).svg XVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco Street Circuit 1.954 3.145 100 195.400 314.500 Hot, clear Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:39.6 United Kingdom Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:40.4 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Australia Tony Brooks Ferrari United Kingdom Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax France MON 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 Gap1 30 GBR Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:39.6—2 46 FRA Jean Behra Ferrari 1:40.0 +0.43 24 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:40.1 +0.54 50 GBR Tony Brooks Ferrari 1:41.0 +1.45 48 USA 1912 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:41.3 +1.76 32 FRA Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:41.7 +2.17 18 SWE Jo Bonnier BRM 1:42.3 +2.78 38 GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 1:42.4 +2.89 16 USA 1912 Harry Schell BRM 1:43.0 +3.410 20 GBR Ron Flockhart BRM 1:43.1 +3.511 26 USA 1912 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:43.2 +3.612 6 DEU Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1:43.8 +4.213 22 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:43.9 +4.314 40 GBR Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 1:43.9 +4.315 52 GBR Cliff Allison Ferrari 1:44.4 +4.816 44 GBR Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 1:44.8 +5.2 DNQ Did not qualify 34 GBR Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax 1:44.9 +5.3 DNQ Did not qualify 54 ITA Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 1:45.0 +5.4 DNQ Did not qualify 12 BEL Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax 1:45.4 +5.8 DNQ Did not qualify 10 BEL Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 1:45.4 +5.8 DNQ Did not qualify 4 ITA Maria Teresa de Filippis Behra-Porsche-Porsche 1:47.8 +8.2 DNQ Did not qualify 42 USA 1912 Pete Lovely Lotus-Climax 1:47.9 +8.3 DNQ Did not qualify 14 FRA Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax 1:50.9 +11.3 DNQ Did not qualify 56 MCO André Testut Maserati 1:59.1 +19.5 Source:http://web.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1959&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1959 Monaco GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 25 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200725132532/http://web.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1959&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1&type=qual 25 July 2020 live Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 24 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 100 2:55:51.3 3 91 1 2 50 GBR Tony Brooks Ferrari 100 + 20.4 4 6 3 32 FRA Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 98 + 2 laps 6 4 4 48 USA 1912 Phil Hill Ferrari 97 + 3 laps 5 3 5 22 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 96 + 4 laps 13 2 6 38 GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 83 + 17 laps 8   Ret Retired 30 GBR Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 81 Transmission 1   Ret Retired 20 GBR Ron Flockhart BRM 64 Spun off 10   Ret Retired 16 USA 1912 Harry Schell BRM 48 Accident 9   Ret Retired 18 SWE Jo Bonnier BRM 44 Brakes 7   Ret Retired 46 FRA Jean Behra Ferrari 24 Engine 2   Ret Retired 40 GBR Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 21 Fire 14   Ret Retired 26 USA 1912 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 6 Gearbox 11   Ret Retired 6 DEU Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1 Collision 12   Ret Retired 52 GBR Cliff Allison Ferrari 1 Collision 15   Ret Retired 44 GBR Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 1 Collision 16   DNQ Did not qualify 34 GBR Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax     DNQ Did not qualify 54 ITA Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati     DNQ Did not qualify 12 BEL Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax     DNQ Did not qualify 10 BEL Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax     DNQ Did not qualify 4 ITA Maria Teresa de Filippis Behra-Porsche-Porsche     DNQ Did not qualify 42 USA 1912 Pete Lovely Lotus-Climax     DNQ Did not qualify 14 FRA Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax     DNQ Did not qualify 56 MCO André Testut Maserati        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1959/635/ 1959 Monaco Grand Prix formula1.com 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218001202/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1959/635/ 18 February 2014 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 AUS Jack Brabham 9 2 GBR Tony Brooks 6 3 FRA Maurice Trintignant 4 4 USA 1912 Phil Hill 3 5 NZL Bruce McLaren 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1959/monaco/championnat.aspx Monaco 1959 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR Cooper-Climax8 2 ITA Ferrari6Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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