The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1959 season, held on May 10. The race was won by Jack Brabham in a factory Cooper-Climax, after the privateer Cooper of polesitter Stirling Moss suffered a broken transmission on lap 81. Tony Brooks finished second in a Ferrari, ahead of Maurice Trintignant in another Cooper.
Contents
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |  Stirling Moss
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:39.6 | — | 113.675 km/h |
| 2 | 46 |  Jean Behra
|
 Ferrari
|
1:40.0 | +0.4s | 113.220 km/h |
| 3 | 24 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:40.1 | +0.5s | 113.107 km/h |
| 4 | 50 | Tony Brooks
|
Ferrari
|
1:41.0 | +1.4s | 112.099 km/h |
| 5 | 48 |  Phil Hill
|
Ferrari
|
1:41.3 | +1.7s | 111.767 km/h |
| 6 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:41.7 | +2.1s | 111.327 km/h |
| 7 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier
|
BRM
|
1:42.3 | +2.7s | 110.674 km/h |
| 8 | 38 | Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper-Maserati
|
1:42.4 | +2.8s | 110.566 km/h |
| 9 | 16 | Harry Schell
|
BRM
|
1:43.0 | +3.4s | 109.922 km/h |
| 10 | 20 | Ron Flockhart
|
BRM
|
1:43.1 | +3.5s | 109.816 km/h |
| 11 | 26 | Masten Gregory
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:43.2 | +3.6s | 109.709 km/h |
| 12 | 6 |  Wolfgang von Trips
|
Porsche
|
1:43.8 | +4.2s | 109.075 km/h |
| 13 | 22 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:43.9 | +4.3s | 108.970 km/h |
| 14 | 40 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Climax
|
1:43.9 | +4.3s | 108.970 km/h |
| 15 | 52 | Cliff Allison
|
Ferrari
|
1:44.4 | +4.8s | 108.448 km/h |
| 16 | 44 | Bruce Halford
|
Lotus-Climax
|
1:44.8 | +5.2s | 108.034 km/h |
| DNQ | 34 | Ivor Bueb
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:44.9 | +5.3s | 107.931 km/h |
| DNQ | 54 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Maserati
|
1:45.0 | +5.4s | 107.829 km/h |
| DNQ | 10 |  Lucien Bianchi
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:45.4 | +5.8s | 107.419 km/h |
| DNQ | 12 | Alain de Changy
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:45.4 | +5.8s | 107.419 km/h |
| DNQ | 4 | Maria Teresa de Filippis
|
Behra-Porsche-Porsche
|
1:47.8 | +8.2s | 105.028 km/h |
| DNQ | 42 | Pete Lovely
|
Lotus-Climax
|
1:47.9 | +8.3s | 104.930 km/h |
| DNQ | 14 | Jean Lucienbonnet
|
Cooper-Climax
|
1:50.9 | +11.3s | 102.092 km/h |
| DNQ | 56 |  André Testut
|
Maserati
|
1:59.1 | +19.5s | 95.063 km/h |
| WD | 2 | Wolfgang Seidel
|
Porsche
|
No car | ||
| WD | 4 | José Behra
|
Behra-Porsche-Porsche
|
Test driver | ||
| WD | 8 |  Fritz d'Orey
|
 Maserati
|
No car | ||
| WD | 28 | Brian Whitehouse
|
Cooper-Climax
|
Did not arrive | ||
| WD | 36 | Paul Emery
|
Cooper-Alta
|
No car | ||
| WD | 58 | Ken Kavanagh
|
Maserati
|
No car | ||
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 1 | ||||
| ______________ | 2 | Stirling Moss | |||
| 3 | Jean Behra | ||||
| Jack Brabham | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Tony Brooks | ||||
| Phil Hill | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 6 | ||||
| ______________ | 7 | Maurice Trintignant | |||
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | ||||
| Roy Salvadori | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 9 | ||||
| 10 | Harry Schell | ||||
| Ron Flockhart | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 11 | ||||
| ______________ | 12 | Masten Gregory | |||
| 13 | Wolfgang von Trips | ||||
| Bruce McLaren | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 14 | ||||
| 15 | Graham Hill | ||||
| Cliff Allison | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 16 | ||||
| ______________ | 17 | Bruce Halford | |||
| 18 | |||||
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Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | 100 | 2:55:51.3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 50 | Tony Brooks
|
Ferrari | 100 | +20.4s | 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 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 | Stirling Moss
|
Cooper-Climax | 81 | Transmission | 1 | |
| Ret | 20 | Ron Flockhart
|
BRM | 64 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Harry Schell
|
BRM | 48 | Tank | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jo Bonnier
|
BRM | 44 | Accident | 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 | 44 | Bruce Halford
|
Lotus-Climax | 1 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 52 | Cliff Allison
|
Ferrari | 1 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | Wolfgang von Trips
|
Porsche | 1 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNQ | 34 | Ivor Bueb
|
Cooper-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 54 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Maserati | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Lucien Bianchi
|
Cooper-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 12 | Alain de Changy
|
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 | ||||
- *Salvadori was classified as despite retiring when he completed 90% of the race.
Milestones[]
Standings[]
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