1959 Monaco Grand Prix

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.

BackgroundEdit

Entry ListEdit

The fully entry list for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix is displayed below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
4	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Behra-Porsche	RSK	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
6	Wolfgang von Trips	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
10	Lucien Bianchi	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
12	Alain de Changy	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
14	Jean Lucienbonnet	Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
16	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
18	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
20	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
22	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
24	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
26	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
30	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
32	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
34	Ivor Bueb	British Racing Partnership	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
38	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper	T45	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
40	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
42	Pete Lovely	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
44	Bruce Halford	John Fisher	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
46	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
48	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
50	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
52	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D156	Ferrari	D156 V6 1.5	D
54	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Ugolini	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
56	André Testut	Monte Carlo Auto Sport	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D

Practice OverviewEdit

QualifyingEdit

ReportEdit

Qualifying ResultsEdit

The full qualifying results for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Speed	Gap	Percent
1	30	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:39.6	113.675	—	100%
2	46	Jean Behra	Ferrari	1:40.0	113.220	+0.4s	100.402%
3	24	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:40.1	113.107	+0.5s	100.502%
4	50	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	1:41.0	112.099	+1.4s	101.406%
5	48	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:41.3	111.767	+1.7s	101.707%
6	32	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:41.7	111.327	+2.1s	102.108%
7	18	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:42.3	110.674	+2.7s	102.711%
8	38	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Maserati	1:42.4	110.566	+2.8s	102.811%
9	16	Harry Schell	BRM	1:43.0	109.922	+3.4s	103.414%
10	20	Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:43.1	109.816	+3.5s	103.514%
11	26	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	1:43.2	109.709	+3.6s	103.614%
12	6	Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche	1:43.8	109.075	+4.2s	104.217%
13	22	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:43.9	108.970	+4.3s	104.317%
14	40	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:43.9	108.970	+4.3s	104.317%
15	52	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:44.4	108.448	+4.8s	104.819%
16	44	Bruce Halford	Lotus-Climax	1:44.8	108.034	+5.2s	105.221%
DNQ	34	Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Climax	1:44.9	107.931	+5.3s	105.321%
DNQ	54	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:45.0	107.829	+5.4s	105.422%
DNQ	10	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	1:45.4	107.419	+5.8s	105.823%
DNQ	12	Alain de Changy	Cooper-Climax	1:45.4	107.419	+5.8s	105.823%
DNQ	4	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	1:47.8	105.028	+8.2s	108.233%
DNQ	42	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Climax	1:47.9	104.930	+8.3s	108.333%
DNQ	14	Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper-Climax	1:50.9	102.092	+11.3s	111.345%
DNQ	56	André Testut	Maserati	1:59.1	95.063	+19.5s	119.578%

GridEdit

RaceEdit

ReportEdit

ResultsEdit

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.

MilestonesEdit

StandingsEdit

Drivers' World Championship Pos. Driver Pts +/- 1 Jack Brabham 9 — 2 Tony Brooks 6 — 3 Maurice Trintignant 4 — 4 Phil Hill 3 — 5 Bruce McLaren 2 —

Constructors' World Championship Pos. Team Pts +/- 1 Cooper-Climax 8 — 2 Ferrari 6 —

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