1959 Monaco Grand Prix

1959 Monaco Grand Prix
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Round	1 of 1959
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Monaco layout for 1959
Race Details
Date	May 10, 1959
Official Name	XVIIe Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Temporary street circuit 3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 314.5 km (195.421 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax
Time	1:39.6
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time	1:40.4 on lap 83
Podium
First	Jack Brabham
Second	Tony Brooks
Third	Maurice Trintignant
Lap Leaders

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.

Background

Entry List

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

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

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%

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
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Race

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.

Standings

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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