The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was the seventh race of the season, held on August 23. The weekend was dominated by Stirling Moss, who recorded his only career Grand Chelem. Second and third places went to United States drivers Masten Gregory and Dan Gurney.
Background
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Entry list
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The full entry list for the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview
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Qualifying
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Qualifying Results
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Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 4 | | Cooper-Climax | 2:02.89 | - |
2 | 1 | | Cooper-Climax | 2:04.95 | +2.06 |
3 | 2 | | Cooper-Climax | 2:06.33 | +3.44 |
4 | 5 | | Cooper-Climax | 2:07.38 | +4.39 |
5 | 7 | | BRM | 2:07.86 | +4.97 |
6 | 16 | | Ferrari | 2:07.99 | +5.10 |
7 | 15 | | Ferrari | 2:08.02 | +5.13 |
8 | 3 | | Cooper-Climax | 2:08.17 | +5.28 |
9 | 6 | | BRM | 2:09.08 | +6.19 |
10 | 14 | | Ferrari | 2:10.96 | +8.07 |
11 | 8 | | BRM | 2:10.98 | +8.09 |
12 | 10 | | Aston Martin | 2:13.28 | +10.39 |
13 | 9 | | Aston Martin | 2:13.58 | +10.69 |
14 | 18 | | Cooper-Maserati | 2:15.25 | +12.36 |
15 | 11 | | Lotus-Climax | 2:15.55 | +12.66 |
16 | 12 | | Lotus-Climax | 2:18.47 | +15.58 |
Grid
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Race
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Results
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The final results for the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix are shown below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | | | 62 | 2:11:55.41 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 2 | | | 61 | +1 Lap | 3 | 6 |
3 | 16 | | | 61 | +1 Lap | 6 | 4 |
4 | 5 | | | 60 | +2 Laps | 4 | 3 |
5 | 6 | | | 59 | +3 Laps | 9 | 2 |
6 | 10 | | | 59 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
7 | 8 | | | 59 | +3 Laps | 11 | |
8 | 9 | | | 58 | +4 Laps | 13 | |
9 | 14 | | | 57 | +5 Laps | 10 | |
10 | 18 | | | 56 | +6 Laps | 14 | |
Ret | 3 | | | 38 | Transmission | 8 | |
Ret | 1 | | | 23 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 7 | | | 10 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 15 | | | 5 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 11 | | | 5 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 12 | | | 3 | Gearbox | 16 |
Milestones
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- Only career Grand Chelem for Stirling Moss.
Standings after race
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