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 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:39.6—2 46 Jean Behra Ferrari 1:40.0 +0.43 24 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:40.1 +0.54 50 Tony Brooks Ferrari 1:41.0 +1.45 48 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:41.3 +1.76 32 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:41.7 +2.17 18 Jo Bonnier BRM 1:42.3 +2.78 38 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati 1:42.4 +2.89 16 Harry Schell BRM 1:43.0 +3.410 20 Ron Flockhart BRM 1:43.1 +3.511 26 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:43.2 +3.612 6 Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1:43.8 +4.213 22 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:43.9 +4.314 40 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 1:43.9 +4.315 52 Cliff Allison Ferrari 1:44.4 +4.816 44 Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 1:44.8 +5.2 34 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax 1:44.9 +5.3 54 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 1:45.0 +5.4 12 Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax 1:45.4 +5.8 10 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 1:45.4 +5.8 4 Maria Teresa de Filippis Behra-Porsche-Porsche 1:47.8 +8.2 42 Pete Lovely Lotus-Climax 1:47.9 +8.3 14 Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax 1:50.9 +11.3 56 André Testut Maserati 1:59.1 +19.5 Source:
Race 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 + 20.4 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 + 17 laps 8 30 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 81 Transmission 1 20 Ron Flockhart BRM 64 Spun off 10 16 Harry Schell BRM 48 Accident 9 18 Jo Bonnier BRM 44 Brakes 7 46 Jean Behra Ferrari 24 Engine 2 40 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 21 Fire 14 26 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 6 Gearbox 11 6 Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1 Collision 12 52 Cliff Allison Ferrari 1 Collision 15 44 Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 1 Collision 16 34 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax 54 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 12 Alain de Changy Cooper-Climax 10 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 4 Maria Teresa de Filippis Behra-Porsche-Porsche 42 Pete Lovely Lotus-Climax 14 Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper-Climax 56 André Testut Maserati Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jack Brabham 9 2 Tony Brooks 6 3 Maurice Trintignant 4 4 Phil Hill 3 5 Bruce McLaren 2Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax8 2 Ferrari6Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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