1959 Italian Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1959 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 13 September 1959. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 29th Italian Grand Prix and the 24th to be held at Monza. The race was held over 72 laps of the five-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 414 kilometres.

The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss driving a Cooper T51 for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team. Moss won by 46 seconds over American driver Phil Hill driving a Ferrari Dino 246 for Scuderia Ferrari. Championship points leader Australian Jack Brabham finished third in works entered Cooper T51, expanding his points lead, but not sufficiently to prevent a championship showdown with Moss and Ferrari driver Tony Brooks at the United States Grand Prix.

Race report

This race was won on the weight of the cars, with Stirling Moss and team manager Rob Walker gambling on running the whole race without a tyre change in the little lightweight Cooper – although they substituted knock-on wheels for bolt-ons in case a pit stop was necessary.Template:Citation needed Stirling drove a careful race, relying on the Ferrari crew needing to pit.Template:Citation needed Tony Brooks made a good start but a piston failure eliminated him on the first lap. Graham Hill and then Dan Gurney led, but lost their advantages through clumsy pit-stop action.Template:Citation needed Moss continued to win at an average speed of 124 mph, a track record.Template:Citation needed Phil Hill was second for Ferrari on their home track, ahead of a Ferrari 4–5–6 in the order Gurney, Cliff Allison and Olivier Gendebien.

Moss's win closed the championship gap to only 5.5 points behind Jack Brabham with Brooks eight points behind Brabham. The combined efforts of Brabham, Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Bruce McLaren and Masten Gregory secured the Constructors' Championship for the Cooper Car Company.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	14	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:39.7	—
2	30	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Ferrari	1:39.8	+0.1
3	12	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:40.2	+0.5
4	36	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Ferrari	1:40.8	+1.1
5	32	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:41.2	+1.5
6	38	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	1:41.4	+1.7
7	2	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	1:41.6	+1.9
8	34	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:41.8	+2.1
9	8	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:42.0	+2.3
10	18	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:42.9	+3.2
11	6	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:43.1	+3.4
12	10	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper-Climax	1:43.3	+3.6
13	16	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:43.4	+3.7
14	20	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:43.5	+3.8
15	4	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:43.6	+3.9
16	42	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	1:44.6	+4.9
17	24	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:44.7	+5.0
18	40	Template:Flagicon Colin Davis	Cooper-Maserati	1:44.9	+5.2
19	26	Template:Flagicon Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:46.4	+6.7
20	22	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Cooper-Maserati	1:49.4	+9.7
21	28	Template:Flagicon Giulio Cabianca	Maserati	1:51.5	+11.8
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	72	2:04:05.4	1	8
2	32	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	72	+ 46.7	5	7Template:Ref
3	12	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	72	+ 1:12.5	3	4
4	36	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Ferrari	72	+ 1:19.6	4	3
5	34	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	71	+ 1 Lap	8	2
6	38	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	71	+ 1 Lap	6
7	2	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	70	+ 2 Laps	7
8	6	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	70	+ 2 Laps	11
9	16	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	70	+ 2 Laps	13
10	26	Template:Flagicon Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	70	+ 2 Laps	19
11	40	Template:Flagicon Colin Davis	Cooper-Maserati	68	+ 4 Laps	18
12	10	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper-Climax	68	+ 4 Laps	12
13	4	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	67	+ 5 Laps	15
14	42	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	67	+ 5 Laps	16
15	28	Template:Flagicon Giulio Cabianca	Maserati	64	+ 8 Laps	21
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	44	Engine	17
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	22	Engine	9
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Cooper-Maserati	18	Engine	20
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	14	Brakes	14
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1	Clutch	10
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Ferrari	0	Clutch	2
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Notes

• Template:Note – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	31
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	25.5
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	23
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	20
File:1uparrow green.svg 3	5	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	13
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	38 (45)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	32 (34)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon BRM	18
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	3
Source: <ref name="Championship"/>

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards each championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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