1959 Monaco Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Coord Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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	Gap
1	30	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:39.6	—
2	46	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Ferrari	1:40.0	+0.4
3	24	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:40.1	+0.5
4	50	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Ferrari	1:41.0	+1.4
5	48	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:41.3	+1.7
6	32	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:41.7	+2.1
7	18	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:42.3	+2.7
8	38	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Maserati	1:42.4	+2.8
9	16	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	1:43.0	+3.4
10	20	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:43.1	+3.5
11	26	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	1:43.2	+3.6
12	6	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche	1:43.8	+4.2
13	22	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:43.9	+4.3
14	40	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:43.9	+4.3
15	52	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:44.4	+4.8
16	44	Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford	Lotus-Climax	1:44.8	+5.2
DNQ	34	Template:Flagicon Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Climax	1:44.9	+5.3
DNQ	54	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:45.0	+5.4
DNQ	12	Template:Flagicon Alain de Changy	Cooper-Climax	1:45.4	+5.8
DNQ	10	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	1:45.4	+5.8
DNQ	4	Template:Flagicon Maria Teresa de Filippis	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	1:47.8	+8.2
DNQ	42	Template:Flagicon Pete Lovely	Lotus-Climax	1:47.9	+8.3
DNQ	14	Template:Flagicon Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper-Climax	1:50.9	+11.3
DNQ	56	Template:Flagicon André Testut	Maserati	1:59.1	+19.5
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	24	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	100	2:55:51.3	3	9Template:Ref
2	50	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Ferrari	100	+ 20.4	4	6
3	32	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	98	+ 2 laps	6	4
4	48	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	97	+ 3 laps	5	3
5	22	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	96	+ 4 laps	13	2
6	38	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Maserati	83	+ 17 laps	8
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	81	Transmission	1
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	64	Spun off	10
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	48	Accident	9
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	44	Brakes	7
Ret	46	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Ferrari	24	Engine	2
Ret	40	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	21	Fire	14
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	6	Gearbox	11
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche	1	Collision	12
Ret	52	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1	Collision	15
Ret	44	Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford	Lotus-Climax	1	Collision	16
DNQ	34	Template:Flagicon Ivor Bueb	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	54	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati
DNQ	12	Template:Flagicon Alain de Changy	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	10	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	4	Template:Flagicon Maria Teresa de Filippis	Behra-Porsche-Porsche
DNQ	42	Template:Flagicon Pete Lovely	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	14	Template:Flagicon Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	56	Template:Flagicon André Testut	Maserati
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Notes

• Template:Note – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	9
2	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	6
3	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	4
4	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	3
5	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	2
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	8
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	6
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• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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