1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 10 May 1959 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
Round | 1 of 9 |
Race numbers | The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was the
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Previous race | 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 100 | 2hr 55m 51.300s | 9 FL |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 100 | +20.400s | 6 |
3 | +3 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 98 | +2 laps | 4 |
4 | +1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 97 | +3 laps | 3 |
5 | +8 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 96 | +4 laps | 2 |
6 | +2 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 83 | DNF | |
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 81 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 64 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 48 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 44 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 24 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 6 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Porsche | 1 | DNF |
Notes
- Stirling Moss ended lap 81 as the race leader before retiring.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:39.600
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari |
6 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
7 | ![]() | BRM |
8 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
9 | ![]() | BRM |
10 | ![]() | BRM |
11 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
12 | ![]() | Porsche |
13 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
14 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
15 | ![]() | Ferrari |
16 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
Driver | Constructor |
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![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
![]() | Behra-Porsche |
![]() | Lotus-Climax |
![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1959 Monaco Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 2 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 6 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Bruce McLaren (first New Zealander driver to start a race)
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Jean Behra (3rd driver to start 50 races, 2nd French driver)
- Wins
- 1st for Jack Brabham (21st different winner, 1st Australian driver)
- 3rd for Cooper
- Podiums
- 8th for Maurice Trintignant, 6th for Tony Brooks (first for Ferrari), 1st for Jack Brabham (61st different podium finisher, 1st Australian driver)
- 97th for Ferrari, 7th & 8th for Cooper
- Poles
- 8th for Stirling Moss (first for Cooper)
- 1st for Cooper (10th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Jack Brabham (24th different fastest lap setter, 1st Australian driver)
- 1st for Cooper (10th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 26th for Stirling Moss (first for Cooper), 10th and last for Jean Behra (7th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st French driver; last French front row starter until 1968; only front row start for Ferrari), 2nd for Jack Brabham
- Points finishes
- 1st for Bruce McLaren (98th different point scorer, 1st New Zealander driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Jack Brabham (11th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Australian driver)