1959 Monaco Grand Prix
76th World Championship race, 6th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix, 6th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 10 May 1959 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Jack Brabham  Cooper-Climax |
| Pole position: | Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax |
| Fastest lap: | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax |
| Circuit: | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
| Round: | 1 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 100 | 2hr 55m 51.300s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 100 | +20.400s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 |  Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (P) | 98 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Phil Hill | Ferrari | 97 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +8 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 96 | +4 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati (P) | 83 | DNF | |
| R | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (P) | 81 | DNF | ||
| R | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 64 | DNF | ||
| R | Harry Schell | BRM | 48 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | BRM | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruce Halford | Lotus-Climax (P) | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 1 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (P) | 1:39.600 |
| 2 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | |
| 4 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati (P) | |
| 9 | Harry Schell | BRM | |
| 10 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | |
| 12 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | |
| 13 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | |
| 15 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | |
| 16 | Bruce Halford | Lotus-Climax (P) |
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Climax (P) |
 Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati (P) |
 Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax (P) |
| Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax (P) |
| Maria
Teresa de Filippis | Behra-Porsche |
| Pete Lovely | Lotus-Climax |
| Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax (P) |
 Andre Testut | Maserati (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 6 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Bruce McLaren
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Jean Behra & Maurice Trintignant
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Jack Brabham (21st different winner, 1st Australian driver)
- Constructor: 3rd for Cooper
- Podiums
- Driver: 8th for Maurice Trintignant, 6th for Tony Brooks, 1st for Jack Brabham (61st different podium finisher, 1st Australian driver)
- Constructor: 97th for Ferrari, 7th & 8th for Cooper
- Poles
- Driver: 8th for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 1st for Cooper (10th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st for Jack Brabham (24th different fastest lap setter, 1st Australian driver)
- Constructor: 1st for Cooper (10th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- Driver: 26th for Stirling Moss, 10th and last for Jean Behra, 2nd for Jack Brabham
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Bruce McLaren (98th different point scorer, 1st New Zealander driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 1st for Jack Brabham (11th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Australian driver)