1959 Monaco Grand Prix
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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 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 100 | 2hr 55m 51.300s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +2 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 100 | +20.400s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 98 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari | 97 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +8 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 96 | +4 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 83 | DNF | |
| R | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 81 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Ron Flockhart | BRM | 64 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Harry Schell | BRM | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean Behra | Ferrari | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Bruce Halford | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 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 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 2 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Ferrari |
| 3 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
| 5 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 6 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 7 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 8 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 9 | (USA) Harry Schell | BRM |
| 10 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart | BRM |
| 11 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax |
| 12 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche |
| 13 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 14 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax |
| 15 | (GBR) Cliff Allison | Ferrari |
| 16 | (GBR) Bruce Halford | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 2 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 6 |
| 3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| 4 | (USA) Phil Hill | 3 |
| 5 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 2 |
Stats & 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)