1959 Portuguese Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 23 August 1959 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Monsanto, 62 laps |
Round | 7 of 9 |
Race numbers | The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 62 | 2hr 11m 55.410s | 9 FL | |
2 | +1 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 61 | +1 lap | 6 |
3 | +3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 60 | +2 laps | 3 | |
5 | +4 | ![]() | BRM | 59 | +3 laps | 2 |
6 | +6 | ![]() | Aston Martin | 59 | +3 laps | |
7 | +4 | ![]() | BRM | 59 | +3 laps | |
8 | +5 | ![]() | Aston Martin | 58 | +4 laps | |
9 | +1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 57 | +5 laps | |
10 | +4 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 56 | +6 laps | |
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 38 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 10 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 5 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 3 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:02.900
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
2 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
3 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
4 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
5 | ![]() | BRM |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | Ferrari |
8 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
9 | ![]() | BRM |
10 | ![]() | Ferrari |
11 | ![]() | BRM |
12 | ![]() | Aston Martin |
13 | ![]() | Aston Martin |
14 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
15 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
16 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1959 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 23 |
3 | ![]() | 17.5 |
4 | ![]() | 13 |
5 | ![]() | 12 |
6 | ![]() | 10 |
7 | ![]() | 10 |
= | ![]() | 10 |
9 | ![]() | 8.5 |
10 | ![]() | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 34 |
2 | ![]() | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 18 |
4 | ![]() | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Mario de Araujo Cabral (first Portuguese driver to start a race)
- Wins
- 11th for Stirling Moss
- 5th for Cooper
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Cooper (8th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 18th for Stirling Moss, 3rd and last for Masten Gregory, 2nd for Dan Gurney (last podium until 1961; last for Ferrari)
- 103rd for Ferrari, 14th & 15th for Cooper
- Poles
- 9th for Stirling Moss
- 3rd for Cooper
- Qualifying 1-2
- 1st for Cooper (8th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 16th for Stirling Moss
- 4th for Cooper
- Front row starts
- 29th for Stirling Moss, 7th for Jack Brabham, 1st and only for Masten Gregory (49th different front row starter, 25th American driver)
- Points finishes
- 12th and last for Harry Schell
- Pole & win
- 4th for Stirling Moss (first for Cooper)
- Win & fastest lap
- 6th for Stirling Moss (last until 1961; only win and fastest lap for Cooper)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 3rd for Stirling Moss (first since 1957 and last until 1961; only hat-trick for Cooper)