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Home / Seasons / 1959 F1 World Championship Season / 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix

1959 Portuguese Grand Prix

DateSunday, 23 August 1959
Winner
  • Stirling Moss
  • Cooper-Climax
Pole position
  • Stirling Moss
  • Cooper-Climax
Fastest lap
  • Stirling Moss
  • Cooper-Climax
CircuitMonsanto, 62 laps
Round7 of 9
Race numbers

The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was the:

  • 82nd World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix
  • 1st and only World Championship race at Monsanto
More 1959 season
More Portuguese Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Stirling MossCooper-Climax (privateer)622hr 11m 55.410s9 FL
2+1(USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Climax61+1 lap6
3+3(USA) Dan GurneyFerrari61+1 lap4
4 (FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)60+2 laps3
5+4(USA) Harry SchellBRM59+3 laps2
6+6(GBR) Roy SalvadoriAston Martin59+3 laps 
7+4(GBR) Ron FlockhartBRM59+3 laps 
8+5(USA) Carroll ShelbyAston Martin58+4 laps 
9+1(GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari57+5 laps 
10+4(PRT) Mario de Araujo CabralCooper-Maserati (privateer)56+6 laps 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax38DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax23DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBRM10DNF 
R (USA) Phil HillFerrari5DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillLotus-Climax5DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax3DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:02.900

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Stirling MossCooper-Climax (privateer)
2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
3(USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Climax
4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Climax (privateer)
5(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
6(USA) Dan GurneyFerrari
7(USA) Phil HillFerrari
8(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
9(USA) Harry SchellBRM
10(GBR) Tony BrooksFerrari
11(GBR) Ron FlockhartBRM
12(GBR) Roy SalvadoriAston Martin
13(USA) Carroll ShelbyAston Martin
14(PRT) Mario de Araujo CabralCooper-Maserati (privateer)
15(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Climax
16(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham27
2(GBR) Tony Brooks23
3(GBR) Stirling Moss17.5
4(USA) Phil Hill13
5(FRA) Maurice Trintignant12
6(SWE) Jo Bonnier10
7(USA) Masten Gregory10
=(USA) Dan Gurney10
9(NZL) Bruce McLaren8.5
10(USA) Rodger Ward8
11(USA) Jim Rathmann6
12(USA) Johnny Thompson5
13(USA) Harry Schell5
14(USA) Tony Bettenhausen3
=(GBR) Innes Ireland3
=(BEL) Olivier Gendebien3
17(USA) Paul Goldsmith2
=(FRA) Jean Behra2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax34
2Ferrari28
3BRM18
4Lotus-Climax3

Stats & 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
1-2 start
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)

See also

  • Portuguese Grand Prix
  • Monsanto circuit
  • 1959 World Championship season

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