1959 Portuguese Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 23 August 1959 |
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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 |  Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 62 | 2hr 11m 55.410s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | +1 |  Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 61 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | +3 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 |  Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 60 | +2 laps | 3 | |
| 5 | +4 | Harry Schell | BRM | 59 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +6 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 59 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +4 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 59 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +5 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 58 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +1 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 57 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | +4 |  Mario de Araujo Cabral | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 56 | +6 laps | |
| R |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 38 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 23 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | BRM | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 3 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:02.900
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 3 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari |
| 7 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Harry Schell | BRM |
| 10 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | BRM |
| 12 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin |
| 13 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin |
| 14 | Mario de Araujo Cabral | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 15 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1959 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jack Brabham | 27 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 23 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 17.5 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 13 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 12 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | 10 |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | 10 |
| = | Dan Gurney | 10 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | 8.5 |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | 8 |
| 11 | Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 12 | Johnny Thomson | 5 |
| 13 | Harry Schell | 5 |
| 14 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| = | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| = |  Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
| 17 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 |
| = | Jean Behra | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 34 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 28 |
| 3 | BRM | 18 |
| 4 | Lotus-Climax | 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)