The race was won by Australian racer Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T51 for the factory Cooper Car Company team. It was the first win for Brabham, a future three-time world champion. It was the first World Championship Grand Prix victory by an Australian driver. It was also the first win for the factory Cooper team. Coopers had won races previously in the hands of Rob Walker Racing Team. Brabham finished 20 seconds ahead of British driver Tony Brooks driving a Ferrari 246. A lap down in third was the Cooper T51 of French driver and 1958 Monaco Grand Prix winner Maurice Trintignant of the Rob Walker Racing Team.
1959, monaco, grand, prix, 7346500, 421333, 7346500, 421333, race, detailsdate10, 1959official, namexvii, grand, prix, automobile, monacolocationcircuit, monaco, monte, carlo, monacocoursestreet, circuitcourse, length3, miles, distance100, laps, miles, weather. 43 44 4 74 N 7 25 16 8 E 43 7346500 N 7 421333 E 43 7346500 7 421333 1959 Monaco Grand PrixRace detailsDate10 May 1959Official nameXVII Grand Prix Automobile de MonacoLocationCircuit de Monaco Monte Carlo MonacoCourseStreet CircuitCourse length3 145 km 1 954 miles Distance100 laps 314 500 km 195 400 miles WeatherHot clearPole positionDriverStirling MossCooper ClimaxTime1 39 6Fastest lapDriverJack BrabhamCooper ClimaxTime1 40 4PodiumFirstJack BrabhamCooper ClimaxSecondTony BrooksFerrariThirdMaurice TrintignantCooper ClimaxLap leaders The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 10 May 1959 It was race 1 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 1 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers It was also the 17th Monaco Grand Prix The race was held over 100 laps of the three kilometre circuit for a race distance of 315 kilometres The race was won by Australian racer Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T51 for the factory Cooper Car Company team It was the first win for Brabham a future three time world champion It was the first World Championship Grand Prix victory by an Australian driver It was also the first win for the factory Cooper team Coopers had won races previously in the hands of Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham finished 20 seconds ahead of British driver Tony Brooks driving a Ferrari 246 A lap down in third was the Cooper T51 of French driver and 1958 Monaco Grand Prix winner Maurice Trintignant of the Rob Walker Racing Team Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 2 Championship standings after the race 3 ReferencesClassification editQualifying edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 30 nbsp Stirling Moss Cooper Climax 1 39 6 2 46 nbsp Jean Behra Ferrari 1 40 0 0 43 24 nbsp Jack Brabham Cooper Climax 1 40 1 0 54 50 nbsp Tony Brooks Ferrari 1 41 0 1 45 48 nbsp Phil Hill Ferrari 1 41 3 1 76 32 nbsp Maurice Trintignant Cooper Climax 1 41 7 2 17 18 nbsp Jo Bonnier BRM 1 42 3 2 78 38 nbsp Roy Salvadori Cooper Maserati 1 42 4 2 89 16 nbsp Harry Schell BRM 1 43 0 3 410 20 nbsp Ron Flockhart BRM 1 43 1 3 511 26 nbsp Masten Gregory Cooper Climax 1 43 2 3 612 6 nbsp Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1 43 8 4 213 22 nbsp Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 1 43 9 4 314 40 nbsp Graham Hill Lotus Climax 1 43 9 4 315 52 nbsp Cliff Allison Ferrari 1 44 4 4 816 44 nbsp Bruce Halford Lotus Climax 1 44 8 5 2DNQ 34 nbsp Ivor Bueb Cooper Climax 1 44 9 5 3DNQ 54 nbsp Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 1 45 0 5 4DNQ 12 nbsp Alain de Changy Cooper Climax 1 45 4 5 8DNQ 10 nbsp Lucien Bianchi Cooper Climax 1 45 4 5 8DNQ 4 nbsp Maria Teresa de Filippis Behra Porsche Porsche 1 47 8 8 2DNQ 42 nbsp Pete Lovely Lotus Climax 1 47 9 8 3DNQ 14 nbsp Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper Climax 1 50 9 11 3DNQ 56 nbsp Andre Testut Maserati 1 59 1 19 5Source 1 Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 24 nbsp Jack Brabham Cooper Climax 100 2 55 51 3 3 912 50 nbsp Tony Brooks Ferrari 100 20 4 4 63 32 nbsp Maurice Trintignant Cooper Climax 98 2 Laps 6 44 48 nbsp Phil Hill Ferrari 97 3 Laps 5 35 22 nbsp Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 96 4 Laps 13 26 38 nbsp Roy Salvadori Cooper Maserati 83 17 Laps 8 Ret 30 nbsp Stirling Moss Cooper Climax 81 Transmission 1 Ret 20 nbsp Ron Flockhart BRM 64 Spun off 10 Ret 16 nbsp Harry Schell BRM 48 Accident 9 Ret 18 nbsp Jo Bonnier BRM 44 Brakes 7 Ret 46 nbsp Jean Behra Ferrari 24 Engine 2 Ret 40 nbsp Graham Hill Lotus Climax 21 Fire 14 Ret 26 nbsp Masten Gregory Cooper Climax 6 Gearbox 11 Ret 6 nbsp Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 1 Collision 12 Ret 52 nbsp Cliff Allison Ferrari 1 Collision 15 Ret 44 nbsp Bruce Halford Lotus Climax 1 Collision 16 DNQ 34 nbsp Ivor Bueb Cooper Climax DNQ 54 nbsp Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati DNQ 12 nbsp Alain de Changy Cooper Climax DNQ 10 nbsp Lucien Bianchi Cooper Climax DNQ 4 nbsp Maria Teresa de Filippis Behra Porsche Porsche DNQ 42 nbsp Pete Lovely Lotus Climax DNQ 14 nbsp Jean Lucienbonnet Cooper Climax DNQ 56 nbsp Andre Testut Maserati Source 2 Notes 1 Includes 1 point for fastest lapChampionship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Jack Brabham 92 nbsp Tony Brooks 63 nbsp Maurice Trintignant 44 nbsp Phil Hill 35 nbsp Bruce McLaren 2Source 3 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Cooper Climax 82 nbsp Ferrari 6Source 3 Notes Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit 1959 Monaco GP Qualification www chicanef1 com Retrieved 25 July 2020 1959 Monaco Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 18 February 2014 Retrieved 16 August 2015 a b Monaco 1959 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 19 March 2019 Previous 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