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1959 Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Monaco circuit. Full information

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1959 Monaco Grand Prix

1959 Monaco Grand Prix is 76th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Monaco circuit. Stirling Moss won the pole position, Jack Brabham won this race. Tony Brooks and Maurice Trintignant also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (315 km).

Previous race: 1958 Morocco Grand Prix
Next race: 1959 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 10th May 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix

3rd victory for the Cooper team
1st victory for the Jack Brabham
1st podium for the Jack Brabham
6th podium for the Tony Brooks
8th podium for the Maurice Trintignant

Jack Brabham - Winner of the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix

1959 Monaco Grand Prix

Cooper T51 #24 - 1959 Monaco Grand Prix winner

1959 Monaco Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper T51, #24	9.00	2h 55m 51.3s ( 107.304 km/h )	100	Cooper Car Company
2	Tony Brooks	Ferrari D246, #50	6.00	2h 56m 11.7s ( +20.4s )	100	Scuderia Ferrari
3	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #32	4.00		98	RRC Walker Racing Team
4	Phil Hill	Ferrari D246, #48	3.00		97	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T51, #22	2.00		96	Cooper Car Company
6	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T45, #38	0	Transmission	83	High Efficiency Motors
ab	Stirling Moss	Cooper T51, #30	0	Transmission	81	RRC Walker Racing Team
ab	Ron Flockhart	BRM P25, #20	0	Brakes	64	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Harry Schell	BRM P25, #16	0	Tank	48	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Jo Bonnier	BRM P25, #18	0	Accident	44	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Jean Behra	Ferrari D246, #46	0	Engine	24	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Graham Hill	Lotus 16, #40	0	Fire	21	Team Lotus
ab	Masten Gregory	Cooper T51, #26	0	Gearbox	6	Cooper Car Company
ab	Cliff Allison	Ferrari D156, #52	0	Accident	1	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Wolfgang Von Trips	Porsche 718, #6	0	Accident	1	Porsche KG
ab	Bruce Halford	Lotus 16, #44	0	Accident	1	John Fisher
nq	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati 250F, #54	0			Scuderia Ugolini
nq	André Testut	Maserati 250F, #56	0			Monte Carlo Auto Sport
f	Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 718, #2	0	Car unavailable		Scuderia Colonia
f	Ken Kavanagh	Maserati 250F, #58	0	Car unavailable		Privé
nq	Pete Lovely	Lotus 16, #42	0			Team Lotus
f	Paul Emery	Cooper T51, #36	0	Car unavailable		Emeryson Cars
nq	Ivor Bueb	Cooper T51, #34	0			British Racing Partnership
f	Brian Whitehouse	Cooper T43, #28	0	Not present		B Ecclestone
nq	Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper T45, #14	0			Privé
nq	Alain De Changy	Cooper T51, #12	0			Equipe Nationale Belge
nq	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper T51, #10	0			Equipe Nationale Belge
f	Fritz D'orey	Maserati 250F, #8	0	Car unavailable		Scuderia Centro Sud
nq	Maria Teresa De Filippis	Porsche Behra, #4	0			Porsche KG

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix on the Monaco circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Stirling Moss	Cooper T51, #30	1'39''6	RRC Walker Racing Team
2	Jean Behra	Ferrari D246, #46	1'40''0	Scuderia Ferrari
3	Jack Brabham	Cooper T51, #24	1'40''1	Cooper Car Company
4	Tony Brooks	Ferrari D246, #50	1'41''0	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Phil Hill	Ferrari D246, #48	1'41''3	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #32	1'41''7	RRC Walker Racing Team
7	Jo Bonnier	BRM P25, #18	1'42''3	Owen Racing Organisation
8	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T45, #38	1'42''4	High Efficiency Motors
9	Harry Schell	BRM P25, #16	1'43''0	Owen Racing Organisation
10	Ron Flockhart	BRM P25, #20	1'43''1	Owen Racing Organisation
11	Masten Gregory	Cooper T51, #26	1'43''2	Cooper Car Company
12	Wolfgang Von Trips	Porsche 718, #6	1'43''8	Porsche KG
13	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T51, #22	1'43''9	Cooper Car Company
14	Graham Hill	Lotus 16, #40	1'43''9	Team Lotus
15	Cliff Allison	Ferrari D156, #52	1'44''4	Scuderia Ferrari
16	Bruce Halford	Lotus 16, #44	1'44''8	John Fisher
17	Ivor Bueb	Cooper T51, #34	1'44''9	British Racing Partnership
18	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati 250F, #54	1'45''0	Scuderia Ugolini
19	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper T51, #10	1'45''4	Equipe Nationale Belge
20	Alain De Changy	Cooper T51, #12	1'45''4	Equipe Nationale Belge
21	Maria Teresa De Filippis	Porsche Behra, #4	1'47''8	Porsche KG
22	Pete Lovely	Lotus 16, #42	1'47''9	Team Lotus
23	Jean Lucienbonnet	Cooper T45, #14	1'50''9	Privé
24	André Testut	Maserati 250F, #56	1'59''1	Monte Carlo Auto Sport
0	Paul Emery	Cooper T51, #36	0	Emeryson Cars
0	Brian Whitehouse	Cooper T43, #28	0	B Ecclestone
0	Fritz D'orey	Maserati 250F, #8	0	Scuderia Centro Sud
0	Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 718, #2	0	Scuderia Colonia
0	Ken Kavanagh	Maserati 250F, #58	0	Privé