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

Previous Grand Prix: 1958 Morocco Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1959 Indianapolis Grand Prix

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 - 1959 Monaco Grand Prix winner

1959 Monaco Grand Prix results

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

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

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