# 1959 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E﻿ / ﻿43.7346500°N 7.421333°E﻿ / 43.7346500; 7.421333
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. André Testut was the last Monégasque driver to compete in their home race, since Louis Chiron retired from motorsports the year prior, until Olivier Beretta in 1994.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 30 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1:39.6 | — |
| 2 | 46 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 1:40.0 | +0.4 |
| 3 | 24 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1:40.1 | +0.5 |
| 4 | 50 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1:41.0 | +1.4 |
| 5 | 48 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1:41.3 | +1.7 |
| 6 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 1:41.7 | +2.1 |
| 7 | 18 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1:42.3 | +2.7 |
| 8 | 38 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 1:42.4 | +2.8 |
| 9 | 16 | Harry Schell | BRM | 1:43.0 | +3.4 |
| 10 | 20 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 1:43.1 | +3.5 |
| 11 | 26 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 1:43.2 | +3.6 |
| 12 | 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 1:43.8 | +4.2 |
| 13 | 22 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1:43.9 | +4.3 |
| 14 | 40 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 1:43.9 | +4.3 |
| 15 | 52 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 1:44.4 | +4.8 |
| 16 | 44 | Bruce Halford | Lotus-Climax | 1:44.8 | +5.2 |
| DNQ | 34 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Climax | 1:44.9 | +5.3 |
| DNQ | 54 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 1:45.0 | +5.4 |
| DNQ | 12 | Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax | 1:45.4 | +5.8 |
| DNQ | 10 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 1:45.4 | +5.8 |
| DNQ | 4 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Behra-Porsche-Porsche | 1:47.8 | +8.2 |
| DNQ | 42 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Climax | 1:47.9 | +8.3 |
| DNQ | 14 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax | 1:50.9 | +11.3 |
| DNQ | 56 | André Testut | Maserati | 1:59.1 | +19.5 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 100 | 2:55:51.3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 50 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 100 | + 20.4 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 98 | + 2 laps | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 48 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 97 | + 3 laps | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 96 | + 4 laps | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 38 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 83 | + 17 laps | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 81 | Transmission | 1 | |
| Ret | 20 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 64 | Spun off | 10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Harry Schell | BRM | 48 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 44 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 46 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 24 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 40 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Fire | 14 | |
| Ret | 26 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 6 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 1 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 52 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 1 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 44 | Bruce Halford | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNQ | 34 | Ivor Bueb | Cooper-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 54 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | | | | |
| DNQ | 12 | Alain de Changy | Cooper-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 10 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 4 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Behra-Porsche-Porsche | | | | |
| DNQ | 42 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 14 | Jean Lucienbonnet | Cooper-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 56 | André Testut | Maserati | | | | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 6 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 2 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 8 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 |
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* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.