1959 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1959 season, held on May 10. The race was won by Jack Brabham in a factory , after the privateer Cooper of polesitter Stirling Moss suffered a broken transmission on lap 81. Tony Brooks finished second in a , ahead of Maurice Trintignant in another Cooper.
==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Wolfgang Seidel 	Scuderia Colonia 	 	RSK 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	
4 	José Behra 	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG 	 	RSK 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	
4 	Maria Teresa de Filippis	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG 	 	RSK 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	
6 	Wolfgang von Trips 	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG 	 	718 	 	547/3 1.5 F4	
8 	Fritz d'Orey 	Ecurie Argentina 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
10 	Lucien Bianchi 	Equipe Nationale Belge 	 	T51 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
12 	Alain de Changy 	Equipe Nationale Belge 	 	T51 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
14 	Jean Lucienbonnet 	Privateer 	 	T45 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
16 	Harry Schell 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
18 	Jo Bonnier 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
20 	Ron Flockhart 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 2.5 L4 	
22 	Bruce McLaren 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T51 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
24 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T51 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
26 	Masten Gregory 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T51 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
28 	Brian Whitehouse 	B.C. Ecclestone 	 	T43 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
30 	Stirling Moss 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
32 	Maurice Trintignant 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
34 	Ivor Bueb 	British Racing Partnership	 	T51 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
36 	Paul Emery 	Emeryson Cars 	 	T51 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
38 	Roy Salvadori 	High Efficiency Motors 	 	T51 	 	250S 2.5 L4 	
40 	Graham Hill 	Team Lotus 	 	16 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
42 	Pete Lovely 	Team Lotus 	 	16 	 	FPF 2.5 L4 	
44 	Bruce Halford 	John Fisher 	 	16 	 	FPF 1.5 L4 	
46 	Jean Behra 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 2.4 V6 	
48 	Phil Hill 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 2.4 V6 	
50 	Tony Brooks 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 2.4 V6 	
52 	Cliff Allison 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D156 	 	D156 1.5 V6 	
54 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	Scuderia Ugolini 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
56 	André Testut 	Monte Carlo Auto Sport 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
58 	Ken Kavanagh 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	30 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:39.6 	— 	113.675 km/h
2 	46 	Jean Behra 	 	1:40.0 	+0.4s 	113.220 km/h
3 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:40.1 	+0.5s 	113.107 km/h
4 	50 	Tony Brooks 	 	1:41.0 	+1.4s 	112.099 km/h
5 	48 	Phil Hill 	 	1:41.3 	+1.7s 	111.767 km/h
6 	32 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1:41.7 	+2.1s 	111.327 km/h
7 	18 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:42.3 	+2.7s 	110.674 km/h
8 	38 	Roy Salvadori 	 	1:42.4 	+2.8s 	110.566 km/h
9 	16 	Harry Schell 	 	1:43.0 	+3.4s 	109.922 km/h
10 	20 	Ron Flockhart 	 	1:43.1 	+3.5s 	109.816 km/h
11 	26 	Masten Gregory 	 	1:43.2 	+3.6s 	109.709 km/h
12 	6 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	1:43.8 	+4.2s 	109.075 km/h
13 	22 	Bruce McLaren 	 	1:43.9 	+4.3s 	108.970 km/h
14 	40 	Graham Hill 	 	1:43.9 	+4.3s 	108.970 km/h
15 	52 	Cliff Allison 	 	1:44.4 	+4.8s 	108.448 km/h
16 	44 	Bruce Halford 	 	1:44.8 	+5.2s 	108.034 km/h
DNQ 	34 	Ivor Bueb 	 	1:44.9 	+5.3s 	107.931 km/h
DNQ 	54 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	1:45.0 	+5.4s 	107.829 km/h
DNQ 	10 	Lucien Bianchi 	 	1:45.4 	+5.8s 	107.419 km/h
DNQ 	12 	Alain de Changy 	 	1:45.4 	+5.8s 	107.419 km/h
DNQ 	4 	Maria Teresa de Filippis	 	1:47.8 	+8.2s 	105.028 km/h
DNQ 	42 	Pete Lovely 	 	1:47.9 	+8.3s 	104.930 km/h
DNQ 	14 	Jean Lucienbonnet 	 	1:50.9 	+11.3s 	102.092 km/h
DNQ 	56 	André Testut 	 	1:59.1 	+19.5s 	95.063 km/h
WD 	2 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	No car 	No car 	No car
WD 	4 	José Behra 	 	Test driver 	Test driver 	Test driver
WD 	8 	Fritz d'Orey 	 	No car 	No car 	No car
WD 	28 	Brian Whitehouse 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
WD 	36 	Paul Emery 	 	No car 	No car 	No car
WD 	58 	Ken Kavanagh 	 	No car 	No car 	No car
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	24 	Jack Brabham 	 	100 	2:55:51.3 	3 	9
2 	50 	Tony Brooks 	 	100 	+20.4s 	4 	6
3 	32 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	98 	+2 laps 	6 	4
4 	48 	Phil Hill 	 	97 	+3 laps 	5 	3
5 	22 	Bruce McLaren 	 	96 	+4 laps 	13 	2
6* 	38 	Roy Salvadori 	 	83 	Transmission	8 	
Ret 	30 	Stirling Moss 	 	81 	Transmission	1 	
Ret 	20 	Ron Flockhart 	 	64 	Brakes 	10 	
Ret 	16 	Harry Schell 	 	48 	Tank 	9 	
Ret 	18 	Jo Bonnier 	 	44 	Accident 	7 	
Ret 	46 	Jean Behra 	 	24 	Engine 	2 	
Ret 	40 	Graham Hill 	 	21 	Fire 	14 	
Ret 	26 	Masten Gregory 	 	6 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	44 	Bruce Halford 	 	1 	Collision 	16 	
Ret 	52 	Cliff Allison 	 	1 	Collision 	15 	
Ret 	6 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	1 	Collision 	12 	
DNQ 	34 	Ivor Bueb 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	54 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	10 	Lucien Bianchi 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	12 	Alain de Changy 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	4 	Maria Teresa de Filippis	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	42 	Pete Lovely 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	14 	Jean Lucienbonnet 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	56 	André Testut 	 	 	 	 	
**Salvadori was classified as despite retiring when he completed 90% of the race.
==Milestones==
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Jack Brabham 	9 	
2 	Tony Brooks 	6 	
3 	Maurice Trintignant 	4 	
4 	Phil Hill 	3 	
5 	Bruce McLaren 	2 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	8 	
2 	 	6 	
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