Pit Lane F1
1959 Season - Round 1 - 1959-05-10
Jack Brabham won the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix for Cooper-Climax, with Tony Brooks (Ferrari) second and Maurice Trintignant (Cooper-Climax) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P13 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
16 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 6 | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 5 | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 13 | +4 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Maserati | 8 | +17 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | Transmission | 0 |
| 8 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 9 | Harry Schell | BRM | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 7 | Brakes | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 14 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 13 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 15 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Bruce Halford | Team Lotus | 16 | Collision | 0 |
