Pit Lane F1
1959 Season - Round 8 - 1959-09-13
Stirling Moss won the 1959 Italian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Phil Hill (Ferrari) and Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax) home for Cooper-Climax.
Carroll Shelby (Aston Martin) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1959 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 1 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 7 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Dan Gurney |
| Ferrari |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | BRM | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 11 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Colin Davis | Cooper-Maserati | 18 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Giulio Cabianca | Maserati | 21 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 14 | Brakes | 0 |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 10 | Clutch | 0 |
| 21 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 2 | Clutch | 0 |
