1959 Italian Grand Prix

1959 Italian Grand Prix
1959 Italian Grand Prix
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Race details
Date	13 September 1959
Official name	XXX Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza ; Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 414.000 km (257.256 miles)
Weather	Dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss ;
Time	1:39.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Phil Hill
Time	1:40.4
Podium
First	Stirling Moss ;
Second	Phil Hill ;
Third	Jack Brabham ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated January 27, 2024

The 1959 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 13 September 1959. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 29th Italian Grand Prix and the 24th to be held at Monza. The race was held over 72 laps of the five-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 414 kilometres.

The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss driving a Cooper T51 for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team. Moss won by 46 seconds over American driver Phil Hill driving a Ferrari Dino 246 for Scuderia Ferrari. Championship points leader Australian Jack Brabham finished third in works entered Cooper T51, expanding his points lead, but not sufficiently to prevent a championship showdown with Moss and Ferrari driver Tony Brooks at the United States Grand Prix.

Race report

This race was won on the weight of the cars, with Stirling Moss and team manager Rob Walker gambling on running the whole race without a tyre change in the little lightweight Cooper – although they substituted knock-on wheels for bolt-ons in case a pit stop was necessary.^{[ citation needed ]} Stirling drove a careful race, relying on the Ferrari crew needing to pit.^{[ citation needed ]} Tony Brooks made a good start but a piston failure eliminated him on the first lap. Graham Hill and then Dan Gurney led, but lost their advantages through clumsy pit-stop action.^{[ citation needed ]} Moss continued to win at an average speed of 124 mph, a track record.^{[ citation needed ]} Phil Hill was second for Ferrari on their home track, ahead of a Ferrari 4–5–6 in the order Gurney, Cliff Allison and Olivier Gendebien.

Moss's win closed the championship gap to only 5.5 points behind Jack Brabham with Brooks eight points behind Brabham. The combined efforts of Brabham, Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Bruce McLaren and Masten Gregory secured the Constructors' Championship for the Cooper Car Company.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:39.7	—
2	30	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	1:39.8	+0.1
3	12	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:40.2	+0.5
4	36	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	1:40.8	+1.1
5	32	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:41.2	+1.5
6	38	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	1:41.4	+1.7
7	2	Harry Schell	BRM	1:41.6	+1.9
8	34	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:41.8	+2.1
9	8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:42.0	+2.3
10	18	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:42.9	+3.2
11	6	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:43.1	+3.4
12	10	Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper-Climax	1:43.3	+3.6
13	16	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:43.4	+3.7
14	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:43.5	+3.8
15	4	Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:43.6	+3.9
16	42	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	1:44.6	+4.9
17	24	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:44.7	+5.0
18	40	Colin Davis	Cooper-Maserati	1:44.9	+5.2
19	26	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:46.4	+6.7
20	22	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Maserati	1:49.4	+9.7
21	28	Giulio Cabianca	Maserati	1:51.5	+11.8
Source:^[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	72	2:04:05.4	1	8
2	32	Phil Hill	Ferrari	72	+ 46.7	5	7¹
3	12	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	72	+ 1:12.5	3	4
4	36	Dan Gurney	Ferrari	72	+ 1:19.6	4	3
5	34	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	71	+ 1 Lap	8	2
6	38	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	71	+ 1 Lap	6
7	2	Harry Schell	BRM	70	+ 2 Laps	7
8	6	Jo Bonnier	BRM	70	+ 2 Laps	11
9	16	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	70	+ 2 Laps	13
10	26	Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	70	+ 2 Laps	19
11	40	Colin Davis	Cooper-Maserati	68	+ 4 Laps	18
12	10	Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper-Climax	68	+ 4 Laps	12
13	4	Ron Flockhart	BRM	67	+ 5 Laps	15
14	42	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	67	+ 5 Laps	16
15	28	Giulio Cabianca	Maserati	64	+ 8 Laps	21
Ret	24	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	44	Engine	17
Ret	8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	22	Engine	9
Ret	22	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Maserati	18	Engine	20
Ret	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	14	Brakes	14
Ret	18	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1	Clutch	10
Ret	30	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	0	Clutch	2
Source:^[2]

Notes

^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jack Brabham	31
1	2	Stirling Moss	25.5
1	3	Tony Brooks	23
	4	Phil Hill	20
3	5	Dan Gurney	13
Source: ^[3]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Cooper-Climax	38 (45)
	2	Ferrari	32 (34)
	3	BRM	18
	4	Lotus-Climax	3
Source: ^[3]

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards each championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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References

↑ "1959 Italian GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
↑ "1959 Italian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
1 2 "Italy 1959 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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[1] "1959 Italian GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[2] "1959 Italian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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