Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Sun 10th May 1959 (UTC)
Sun 10th May 1959 (Local)

Timestamp
1959-05-10T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1959

Round
1

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Location
Circuit de Monaco

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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.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:55:51.3
2 Tony Brooks Ferrari + 20.4
3 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax + 2 laps
4 Phil Hill Ferrari + 3 laps
5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax + 4 laps
6 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Maserati + 17 laps

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