The 1959 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 13, 1959.
Race report[]
This race was won on the weight of the cars, with Stirling Moss and 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. Stirling drove a careful race, relying on the Ferrari crew needing to pit. 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. Moss continued to win at an average speed of 124 mph, a track record. This closed his championship gap to only 5½ points behind Jack Brabham who came third. 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.
Classification[]
| 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 | 7 |
| 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
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BRM | 70 | + 2 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 16 |  Maurice Trintignant
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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 | 12 | |
| 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 |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Stirling Moss - 1:39.7
- Fastest Lap: Phil Hill - 1:40.4
- Cooper-Climax won the Constructors' Championship with one race left to go.
Standings after the race[]
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- 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.
| Previous race: 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1959 season |
Next race: 1959 United States Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1958 Italian Grand Prix |
Italian Grand Prix | Next race: 1960 Italian Grand Prix |
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