The 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monsanto on August 23, 1959.
Race report[]
Wins in France and Germany had given Tony Brooks a healthy second place in the championship behind Jack Brabham. Stirling Moss improved on his poor championship position with a dominating drive, lapping the entire field except for second-placed Masten Gregory and third-placed Dan Gurney. Phil Hill and Graham Hill crashed into each other on lap 6, whilst Brabham had an enormous somersaulting crash from which he emerged unscathed. Gurney was the only Ferrari in the top eight with Maurice Trintignant and Harry Schell rounding off the top five, and Moss closed the gap to just 5½ points behind Brooks in the championship race.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Stirling Moss
|
Cooper-Climax | 62 | 2:11:55.41 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  Masten Gregory
|
Cooper-Climax | 61 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Dan Gurney
|
Ferrari | 61 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 |  Maurice Trintignant
|
Cooper-Climax | 60 | + 2 Laps | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Harry Schell
|
BRM | 59 | + 3 Laps | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Roy Salvadori
|
Aston Martin | 59 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ron Flockhart
|
BRM | 59 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| 8 | 9 | Carroll Shelby
|
Aston Martin | 58 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Brooks
|
Ferrari | 57 | + 5 Laps | 10 | |
| 10 | 18 |  Mário de Araújo Cabral
|
Cooper-Maserati | 56 | + 6 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper-Climax | 38 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | 23 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Jo Bonnier
|
BRM | 10 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 15 | Phil Hill
|
Ferrari | 5 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 11 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Climax | 5 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus-Climax | 3 | Gearbox | 16 |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Stirling Moss - 2:02.89
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 2:05.07
- Formula One debut for Mário de Araújo Cabral
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 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1959 season |
Next race: 1959 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix |
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