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Jack Brabham won the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix

Jack Brabham won the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Tony Brooks and Maurice Trintignant at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Jack Brabham
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks, and Maurice Trintignant
Race date
May 10, 1959
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Jack Brabham finished first for Cooper. Tony Brooks is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Maurice Trintignant 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Bruce McLaren from P13 to P5 (+8), Maurice Trintignant from P6 to P3 (+3), and Jack Brabham from P3 to P1 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 DNQ, 3 Collision, 2 Finished, 1 +17 laps, and 1 +2 laps. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.400 on lap 83. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jack BrabhamCooper2:55:51.3009
2Tony BrooksFerrari2:56:11.7006
3Maurice TrintignantCooper+2 laps4
4Phil HillFerrari+3 laps3
5Bruce McLarenCooper+4 laps2
6Roy SalvadoriCooper+17 laps0
DNFStirling MossCooperTransmission0
DNFRon FlockhartBRMSpun off0
DNFHarry SchellBRMAccident0
DNFJo BonnierBRMBrakes0
DNFJean BehraFerrariEngine0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusFire0
DNFMasten GregoryCooperGearbox0
DNFBruce HalfordTeam LotusCollision0
DNFCliff AllisonFerrariCollision0
DNFWolfgang von TripsPorscheCollision0
DNQIvor BuebCooperDNQ0
DNQGiorgio ScarlattiMaseratiDNQ0
DNQLucien BianchiCooperDNQ0
DNQAlain de ChangyCooperDNQ0