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Stirling Moss won the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Masten Gregory and Dan Gurney at Circuito de Monsanto.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Masten Gregory, and Dan Gurney
Race date
August 23, 1959
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
16
Circuit
Circuito de Monsanto

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Cooper. Masten Gregory is listed 2 for Cooper, with Dan Gurney 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Roy Salvadori from P12 to P6 (+6), Carroll Shelby from P13 to P8 (+5), and Harry Schell from P9 to P5 (+4) 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 3 +3 laps, 2 +1 lap, 2 Accident, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:05.070 on lap 28. 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
1Stirling MossCooper2:11:55.4109
2Masten GregoryCooper+1 lap6
3Dan GurneyFerrari+1 lap4
4Maurice TrintignantCooper+2 laps3
5Harry SchellBRM+3 laps2
6Roy SalvadoriAston Martin+3 laps0
7Ron FlockhartBRM+3 laps0
8Carroll ShelbyAston Martin+4 laps0
9Tony BrooksFerrari+5 laps0
10Mário de Araújo CabralCooper+6 laps0
DNFBruce McLarenCooperTransmission0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperCollision0
DNFJo BonnierBRMEngine0
DNFPhil HillFerrariAccident0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusAccident0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusGearbox0