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Stirling Moss won the 1959 Italian Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1959 Italian Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Phil Hill and Jack Brabham at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Phil Hill, and Jack Brabham
Race date
September 13, 1959
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Phil Hill
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Cooper. Phil Hill is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jack Brabham 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Carroll Shelby from P19 to P10 (+9), Colin Davis from P18 to P11 (+7), and Giulio Cabianca from P21 to P15 (+6) 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 5 +2 laps, 4 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +4 laps, and 2 +5 laps. Phil Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.400 on lap 32. 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 MossCooper2:04:05.4008
2Phil HillFerrari2:04:52.1007
3Jack BrabhamCooper2:05:17.9004
4Dan GurneyFerrari2:05:25.0003
5Cliff AllisonFerrari+1 lap2
6Olivier GendebienFerrari+2 laps0
7Harry SchellBRM+2 laps0
8Jo BonnierBRM+2 laps0
9Maurice TrintignantCooper+2 laps0
10Carroll ShelbyAston Martin+2 laps0
11Colin DavisCooper+4 laps0
12Giorgio ScarlattiCooper+4 laps0
13Ron FlockhartBRM+5 laps0
14Ian BurgessCooper+5 laps0
15Giulio CabiancaMaserati+8 laps0
DNFRoy SalvadoriAston MartinEngine0
DNFBruce McLarenCooperEngine0
DNFJack FairmanCooperEngine0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusBrakes0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusClutch0