1959 - Grand Prix of Monaco

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1959 - Grand Prix of Monaco

Race Name - Grand Prix of Monaco
Date - 5/10/1959
Race Track - Circuit de Monaco
Number of Starting Cars - 16
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner Stirling Moss
Average Race Speed - 107.307 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Stirling Moss
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
2	4	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
3	6	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
4	5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
5	13	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.2 L4
6	8	Roy Salvadori	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T45	Maserati 2.5 L4
7	1	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
8	10	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
9	9	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
10	7	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
11	2	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
12	14	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
13	11	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
14	12	Wolfgang von Trips	Dr Ing F Porsche KG	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
15	15	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 156	Ferrari 1.5 V6
16	16	Bruce Halford	John Fisher	Lotus Mk16	Climax 1.5 L4