1959 Italian Grand Prix
The 1959 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 13 September 1959. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 29th Italian Grand Prix and the 24th to be held at Monza. The race was held over 72 laps of the five-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 414 kilometres.
| 1959 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 13 September 1959 | ||||
| Official name | XXX Gran Premio d'Italia | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 72 laps, 414.000 km (257.256 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry and sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| Cooper-Climax | |||
| Time | 1:39.7 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Phil Hill | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:40.4 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Cooper-Climax | |||
| Second |
| Ferrari | |||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss driving a Cooper T51 for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team. Moss won by 46 seconds over American driver Phil Hill driving a Ferrari Dino 246 for Scuderia Ferrari. Championship points leader Australian Jack Brabham finished third in works entered Cooper T51, expanding his points lead, but not sufficiently to prevent a championship showdown with Moss and Ferrari driver Tony Brooks at the United States Grand Prix.