1959 season/Round 7
Portuguese Grand Prix 1959
- Monsanto
- Lisbon
- 23 August 1959
- 62 laps
- 337.3 km
- 5.440 km a lap
- P1Stirling MossCooper2:11:55.410
- P2Masten GregoryCooper+1 lap
- P3Dan GurneyFerrari+1 lap
- Pole positionStirling MossCooper · 2:02.890
- Fastest lapStirling Moss2:05.070 · lap 28
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Mossfastest lap | 4 | Cooper · Climax | 1 | 62 | 2:11:55.410 | 9 |
| 2 | Masten Gregory | 2 | Cooper · Climax | 3 | 61 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | 16 | Ferrari | 6 | 61 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 5 | Cooper · Climax | 4 | 60 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Harry Schell | 6 | BRM | 9 | 59 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | 10 | Aston Martin | 12 | 59 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | Ron Flockhart | 8 | BRM | 11 | 59 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Carroll Shelby | 9 | Aston Martin | 13 | 58 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | 14 | Ferrari | 10 | 57 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | 18 | Cooper · Maserati | 14 | 56 | +6 laps | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren | 3 | Cooper · Climax | 8 | 38 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 1 | Cooper · Climax | 2 | 23 | Collision | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 7 | BRM | 5 | 10 | Engine | |
| DNF | Phil Hill | 15 | Ferrari | 7 | 5 | Accident | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 11 | Lotus · Climax | 15 | 5 | Accident | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 12 | Lotus · Climax | 16 | 3 | Gearbox |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 2:02.890 | |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 2:04.950 | +2.060 |
| 3 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | 2:06.330 | +3.440 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 2:07.380 | +4.490 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 2:07.860 | +4.970 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Ferrari | 2:07.990 | +5.100 |
| 7 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 2:08.020 | +5.130 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 2:08.170 | +5.280 |
| 9 | Harry Schell | BRM | 2:09.080 | +6.190 |
| 10 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 2:10.960 | +8.070 |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2:10.980 | +8.090 |
| 12 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 2:13.280 | +10.390 |
| 13 | Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin | 2:13.580 | +10.690 |
| 14 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | Cooper | 2:15.250 | +12.360 |
| 15 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 2:15.550 | +12.660 |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 2:18.470 | +15.580 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | 28 | 2:05.070 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 27 | |
| 2 | Tony Brooks | 23 | |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 17.5 | ▲3 |
| 4 | Phil Hill | 13 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 12 | |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | 10 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | 10 | ▲2 |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | 10 | ▲5 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | 8.5 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Rodger Ward | 8 | ▼2 |