A marathon Grand Prix
03. Jul 2025
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At the end of the 1950s, the first successes of rear-engined single-seaters shook the front-engined “dinosaurs”, as illustrated by this image from the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix where Jack Brabham (Cooper T51) won, beating Tony Brooks (Ferrari 246) by 20 seconds after completing 100 laps in just under 3 hours at an average speed of 107 km/h.
The winner of the previous edition, Maurice Trintignant, finished third in Rob Walker’s Cooper, but two laps behind the top two in this true endurance race: only five drivers had seen the checkered flag, with fourth-placed Phil Hill (Ferrari) failing to finish three laps behind, and fifth-placed Bruce McLaren (Cooper) crossing the finish line after losing four laps.
Categories:
Formula 1, Monaco, Monaco Grand Prix, Jack Brabham, Phil Hill, Tony Brooks, Maurice Trintignant, Cooper, Scuderia Ferrari, Rob Walker Racing Team, Cooper, Ferrari, Australia, USA, England, France, 1959
Source: DR
