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(The beginning of the Jack Brabham/Cooper-Climax era, although it seemed the race was easily heading Stirling Moss' way. Additionally, a proportion of a live Dutch broadcast was subject to a telerecording! The oldest known available remnants of a live Formula One broadcast I believe.)
 
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The '''''1959 Monaco Grand Prix''''' was the opening race of the 1959 Formula One Season. Occurring on 10th May at the Circuit de Monaco, the race was ultimately won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper-Climax, taking his and the Cooper factory team's first ever World Championship win. The event was partially televised live, with an incomplete Dutch telerecording being the oldest known available remnants of a live Formula One broadcast.
 
==Background==
The ''1959 Monaco Grand Prix'' was the sixth running of the event as part of Formula One following its debut on the calendar in 1950.<ref name="history">[https://f1chronicle.com/the-history-of-the-monaco-grand-prix/ ''F1 Chronicle detailing the history of the Monaco Grand Prix''.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref> It was also the 17th in Grand Prix history.<ref>[https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/winners/&race=monaco_grand_prix ''Ultimate Car Page'' providing a list of Monaco Grand Prix.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref><ref name="history"/> Lasting 100 laps,<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1959_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref> the Monaco Grand Prix remains an integral event of the Formula One calendar, including being prestigious enough to be classified as part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, alongside the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500.<ref name="history"/><ref>[https://www.topendsports.com/events/motorsports/triple-crown.htm ''Topend Sports'' detailing the Triple Crown of Motorsport.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref>
 
With the Argentine Grand Prix being cancelled beforehand, the Monaco race was now the opening event for the 1959 World Championship.<ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1959/51/xvii-grand-prix-of-monaco ''Motor Sport'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref><ref name="espn">[http://en.espn.co.uk/monaco/motorsport/story/16167.html ''ESPN'' summarising the race.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref> Heading into the race, Stirling Moss, who narrowly missed out on winning the previous year's title, opted to compete in a new 2.5 litre rear engine Cooper-Climax rather than a front engine Cooper-BRM after experiencing technical issues and lowered performance in the latter.<ref name="grand">[https://www.grandprix.com/races/monaco-gp-1959.html ''Grand Prix'' summarising the prelude and the race itself.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/> A four-horse race over the pole position emerged between the Coopers of Moss and Jack Brabham, and the Ferraris of Jean Behra and Tony Brooks.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> When the track became clear on Friday, Moss set the fastest time in qualifying with 1:39.6.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="espn"/> Behra emerged in second, and despite spinning into the haybales at one point, Brabham set a time good enough for third on the grid.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/>
 
The Coopers' performances indicated a high chance of victory at the event, with Brabham and the factory Cooper team seeking their first wins.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> Brabham had won the International Trophy Meeting at Silverstone earlier that year in the Cooper, signifying his and the car's potential.<ref name="espn"/> Meanwhile, the Rob Walker-owned Cooper driven by Moss was with a shout of achieving a second consecutive Monaco victory.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> Only the top 16 fastest drivers were allowed to race; among those who failed to qualify included Maria Teresa de Filippis, in her final World Championship appearance; while Cooper-Climax's Ivor Bueb and Maserati's Giorgio Scarlatti narrowly missed out by a few tenths of a second.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="grand"/>
 
==The Race==
With the starting order decided, the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix commenced on 10th May.<ref name="results"/> Behra made the best start, overtaking Moss and preventing him from making a move on the inside.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Further back, the Formula 2 cars of Wolfgang von Trips, Cliff Allison, and Bruce Halford when von Trips spun on some oil and collided with the other cars.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> All escaped without serious injury.<ref name="magazine"/> By lap 4, it was a three-horse race for the lead, with Behra narrowly leading Moss and Brabham, Moss continually putting the pressure on the Ferrari driver.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/> This paid off on lap 22, when Moss went by, with Brabham also making a move a lap later on a clearly stricken Ferrari.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> By lap 25, Behra was forced to retire as the engine's bottom fell out, causing oil to leak over the Gasworks hairpin.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/>
 
Moss then began to build a gap over Brabham, the latter content with second and accepting he could not challenge the fellow Cooper driver.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> By lap 30, Moss was 30 seconds in front of Brabham, with Ferrari's Phil Hill having climbed to a distant third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> However, he spun on lap 37, damaging his car's rear and dropping to fifth behind BRM's Harry Schell and Brooks.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> Schell however lost third after 48 laps when he crashed into the straw bales at the Casino Square, which split both the oil and water radiators of his car.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> By lap 50, Moss led by over 40 seconds from Brabham, with Brooks having moved up to third.<ref name="magazine"/> Brooks was within 11 seconds of Brabham by lap 80, but the Australian maintained second by setting a new lap record of 1:40.4.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Suddenly Moss pulled into the pits after encountering problems with his transmission.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> No issues were detected in the pits, but not long afterwards, the transmission gave out.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> According to ''Motor Sport'', it was revealed that bolts connecting the crown-wheel to the differential cage were shearing off, establishing broken heads which would eventually trap the rear axle and integral gearbox.<ref name="magazine"/>
 
Moss' retirement enabled Brabham to coast for the remaining laps, as Brooks was suffering from exhaustion.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Brabham therefore took his and factory Cooper's first ever World Championship win, also becoming the first Australian Formula One winner.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> He therefore earned eight points, and an additional one for posting the fastest lap.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Brooks finished second, while Moss' teammate Maurice Trintignant was two laps down in third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Hill took fourth, despite spinning three times, while Cooper-Climax's Bruce McLaren took the final points position of fifth.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/>
 
==Availability==
The race was reportedly partially televised live, including by Netherlands' NTS.<ref name="broadcasts">[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting several organisations provided live coverage of the race, including NTS and the BBC.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref> Part of the NTS broadcast was subject to a 16mm telerecording, becoming the oldest known available remnants of a live Formula One broadcast. Additionally, Issue 1,852 of ''Radio Times'' that the BBC provided a combined 55 minutes of live coverage, with 30 minutes dedicated to the finish and podium ceremony.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1959-05-10#at-14.35 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing BBC's partial live coverage of the event.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref><ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/6342a79deb324a7ab4d8dd7f056eb2ef Issue 1,852 of ''Radio Times'' listing the BBC coverage of the race.] Retrieved 10th Sep '22</ref><ref name="broadcasts"/> This broadcast has yet to resurface however, although newsreel and documentary footage can be found online.
 
==Gallery==
===Videos===
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===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=250px>
1959monacograndprix2.jpg|Moss leads the field at the start.
1959monacograndprix3.jpg|Behra takes the lead from Moss.
1959monacograndprix4.jpg|Behra ahead of Moss and Brabham.
1959monacograndprix5.jpg|Behra is chased by Moss and Brabham following the hairpin.
1959monacograndprix6.jpg|Brabham during the race.
1959monacograndprix7.jpg|Issue 1,852 of ''Radio Times'' listing the BBC coverage of the event.
</gallery>
 
==See Also==
*[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
*[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
*[[1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
*[[1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
*[[1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
*[[1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
*[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
*[[1956 Belgian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
*[[1956 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
*[[1956 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
*[[1956 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
*[[1956 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
*[[1957 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
*[[1957 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
*[[1958 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
*[[1958 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
*[[1958 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
*[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
*[[Advanced Driving with Graham Hill (lost ITV motoring series; 1974)]]
*[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
*[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
*[[F1 2000 (lost pre-release builds of Formula One game; 2000)]]
*[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
*[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
*[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
*[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
*[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
*[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
*[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
*[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
*[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Lost TV]]
[[Category:Partially found media]]
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