1959 - Grand Prix of Italy

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1959 - Grand Prix of Italy

Race Name - Grand Prix of Italy
Date - 9/13/1959
Race Track - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Number of Starting Cars - 21
Laps Run - 72
Pole Winner Stirling Moss
Average Race Speed - 200.188 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Stirling Moss
Race Number - 8

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
2	5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
3	3	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
4	4	Dan Gurney	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
5	8	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
6	6	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
7	7	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
8	11	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
9	13	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
10	19	Carroll Shelby	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin DBR4/25	Aston Martin 2.5 L6
11	18	Colin Davis	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 2.5 L4
12	12	Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
13	15	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
14	16	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 2.5 L4
15	21	Giulio Cabianca	Giulio Cabianca	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
16	17	Roy Salvadori	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin DBR4/25	Aston Martin 2.5 L6
17	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
18	12	Jack Fairman	High Efficiency Motors	Cooper T45	Maserati 2.5 L4
19	14	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
20	10	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
21	2	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59