Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1959 Italian Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XXX Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Track: | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| Round: | 8 of 9 |
| Race date: | Sunday, September 13th, 1959 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Stirling Moss | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham |
| Constructor | Cooper-Climax | Ferrari | Cooper-Climax |
| Car | Cooper T51 | Ferrari Dino 256 | Cooper T51 |
| Engine | Climax FPF | Ferrari Dino 256 | Climax FPF |
| Tyre | Dunlop | Dunlop | Dunlop |
| Time | 2:04:05.4 | 2:04:52.1 | 2:05:17.9 |
| Gap | 46.7 secs | 1m 12.5 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 14 | Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax | 1:39.7 0 | 1:41.0 72 | 1:39.7 72 | |
| 2 | 30 | Tony Brooks Ferrari | 1:39.8 0 | No Time 0 | 1:39.8 0 | |
| 3 | 12 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | 1:40.2 0 | 1:43.1 72 | 1:40.2 72 | |
| 4 | 32 | Phil Hill Ferrari | 1:41.2 0 | 1:40.4 72 | 1:40.4 72 | |
| 5 | 36 | Dan Gurney Ferrari | 1:40.8 0 | 1:41.5 72 | 1:40.8 72 | |
| 6 | 38 | Olivier Gendebien Ferrari | 1:41.4 0 | 1:43.3 71 | 1:41.4 71 | |
| 7 | 2 | Harry Schell BRM | 1:41.6 0 | 1:44.9 70 | 1:41.6 70 | |
| 8 | 34 | Cliff Allison Ferrari | 1:41.8 0 | 1:41.8 71 | 1:41.8 71 | |
| 9 | 8 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 1:42.0 0 | 1:42.8 22 | 1:42.0 22 | |
| 10 | 18 | Graham Hill Lotus-Climax | 1:42.9 0 | 1:57.7 1 | 1:42.9 1 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jo Bonnier BRM | 1:43.1 0 | 1:43.8 70 | 1:43.1 70 | |
| 12 | 10 | Giorgio Scarlatti Cooper-Climax | 1:43.3 0 | 1:45.2 68 | 1:43.3 68 | |
| 13 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax | 1:43.4 0 | 1:44.2 70 | 1:43.4 70 | |
| 14 | 20 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | 1:43.5 0 | 1:44.8 14 | 1:43.5 14 | |
| 15 | 4 | Ron Flockhart BRM | 1:43.6 0 | 1:44.7 67 | 1:43.6 67 | |
| 16 | 42 | Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati | 1:44.6 0 | 1:45.3 67 | 1:44.6 67 | |
| 17 | 24 | Roy Salvadori Aston Martin | 1:44.7 0 | 1:44.7 44 | 1:44.7 44 | |
| 18 | 40 | Colin Davis Cooper-Maserati | 1:44.9 0 | 1:45.5 68 | 1:44.9 68 | |
| 19 | 26 | Carroll Shelby Aston Martin | 1:46.4 0 | 1:45.4 70 | 1:45.4 70 | |
| 20 | 22 | Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax | 1:49.4 0 | 1:51.6 18 | 1:49.4 18 | |
| 21 | 28 | Giulio Cabianca Maserati | 1:51.5 0 | 1:53.4 64 | 1:51.5 64 |