May 10, 1959

Jack Brabham on his way to winning the Monaco Grand Prix

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May 2, 1959

Maria Teresa de Filippis in her Maserati

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May 2, 1959

Maria Teresa de Filippis in her Maserati

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May 2, 1959

Maria Teresa de Filippis has a quick smoke in her Maserati

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April 19, 1959

A delighted Jean Behra after winning the non-Championship BARC 200 race

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January 22, 1959

Police and mechanics probe the wreckage of the sports car in which Britain's Mike Hawthorn met his death

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January 1, 1959

Jean Behra

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