Cliff Allison, was a British motor racing driver who participated in F1 during the 1958 to 1961 seasons in the Lotus, Scuderia Centro Sud, Ferrari and UDT Laystall teams. 
He raced this Ferrari D196 at the GP Monaco on 10 May 1959. 
Scuderia Ferrari tested their Ferrari D156 for the first time and only time in Monaco. This differs from the Ferrari D246 by a softer front suspension and a new gearbox, connected directly to the car's V6 engine. The rear suspensions are made up of double wishbones and the hub carriers are made of alloy instead of the usual welded steel. The Italian team then decided to entrust their new car to Cliff Allison, the usual three Ferrari D246s were picked up by Jean Behra, Phil Hill and Tony Brooks.

In qualifying, Allison, suffering from an ill-tuned ratio gearbox during free practice on Thursday, posted the fifteenth fastest time of 1min 44s 4.4.8sec from pole position set by Stirling Moss, and sits between Hill and Halford: The next day, Allison starts behind the field but is involved in a crash also involving Halford and von Trips. Despite this result, Allison was retained by Ferrari for the rest of the season while the D156 no longer featured in the race.

The race was won by Australian racer Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T51 for the factory Cooper Car Company team. It was the first win for Brabham, a future three-time world champion. It was the first World Championship Grand Prix victory by an Australian driver. It was also the first win for the factory Cooper team. Coopers had won races previously in the hands of Rob Walker Racing Team. Brabham finished 20 seconds ahead of British driver Tony Brooks driving a Ferrari 246.