1959 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 27th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 20 and 21, 1959. It was also the fourth round of the World Sportscar Championship.
Official Results
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 |
5 |  David Brown Racing Dept.
|
Template:Country data United States 48 Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori
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Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 323 |
| 2 | S 3.0 |
6 | David Brown Racing Dept.
|
 Maurice Trintignant Paul Frère
|
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 322 |
| 3 | GT 3.0 |
11 | Equipe Nationale Belge
|
Jean Blaton Leon Dernier
|
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Coupe | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 297 |
| 4 | GT 3.0 |
18 | Template:Country data United States 48 North American Racing Team (NART) | André Pilette Template:Country data United States 48 George Arents |
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 296 |
| 5 | GT 3.0 |
16 | Fernand Tavano Template:Country data United States 48 North American Racing Team (NART) |
Fernand Tavano Template:Country data United States 48 Bob Grossman |
Ferrari 250 GT California | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 294 |
| 6 | GT 3.0 |
20 |  Lino Fayen
|
Lino Fayen Gino Munaron
|
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 293 |
| 7 | GT 2.0 |
29 | Rudd Racing Ltd.
|
Ted Whiteaway John Turner
|
AC Ace | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 273 |
| 8 | GT 1.5 |
41 | William S. Frost
|
Peter Lumsden Peter Riley
|
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 270 |
| 9 | GT 750 |
46 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
|
René Cotton Louis Cornet
|
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 258 |
| 10 | GT 1.5 |
42 | Border Reivers
|
Sir John Whitmore Jim Clark
|
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 257 |
| 11 | GT 750 |
45 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
|
Bernard Consten Paul Armagnac
|
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 247 |
| 12 | GT 750 |
44 |  Sture Nottorp
|
Sture Nottorp Gunnar Bengtsson
|
Saab 93 Sport | Saab 0.7L I3 (2-Stroke) | 232 |
Not Classified
Failed to complete 70% of winner's distance (226 laps)
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | S 750 |
55 | Automobili Stanguellini
|
Roger Delageneste Paul Guiraud
|
Stanguellini 750 Sport BA | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 220 |
Did Not Finish
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | GT 750 |
48 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
|
René Bartholoni Francois Jaeger
|
DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 169 |
| 15 | GT 2.0 |
27 | Standard Triumph
|
Ninian Sanderson Claude Dubois
|
Triumph TR3S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 114 |
| 16 | S 1.1 |
48 | Roger Masson
|
Roger Masson Jean Vinatier
|
DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 179 |
| 17 | GT 2.0 |
33 | F.W.R. Lund
|
Ted Lund Colin Escott
|
MG A Twin Cam | MG 1.6L I4 | 185 |
| 18 | S 3.0 |
14 | Scuderia Ferrari
|
 Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien
|
Ferrari 250 TR59 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 263 |
| 19 | S 1.5 |
35 | Jean Kerguen
|
Jean Kerguen Robert La Caze
|
Porsche 550 RS | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 229 |
| 20 | S 1.5 |
37 | Template:Country data United States 48 Ed Hugus | Template:Country data United States 48 Ed Hugus Template:Country data United States 48 Ray Erickson |
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 240 |
| 21 | S 1.5 |
36 |  Baron Carel Godin de Beaufort
|
Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Heins
|
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 186 |
| 22 | S 750 |
53 | Team Lotus Engineering
|
Alan Stacey Keith Greene
|
Lotus 17 | Coventry Climax 0.7L I4 | 156 |
| 23 | S 1.5 |
34 |  Porsche KG
|
Edgar Barth Wolfgang Seidel
|
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 168 |
| 24 | S 2.0 |
31 | Porsche KG
|
Jo Bonnier Wolfgang von Trips
|
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 182 |
| 25 | S 3.0 |
8 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Ron Flockhart John Lawrence
|
Tojeiro | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 137 |
| 26 | GT 1.5 |
38 | Equipe Los Amigos
|
Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean-François Malle
|
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 105 |
| 27 | S 2.0 |
25 | Standard Triumph
|
Peter Jopp Richard Stoop
|
Triumph TR3S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 245 |
| 28 | S 3.0 |
12 | Scuderia Ferrari
|
Template:Country data United States 48 Dan Gurney Jean Behra
|
Ferrari 250 TR59 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 129 |
| 29 | S 3.0 |
30 | Team Lotus Engineering
|
Graham Hill Template:Country data United States 48 Derek Jolly |
Lotus 15 | Coventry Climax 2.0L I4 | 119 |
| 30 | S 750 |
52 | O.S.C.A. Automobili
|
Jean Laroche André Testut
|
O.S.C.A. 750 Sport | O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4 | 88 |
| 31 | GT 750 |
50 |  Alejandro de Tomaso
|
Alejandro de Tomaso Colin Davis
|
DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 63 |
| 32 | S 3.0 |
1 | Brian Lister
|
Ivor Bueb Bruce Halford
|
Lister LM | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 121 |
| 33 | S 3.0 |
19 | Template:Country data United States 48 Edwin D. Martin | Template:Country data United States 48 Edwin D. Martin Template:Country data United States 48 William Kimberley |
Ferrari 250 TR58 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 108 |
| 34 | S 3.0 |
3 | Ecurie Ecosse
|
Innes Ireland Template:Country data United States 48 Masten Gregory |
Jaguar D-Type Modified | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 70 |
| 35 | S 2.0 |
24 | Cooper Car Company
|
Jim Russell Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper T49 Monaco Mk1 | Coventry Climax 2.0L I4 | 79 |
| 36 | S 2.0 |
32 | Porsche KG
|
Hans Herrmann Umberto Maglioli
|
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 78 |
| 37 | S 2.0 |
23 | Scuderia Ferrari
|
Giulio Cabianca Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Ferrari Dino 196S | Ferrari 1.9L V6 | 63 |
| 38 | GT 1.1 |
59 | Jacques Faucher
|
Jacques Faucher Gérard Leffargue
|
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 53 |
| 39 | S 750 |
56 | Automobili Stanguellini
|
René Louis Revillon Joseph Dieu
|
Stanguellini 750 Sport Bialbero | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 37 |
| 40 | S 3.0 |
4 | David Brown Racing Dept.
|
Stirling Moss Jack Fairman
|
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 70 |
| 41 | GT 750 |
43 | S.A. Hurrell / R.M. North
|
Sydney H. Hurrell Roy North
|
Saab 93 Sport | Saab 0.7L I3 (2-Stroke) | 35 |
| 42 | S 750 |
54 | Team Lotus Engineering
|
Michael Taylor Johnathon Sieff
|
Lotus 17 | Coventry Climax 0.7L I4 | 23 |
| 43 | S 750 |
51 | O.S.C.A. Automobili
|
 Pedro Rodriguez Ricardo Rodríguez
|
O.S.C.A. Sport 750TN | O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4 | 32 |
| 44 | S 3.0 |
2 | Brian Lister
|
Template:Country data United States 48 Walt Hansgen Peter Blond
|
Lister LM | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 52 |
| 45 | S 3.0 |
7 | A.G. Whitehead
|
Graham Whitehead Brian Naylor
|
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 52 |
| 46 | S 3.0 |
10 | Equipe Nationale Belga
|
Lucien Bianchi Alain de Changy
|
Ferrari 250 TR58 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 47 |
| 47 | GT 2.0 |
60 | John Dashwood
|
John Dashwood William Wilks
|
Frazer-Nash Le Mans | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 30 |
| 48 | S 750 |
62 | Société E.F.A.C.
|
René Philippe Faure Georges Guyot
|
Stanguellini Efac SP | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 58 |
| 49 | S 3.0 |
15 | Scuderia Ferrari
|
Cliff Allison Hernando da Silva Ramos
|
Ferrari 250 TR59 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 41 |
| 50 | GT 2.0 |
26 | Standard Triumph
|
Peter Bolton Michael Rotschild
|
Triumph TR3S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 35 |
| 51 | S 3.0 |
17 | Template:Country data United States 48 North American Racing Team (NART) | Template:Country data United States 48 Gilbert Geitner Template:Country data United States 48 Rod Carveth |
Ferrari 250 TR58 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 21 |
| 52 | GT 3.0 |
21 |  Écurie Trois Chevrons
|
Hubert Patthey Renaud Calderari
|
Aston Martin DB4 GT | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 21 |
| 53 | GT 750 |
47 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
|
Pierre Chancel Gérard Laureau
|
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 9 |
Statistics
- Fastest Lap - #12 Scuderia Ferrari - 4:00.9
- Distance - 4347.9km
- Average Speed - 181.163km/h
Trophy Winners
- 25th Biennial Cup - #46 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
- Index of Performance - #46 Autombiles Deutsch et Bonnet
- Index of Thermal Efficiency - #45 Autombiles Deutsch et Bonnet