1959 24 Hours of Le Mans

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.

Contents

Official results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 S
3.0
5 David Brown Racing Dept. Carroll Shelby
Roy Salvadori
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 North American Racing Team (NART) André Pilette
George Arents
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Ferrari 3.0L V12 296
5 GT
3.0
16 Fernand Tavano
North American Racing Team (NART)
Fernand Tavano
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 MGA 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 Ed Hugus Ed Hugus
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 Dan Gurney
Jean Behra
Ferrari 250 TR59 Ferrari 3.0L V12 129
29 S
3.0
30 Team Lotus Engineering Graham Hill
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 Edwin D. Martin Edwin D. Martin
William Kimberley
Ferrari 250 TR58 Ferrari 3.0L V12 108
34 S
3.0
3 Ecurie Ecosse Innes Ireland
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
Jonathan 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 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 North American Racing Team (NART) Gilbert Geitner
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

Trophy Winners