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 20 and 21 June 1959. It was also the fourth round of the 1959 World Sports Car Championship.

Official results

Le Mans in 1959

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	André Pilette George Arents	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta	Ferrari 3.0L V12	296
5	GT 3.0	16	Fernand Tavano North American Racing Team	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	Stanguellini 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 François 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	49	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	Stanguellini 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 Hermano 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	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

• Fastest Lap - #12 Scuderia Ferrari - 4:00.9
• Distance - 4347.9 km
• Average Speed - 181.163 km/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