XXVII Grand Prix des 24 heures du Mans

Date: June 20, 1959
Circuit: Circuit de la Sarthe
Distance: 13.488 Km x 323 Laps = 4,356.62 Km
Pole Position: Dan Gurney , 4.03.3
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra , 4.00.9

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Pos	#	Driver	Entrant / Team	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retire
1	5	Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori	David Brown Racing	Aston Martin DBR1	323	24h00m00.0
2	6	Henry Taylor Maurice Trintignant Paul Frère	David Brown Racing	Aston Martin DBR1	322
3	11	Jean Blaton Léon Dernier	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 GT	297
4	18	André Pilette George Arents	Luigi Chinetti Motors	Ferrari 250 GT Interim	296
5	16	Bob Grossman Fernand Tavano	Luigi Chinetti Motors	Ferrari 250 GT California	294
6	20	Gino Munaron Lino Fayen		Ferrari 250 GT Interim	293
7	29	John Turner Robert Staples Ted Whiteaway		A.C. Ace - Bristol	273
8	41	Peter Lumsden Peter Riley		Lotus Elite Climax	270
9	46	Louis Cornet René Cotton	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard	258
10	42	Jim Clark John Whitmore	Border Reivers	Lotus Elite Climax	257
11	45	Bernard Consten Paul Armagnac	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard	247
12	44	Gunnar Bengtsson Sture Nottorp		Saab 93	232
13	55	Paul Guiraud Roger Delageneste	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini 750 Sport	220
DNF	14	Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 59	263	Overheating
DNF	25	Peter Jopp Richard Stoop	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	Triumph TR3	245	Overheating
DNF	37	Ed Hugus Ernie Erickson		Porsche 718 RSK	240	Engine
DNF	35	Jean Kerguen Robert Lacaze		Porsche 550 RS	229	Clutch
DNF	36	Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Bino Heins		Porsche 718 RSK	186	Engine
DNF	33	Colin Escott Ted Lund		MG A	185	Gearbox
DNF	31	Jo Bonnier Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 718 RSK	182	Clutch
DNF	49	Jean Vinatier Roger Masson		D.B. HBR5 - Panhard	179	Clutch
DNF	48	François Jaeger René Bartholoni	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard	169	Clutch
DNF	34	Edgar Barth Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 718 RSK	168	Gearbox
DNF	53	Alan Stacey Keith Greene	Team Lotus	Lotus 17 - Climax	156	Engine
DNF	8	John Lawrence Ron Flockhart	Ecurie Ecosse	Tojeiro - Jaguar	137	Fire
DNF	12	Dan Gurney Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 59	129	Gearbox
DNF	1	Bruce Halford Ivor Bueb Mike McDonell	Brian Lister Engineering	Lister - Jaguar	121	Engine
DNF	30	Derek Jolly Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus 15 - Climax	119	Engine
DNF	27	Claude Dubois Ninian Sanderson	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	Triumph TR3	114	Overheating
DNF	19	Edwin Martin William Kimberly		Ferrari 250 TR	108	Gearbox
DNF	38	Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean-François Malle		Lotus Elite Climax	105	Overheating
DNF	52	André Testut Jean Laroche	Automobili OSCA	OSCA S750	88	Gearbox
DNF	24	Bruce McLaren Jim Russell		Cooper T49 Monaco - Climax	79	Accident
DNF	32	Hans Herrmann Umberto Maglioli	Porsche KG Salzburg	Porsche 718 RSK	78	Ignition
DNF	3	Innes Ireland Masten Gregory	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar D-Type	70	Engine
DNF	4	Jack Fairman Stirling Moss	David Brown Racing	Aston Martin DBR1	70	Engine
DNF	23	Giorgio Scarlatti Giulio Cabianca	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 196S	63	Out Of Fuel
DNF	50	Alejandro de Tomaso Colin Davis	Automobili de Tomaso	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard	63	Gearbox
DNF	62	Georges Guyot René-Philippe Faure	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini Efac SP6501	58	Accident
DNF	59	Gérard Laffargue Jacques Faucher		D.B. HBR4 - Panhard	53	Engine
DNF	2	Peter Blond Walt Hansgen	Brian Lister Engineering	Lister - Jaguar	52	Engine
DNF	7	Brian Naylor Graham Whitehead		Aston Martin DBR1	52	Accident
DNF	10	Alain de Changy Lucien Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 TR	47	Out Of Fuel
DNF	15	Cliff Allison Hermano da Silva Ramos	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 59	41	Gearbox
DNF	56	Joseph Dieu Rene Revillon	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini 750 Sport	37	Out Of Fuel
DNF	26	Mike Rothschild Peter Bolton	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	Triumph TR3	35	Water Leak
DNF	43	Roy North Sydney Hurrell		Saab 93	35	??
DNF	51	Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez	Automobili OSCA	OSCA S750	32	Engine
DNF	60	John Dashwood William Wilks		Frazer Nash Le Mans	30	Accident
DNF	54	Jonathan Sieff Mike Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus 17 - Climax	23	Ignition
DNF	17	Gilbert Geitner Rod Carveth	Luigi Chinetti Motors	Ferrari 250 TR	21	Gearbox
DNF	21	Hubert Patthey Renaud Calderari		Aston Martin DBR4G	21	Engine
DNF	47	Gérard Laureau Pierre Chancel	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard	9	Engine

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Entry List

Bruce Halford
1

	Brian Lister Engineering
	Lister - Jaguar

Ivor Bueb
1

	Brian Lister Engineering
	Lister - Jaguar

Mike McDonell
1

	Brian Lister Engineering
	Lister - Jaguar

Peter Blond
2

	Brian Lister Engineering
	Lister - Jaguar

Walt Hansgen
2

	Brian Lister Engineering
	Lister - Jaguar

Innes Ireland
3

	Ecurie Ecosse
	Jaguar D-Type

Masten Gregory
3

	Ecurie Ecosse
	Jaguar D-Type

Jack Fairman
4

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Stirling Moss
4

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Carroll Shelby
5

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Roy Salvadori
5

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Henry Taylor
6

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Maurice Trintignant
6

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Paul Frère
6

	David Brown Racing
	Aston Martin DBR1

Brian Naylor
7


	Aston Martin DBR1

Graham Whitehead
7


	Aston Martin DBR1

John Lawrence
8

	Ecurie Ecosse
	Tojeiro - Jaguar

Ron Flockhart
8

	Ecurie Ecosse
	Tojeiro - Jaguar

Alain de Changy
10

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Ferrari 250 TR

Lucien Bianchi
10

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Ferrari 250 TR

Jean Blaton
11

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Ferrari 250 GT

Léon Dernier
11

	Equipe Nationale Belge
	Ferrari 250 GT

Dan Gurney
12

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 250 TR 59

Jean Behra
12

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 250 TR 59

Olivier Gendebien
14

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 250 TR 59

Phil Hill
14

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 250 TR 59

Cliff Allison
15

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 250 TR 59

Hermano da Silva Ramos
15

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari 250 TR 59

Bob Grossman
16

	Luigi Chinetti Motors
	Ferrari 250 GT California

Fernand Tavano
16

	Luigi Chinetti Motors
	Ferrari 250 GT California

Gilbert Geitner
17

	Luigi Chinetti Motors
	Ferrari 250 TR

Rod Carveth
17

	Luigi Chinetti Motors
	Ferrari 250 TR

André Pilette
18

	Luigi Chinetti Motors
	Ferrari 250 GT Interim

George Arents
18

	Luigi Chinetti Motors
	Ferrari 250 GT Interim

Edwin Martin
19


	Ferrari 250 TR

William Kimberly
19


	Ferrari 250 TR

Gino Munaron
20


	Ferrari 250 GT Interim

Lino Fayen
20


	Ferrari 250 GT Interim

Hubert Patthey
21


	Aston Martin DBR4G

Renaud Calderari
21


	Aston Martin DBR4G

Giorgio Scarlatti
23

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari Dino 196S

Giulio Cabianca
23

	Scuderia Ferrari
	Ferrari Dino 196S

Bruce McLaren
24


	Cooper T49 Monaco - Climax

Jim Russell
24


	Cooper T49 Monaco - Climax

Peter Jopp
25

	Standard Triumph Motor Co.
	Triumph TR3

Richard Stoop
25

	Standard Triumph Motor Co.
	Triumph TR3

Mike Rothschild
26

	Standard Triumph Motor Co.
	Triumph TR3

Peter Bolton
26

	Standard Triumph Motor Co.
	Triumph TR3

Claude Dubois
27

	Standard Triumph Motor Co.
	Triumph TR3

Ninian Sanderson
27

	Standard Triumph Motor Co.
	Triumph TR3

John Turner
29


	A.C. Ace - Bristol

Robert Staples
29


	A.C. Ace - Bristol

Ted Whiteaway
29


	A.C. Ace - Bristol

Derek Jolly
30

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 15 - Climax

Graham Hill
30

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 15 - Climax

Jo Bonnier
31

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 718 RSK

Wolfgang von Trips
31

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 718 RSK

Hans Herrmann
32

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 718 RSK

Umberto Maglioli
32

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 718 RSK

Colin Escott
33


	MG A

Ted Lund
33


	MG A

Edgar Barth
34

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 718 RSK

Wolfgang Seidel
34

	Porsche KG Salzburg
	Porsche 718 RSK

Jean Kerguen
35


	Porsche 550 RS

Robert Lacaze
35


	Porsche 550 RS

Carel Godin de Beaufort
36


	Porsche 718 RSK

Christian Bino Heins
36


	Porsche 718 RSK

Ed Hugus
37


	Porsche 718 RSK

Ernie Erickson
37


	Porsche 718 RSK

Jean-Claude Vidilles
38


	Lotus Elite Climax

Jean-François Malle
38


	Lotus Elite Climax

Peter Lumsden
41


	Lotus Elite Climax

Peter Riley
41


	Lotus Elite Climax

Jim Clark
42

	Border Reivers
	Lotus Elite Climax

John Whitmore
42

	Border Reivers
	Lotus Elite Climax

Roy North
43


	Saab 93

Sydney Hurrell
43


	Saab 93

Gunnar Bengtsson
44


	Saab 93

Sture Nottorp
44


	Saab 93

Bernard Consten
45

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard

Paul Armagnac
45

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard

Louis Cornet
46

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard

René Cotton
46

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard

Gérard Laureau
47

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Pierre Chancel
47

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

François Jaeger
48

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

René Bartholoni
48

	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Jean Vinatier
49


	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Roger Masson
49


	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Alejandro de Tomaso
50

	Automobili de Tomaso
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Colin Davis
50

	Automobili de Tomaso
	D.B. HBR5 - Panhard

Pedro Rodríguez
51

	Automobili OSCA
	OSCA S750

Ricardo Rodríguez
51

	Automobili OSCA
	OSCA S750

André Testut
52

	Automobili OSCA
	OSCA S750

Jean Laroche
52

	Automobili OSCA
	OSCA S750

Alan Stacey
53

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 17 - Climax

Keith Greene
53

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 17 - Climax

Jonathan Sieff
54

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 17 - Climax

Mike Taylor
54

	Team Lotus
	Lotus 17 - Climax

Paul Guiraud
55

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

Roger Delageneste
55

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

Joseph Dieu
56

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

Rene Revillon
56

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini 750 Sport

Gérard Laffargue
59


	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard

Jacques Faucher
59


	D.B. HBR4 - Panhard

John Dashwood
60


	Frazer Nash Le Mans

William Wilks
60


	Frazer Nash Le Mans

Georges Guyot
62

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini Efac SP6501

René-Philippe Faure
62

	Stanguellini France
	Stanguellini Efac SP6501

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Entry List

Entry List

Bruce Halford 1

Ivor Bueb 1

Mike McDonell 1

Peter Blond 2

Walt Hansgen 2

Innes Ireland 3

Masten Gregory 3

Jack Fairman 4

Stirling Moss 4

Carroll Shelby 5

Roy Salvadori 5

Henry Taylor 6

Maurice Trintignant 6

Paul Frère 6

Brian Naylor 7

Graham Whitehead 7

John Lawrence 8

Ron Flockhart 8

Alain de Changy 10

Lucien Bianchi 10

Jean Blaton 11

Léon Dernier 11

Dan Gurney 12

Jean Behra 12

Olivier Gendebien 14

Phil Hill 14

Cliff Allison 15

Hermano da Silva Ramos 15

Bob Grossman 16

Fernand Tavano 16

Gilbert Geitner 17

Rod Carveth 17

André Pilette 18

George Arents 18

Edwin Martin 19

William Kimberly 19

Gino Munaron 20

Lino Fayen 20

Hubert Patthey 21

Renaud Calderari 21

Giorgio Scarlatti 23

Giulio Cabianca 23

Bruce McLaren 24

Jim Russell 24

Peter Jopp 25

Richard Stoop 25

Mike Rothschild 26

Peter Bolton 26

Claude Dubois 27

Ninian Sanderson 27

John Turner 29

Robert Staples 29

Ted Whiteaway 29

Derek Jolly 30

Graham Hill 30

Jo Bonnier 31

Wolfgang von Trips 31

Hans Herrmann 32

Umberto Maglioli 32

Colin Escott 33

Ted Lund 33

Edgar Barth 34

Wolfgang Seidel 34

Jean Kerguen 35

Robert Lacaze 35

Carel Godin de Beaufort 36

Christian Bino Heins 36

Ed Hugus 37

Ernie Erickson 37

Jean-Claude Vidilles 38

Bruce Halford
1

Ivor Bueb
1

Mike McDonell
1

Peter Blond
2

Walt Hansgen
2

Innes Ireland
3

Masten Gregory
3

Jack Fairman
4

Stirling Moss
4

Carroll Shelby
5

Roy Salvadori
5

Henry Taylor
6

Maurice Trintignant
6

Paul Frère
6

Brian Naylor
7

Graham Whitehead
7

John Lawrence
8

Ron Flockhart
8

Alain de Changy
10

Lucien Bianchi
10

Jean Blaton
11

Léon Dernier
11

Dan Gurney
12

Jean Behra
12

Olivier Gendebien
14

Phil Hill
14

Cliff Allison
15

Hermano da Silva Ramos
15

Bob Grossman
16

Fernand Tavano
16

Gilbert Geitner
17

Rod Carveth
17

André Pilette
18

George Arents
18

Edwin Martin
19

William Kimberly
19

Gino Munaron
20

Lino Fayen
20

Hubert Patthey
21

Renaud Calderari
21

Giorgio Scarlatti
23

Giulio Cabianca
23

Bruce McLaren
24

Jim Russell
24

Peter Jopp
25

Richard Stoop
25

Mike Rothschild
26

Peter Bolton
26

Claude Dubois
27

Ninian Sanderson
27

John Turner
29

Robert Staples
29

Ted Whiteaway
29

Derek Jolly
30

Graham Hill
30

Jo Bonnier
31

Wolfgang von Trips
31

Hans Herrmann
32

Umberto Maglioli
32

Colin Escott
33

Ted Lund
33

Edgar Barth
34

Wolfgang Seidel
34

Jean Kerguen
35

Robert Lacaze
35

Carel Godin de Beaufort
36

Christian Bino Heins
36

Ed Hugus
37

Ernie Erickson
37

Jean-Claude Vidilles
38

Jean-François Malle
38

Peter Lumsden
41

Peter Riley
41

Jim Clark
42

John Whitmore
42

Roy North
43

Sydney Hurrell
43

Gunnar Bengtsson
44

Sture Nottorp
44

Bernard Consten
45