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1959 Le Mans 24 Hours

1959 Le Mans 24 Hours is 27th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Roy Salvadori, Carroll Shelby won this race. Maurice Trintignant, Paul Frere and "Jean Beurlys", "Eldé" also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 323 laps (4,348 km).

Previous race: 1958 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 21st June 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the David Brown Racing Dept. team
1st victory for the Roy Salvadori
1st victory for the Carroll Shelby
1st podium for the Roy Salvadori
1st podium for the Carroll Shelby
3rd podium for the Maurice Trintignant
2nd podium for the Paul Frere
1st podium for the "Jean Beurlys"
1st podium for the "Eldé"

1959 Le Mans 24 Hours

Aston Martin DBR1 /300 #5 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S3.0)

D.B. HBR4 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

D.B. HBR4 #59 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.1)

D.B. Coupe - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

D.B. Coupe #49 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.1)

Porsche 718 RSK - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 718 RSK #31 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S2.0)

Porsche 718 RSK #37 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.5)

Ferrari 250 GT LWB - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 250 GT LWB #11 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT3.0)

AC Ace #29 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2.0)

Lotus Elite - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Lotus Elite #41 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.5)

D.B. Barquette - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

D.B. Barquette #46 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT750)

Stanguellini S750 Bialbero - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Stanguellini S750 Bialbero #55 - 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S750)

1959 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Roy Salvadori, Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #5	4347.900 kms	323	David Brown Racing Dept.	S3.0	1
2	Maurice Trintignant, Paul Frere	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #6	4337.559 kms	322	David Brown Racing Dept.	S3.0	2
3	"Jean Beurlys", "Eldé"	Ferrari 250 GT LWB, #11	4001.601 kms	297	Equipe Nationale Belge	GT3.0	1
4	André Pilette, George Arents	Ferrari 250 GT, #18	3991.447 kms	296	North American Racing Team	GT3.0	2
5	Bob Grossman, Fernand Tavano	Ferrari 250 GT California LWB, #16	3964.491 kms	294	North American Racing Team	GT3.0	3
6	Lino Fayen, Gino Munaron	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Interim, #20	3954.691 kms	293	Lino Fayen	GT3.0	4
7	Ted Whiteaway, John Turner	AC Ace, #29	3684.838 kms	273	Rudd Racing Ltd.	GT2.0	1
8	Peter Lumsden, Peter Riley	Lotus Elite, #41	3636.084 kms	270	William S. Frost	GT1.5	1
9	Louis Cornet, René Cotton	D.B. Barquette, #46	3485.447 kms	258	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	GT750	1
10	John Whitmore, Jimmy Clark	Lotus Elite, #42	3461.086 kms	257	Border Reivers	GT1.5	2
11	Paul Armagnac, Bernard Consten	D.B. HBR4, #45	3337.352 kms	247	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	GT750	2
12	Sture Nottorp, Gunnar Bengtsson	Saab 93, #44	3130.973 kms	232	Sture Nottorp	GT750	3
13	Roger Delageneste, Paul Guiraud	Stanguellini S750 Bialbero, #55	2970.473 kms	220	Automobili Stanguellini	S750	1
DNF	Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 TR 59, #14	Overheating	263	Scuderia Ferrari	S3.0	3
DNF	Peter Jopp, Dickie Stoop	Triumph TR3S, #25	Overheating	245	Standard Triumph	GT2.0	2
DNF	Ed Hugus, Ernie Erickson	Porsche 718 RSK, #37	Engine	240	Ed Hugus	S1.5	1
DNF	Jean Kerguen, Robert Lacaze	Porsche 550 RS, #35	Clutch	229	Jean Kerguen	S1.5	2
DNF	Carel Godin De Beaufort, Christian Heins	Porsche 718 RSK, #36	Engine	186	Carel Godin de Beaufort	S1.5	3
DNF	Ted Lund, Colin Escott	MG A Twin Cam, #33	Gearbox	185	F. W. R. Lund	GT2.0	3
DNF	Jo Bonnier, Wolfgang Von Trips	Porsche 718 RSK, #31	Clutch	182	Porsche KG	S2.0	1
DNF	Roger Masson, Jean Vinatier	D.B. Coupe, #49	Clutch	179	Roger Masson	S1.1	1
DNF	René Bartholoni, François Jaeger	D.B. Coupe, #48	Clutch	169	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	GT750	4
DNF	Edgar Barth, Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 718 RSK, #34	Gearbox	168	Porsche KG	S1.5	4
DNF	Alan Stacey, Keith Greene	Lotus 17, #53	Head gasket	156	Team Lotus Engineering	S750	2
DNF	Ron Flockhart, Jock Lawrence	Tojeiro , #8	Overheating => engine	137	Ecurie Ecosse	S3.0	4
DNF	Jean Behra, Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250 TR 59, #12	Gearbox	129	Scuderia Ferrari	S3.0	5
DNF	Ivor Bueb, Bruce Halford	Lister Costin -LM, #1	Engine	121	Brian Lister	S3.0	6
DNF	Graham Hill, Derek Jolly	Lotus 15, #30	Engine	119	Team Lotus Engineering	S2.0	2
DNF	Ninian Sanderson, Claude Dubois	Triumph TR3S, #27	Radiator	114	Standard Triumph	GT2.0	4
DNF	E. D. Martin, William Kimberly	Ferrari 250 TR, #19	Gearbox	108	Edwin D. Martin	S3.0	7
DNF	Jean-Claude Vidilles, Jean-François Malle	Lotus Elite, #38	Fire	105	Los Amigos	GT1.5	3
DNF	Jean Laroche, André Testut	OSCA S750, #52	Gearbox	88	Osca Automobili	S750	3
DNF	Jim Russell, Bruce Mclaren	Cooper Monaco T49, #24	Accident	79	Cooper Car Company	S2.0	3
DNF	Hans Herrmann, Umberto Maglioli	Porsche 718 RSK, #32	Ignition	78	Porsche KG	S2.0	4
DNF	Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory	Jaguar D-type, #3	Engine	70	Ecurie Ecosse	S3.0	8
DNF	Stirling Moss, Jack Fairman	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #4	Engine	70	David Brown Racing Dept.	S3.0	9
DNF	Giorgio Scarlatti, Giulio Cabianca	Ferrari Dino 196 S, #23	Out of fuel	63	Scuderia Ferrari	S2.0	5
DNF	Colin Davis, Alessandro De Tomaso	D.B. Barquette, #50	Gearbox	63	Alejandro de Tomaso	GT750	5
DNF	René Philippe Faure, Georges Guyot	Stanguellini Efac SP5601, #62	Accident	58	E.F.A.C.	S750	4
DNF	Gérard Laffargue, Jacques Faucher	D.B. HBR4, #59	Engine	53	Jacques Faucher	GT1.1	1
DNF	Walt Hansgen, Peter Blond	Lister Costin -LM, #2	Engine	52	Brian Lister	S3.0	10
DNF	Graham Whitehead, Brian Naylor	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #7	Accident	52	A. G. Whitehead	S3.0	11
DNF	Lucien Bianchi, Alain De Changy	Ferrari 250 TR, #10	Fuel feed	47	Equipe Nationale Belge	S3.0	12
DNF	Hermano Da Silva Ramos, Cliff Allison	Ferrari 250 TR 59, #15	Gearbox	41	Scuderia Ferrari	S3.0	13
DNF	René Révillon, Joseph Dieu	Stanguellini S750 Bialbero, #56	Out of fuel	37	Automobili Stanguellini	S750	5
DNF	Peter Bolton, Mike Rothschild	Triumph TR3S, #26	Holed radiator	35	Standard Triumph	GT2.0	5
DNF	Sid Hurrell, Roy North	Saab 93, #43	Engine	35	Sydney A. Hurrell	GT750	6
DNF	Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez	OSCA S187, #51	Water pump	32	Osca Automobili	S750	6
DNF	Bill Wilks, John Dashwood	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, #60	Accident	30	John Dashwood	GT2.0	6
DNF	Mike Taylor, Jonathan Sieff	Lotus 17, #54	Ignition	23	Team Lotus Engineering	S750	7
DNF	Rod Carveth, Gilbert Geitner	Ferrari 250 TR, #17	Gearbox	21	North American Racing Team	S3.0	14
DNF	Hubert Patthey, Renaud Calderari	Aston Martin DB4 GT, #21	Engine	21	Ecurie 3 Chevrons	GT3.0	5
DNF	Gerard Laureau, Pierre Chancel	D.B. Barquette, #47	Engine	9	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	GT750	7
DNS	Douglas Graham, Mike McKee	Lotus Elite, #58	Road accident	0	J. R. Stoop	GT1.5	4

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Name	Car	Team
Roy Salvadori, Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #5	David Brown Racing Dept.
Maurice Trintignant, Paul Frere	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #6	David Brown Racing Dept.
"Jean Beurlys", "Eldé"	Ferrari 250 GT LWB, #11	Equipe Nationale Belge
André Pilette, George Arents	Ferrari 250 GT, #18	North American Racing Team
Bob Grossman, Fernand Tavano	Ferrari 250 GT California LWB, #16	North American Racing Team
Lino Fayen, Gino Munaron	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Interim, #20	Lino Fayen
Ted Whiteaway, John Turner	AC Ace, #29	Rudd Racing Ltd.
Peter Lumsden, Peter Riley	Lotus Elite, #41	William S. Frost
Louis Cornet, René Cotton	D.B. Barquette, #46	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
John Whitmore, Jimmy Clark	Lotus Elite, #42	Border Reivers
Paul Armagnac, Bernard Consten	D.B. HBR4, #45	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
Sture Nottorp, Gunnar Bengtsson	Saab 93, #44	Sture Nottorp
Roger Delageneste, Paul Guiraud	Stanguellini S750 Bialbero, #55	Automobili Stanguellini
Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 TR 59, #14	Scuderia Ferrari
Peter Jopp, Dickie Stoop	Triumph TR3S, #25	Standard Triumph
Ed Hugus, Ernie Erickson	Porsche 718 RSK, #37	Ed Hugus
Jean Kerguen, Robert Lacaze	Porsche 550 RS, #35	Jean Kerguen
Carel Godin De Beaufort, Christian Heins	Porsche 718 RSK, #36	Carel Godin de Beaufort
Ted Lund, Colin Escott	MG A Twin Cam, #33	F. W. R. Lund
Jo Bonnier, Wolfgang Von Trips	Porsche 718 RSK, #31	Porsche KG
Roger Masson, Jean Vinatier	D.B. Coupe, #49	Roger Masson
René Bartholoni, François Jaeger	D.B. Coupe, #48	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
Edgar Barth, Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 718 RSK, #34	Porsche KG
Alan Stacey, Keith Greene	Lotus 17, #53	Team Lotus Engineering
Ron Flockhart, Jock Lawrence	Tojeiro , #8	Ecurie Ecosse
Jean Behra, Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250 TR 59, #12	Scuderia Ferrari
Ivor Bueb, Bruce Halford	Lister Costin -LM, #1	Brian Lister
Graham Hill, Derek Jolly	Lotus 15, #30	Team Lotus Engineering
Ninian Sanderson, Claude Dubois	Triumph TR3S, #27	Standard Triumph
E. D. Martin, William Kimberly	Ferrari 250 TR, #19	Edwin D. Martin
Jean-Claude Vidilles, Jean-François Malle	Lotus Elite, #38	Los Amigos
Jean Laroche, André Testut	OSCA S750, #52	Osca Automobili
Jim Russell, Bruce Mclaren	Cooper Monaco T49, #24	Cooper Car Company
Hans Herrmann, Umberto Maglioli	Porsche 718 RSK, #32	Porsche KG
Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory	Jaguar D-type, #3	Ecurie Ecosse
Stirling Moss, Jack Fairman	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #4	David Brown Racing Dept.
Giorgio Scarlatti, Giulio Cabianca	Ferrari Dino 196 S, #23	Scuderia Ferrari
Colin Davis, Alessandro De Tomaso	D.B. Barquette, #50	Alejandro de Tomaso
René Philippe Faure, Georges Guyot	Stanguellini Efac SP5601, #62	E.F.A.C.
Gérard Laffargue, Jacques Faucher	D.B. HBR4, #59	Jacques Faucher
Walt Hansgen, Peter Blond	Lister Costin -LM, #2	Brian Lister
Graham Whitehead, Brian Naylor	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #7	A. G. Whitehead
Lucien Bianchi, Alain De Changy	Ferrari 250 TR, #10	Equipe Nationale Belge
Hermano Da Silva Ramos, Cliff Allison	Ferrari 250 TR 59, #15	Scuderia Ferrari
René Révillon, Joseph Dieu	Stanguellini S750 Bialbero, #56	Automobili Stanguellini
Peter Bolton, Mike Rothschild	Triumph TR3S, #26	Standard Triumph
Sid Hurrell, Roy North	Saab 93, #43	Sydney A. Hurrell
Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez	OSCA S187, #51	Osca Automobili
Bill Wilks, John Dashwood	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, #60	John Dashwood
Mike Taylor, Jonathan Sieff	Lotus 17, #54	Team Lotus Engineering
Rod Carveth, Gilbert Geitner	Ferrari 250 TR, #17	North American Racing Team
Hubert Patthey, Renaud Calderari	Aston Martin DB4 GT, #21	Ecurie 3 Chevrons
Gerard Laureau, Pierre Chancel	D.B. Barquette, #47	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
Douglas Graham, Mike McKee	Lotus Elite, #58	J. R. Stoop