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World Sportscar Championship 1959

Round	Date	Race	State	Practiced	Started	Classified
1	21.3.1959	12 h Sebring	USA	74	65	47
2	24.5.1959	Targa Florio	I	58	52	21
3	7.6.1959	1000 km Nürburgring	D	77	68	40
4	21.6.1959	24 h Le Mans	F		53	13
5	5.9.1959	Tourist Trophy	GB	31	30	14

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World Sportscar Championship	Round: 1

12 h Sebring

12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring	Date: 21.3.1959

Practiced:	74	(S3.0 - 14, S2.0 - 4, S1.5 - 10, S1.1 - 5, S750 - 5, GT3.5 - 4, GT2.0 - 8, GT1.6 - 4, GT1.3 - 9, GT1.0 - 6, GT750 - 4)
Started:	65	(S3.0 - 11, S2.0 - 4, S1.5 - 8, S1.1 - 5, S750 - 5, GT3.5 - 4, GT2.0 - 7, GT1.6 - 4, GT1.3 - 8, GT1.0 - 5, GT750 - 4)
Classified:	47	(S3.0 - 6, S2.0 - 3, S1.5 - 5, S1.1 - 4, S750 - 3, GT3.5 - 3, GT2.0 - 6, GT1.6 - 4, GT1.3 - 6, GT1.0 - 4, GT750 - 4)

Circuit lenght: 8,369 km

Race distance: 1573,295 km

Winner's average speed: 130,648 km/h

4 practice sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 18-20/3

Fastest lap:

Jean Behra

No. 9

Ferrari 250 TR 59

3:21,6

149,439 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	7	Dan Gurney (USA) Chuck Daigh (USA) Phil Hill (USA) - DNP Olivier Gendebien (B) - DNP	Ferrari 250 TR 59 Fantuzzi Spyder 0766TR	Scuderia Ferrari	188	12:02:31,800	1.	S3.0
2.	9	Jean Behra (F) Cliff Allison (GB)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0768TR	Scuderia Ferrari	187		2.	S3.0		3:24,000
3.	31	Wolfgang von Trips (D) Jo Bonnier (S)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	184		1.	S2.0
4.	34	Bob Holbert (USA) Don Sesslar (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Cyrus L. Fulton	182		1.	S1.5
5.	32	John Fitch (USA) Edgar Barth (DDR)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	181		2.	S1.5
6.	12	Edwin D. Martin (USA) Lance Reventlow (USA) DNS - William Kimberly (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0730TR	Edwin D. Martin	174		3.	S3.0
7.	14	Ed Lunken (USA) Augie Pabst (USA) Gaston Andrey (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0720TR	James Johnston	174		4.	S3.0
8.	35	Jack McAfee (USA) Ken Miles (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK 718013	Precision Motors	173		3.	S1.5
9.	70	Howard Hively (USA) Richie Ginther (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1085GT	Scuderia Ferrari	171		1.	GT3.5
10.	37	Ernie Erickson (USA) Ed Hugus (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Chester J. Flynn	170		4.	S1.5
11.	33	Huschke von Hanstein (D) Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Porsche KG	164		1.	GT1.6
12.	3	Walt Hansgen (USA) Dick Thompson (USA)	Lister - Jaguar	Briggs Cunningham	164		5.	S3.0
13.	19T	Lloyd Casner (USA) Jim Hunt (USA) Dan Collins (USA)	Ferrari 500 TRC/58 0600MDTR	North American Racing Team	164		2.	S2.0
14.	25	Robert Burns (USA) Ray Jackson-Moore (GB) James Cook (USA)	A.C. Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars Ltd.	164		1.	GT2.0
15.	4	Briggs Cunningham (USA) Lake Underwood (USA) Russ Boss (USA) Stirling Moss (GB) - DNP	Lister - Jaguar BHL102	Briggs Cunningham	164		6.	S3.0
16.	44	Jake Kaplan (USA) Charlie Rainville (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Jake Kaplan	162		1.	GT1.3
17.	59	Gérard Laureau (F) Paul Armagnac (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	162		1.	S750
18.	60	Alessandro de Tomaso (RA) Denise McCluggage (USA) Isabelle Haskell (USA) Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX)	Osca S750 760	Alejandro de Tomaso	161		2.	S750
19.	48	Frank Baptista (USA) Charles Wallace (USA) Art Tweedale (USA)	Elva Mk.IV Climax	Elva Engineering Co.	160		1.	S1.1
20.	15	Alfonso Gomez-Mena (C) Juan Montalvo (C)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB 1035GT	Havana Auto Sport Club	160		2.	GT3.5
21.	45	Pete Lovely (USA) Jay Chamberlain (USA) Sam Weiss (USA) DNS - Colin Chapman (GB)	Lotus Elite	Team Lotus	160		2.	GT1.3
22.	24	Arch Means (USA) Charles Kurtz (USA) Ross Wees (USA)	A.C. Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars Ltd.	159		2.	GT2.0
23.	49	Burdette Martin (USA) William Jordan (USA) Chuck Dietrich (USA)	Elva Mk.IV Climax	Elva Engineering Co.	158		2.	S1.1
24.	23T	Lonnie Rix (USA) Ed Rahal (USA) DNS - George C. Avent (USA)	A.C. Ace Bristol BE 1055	A.C. Cars Ltd.	158		3.	GT2.0
25.	26	Max Goldman (USA) S. H. Arnolt (USA) Ralph Durbin (USA)	Arnolt Bolide Bristol	S. H. Arnolt	155		4.	GT2.0
26.	22	Mike Rothschild (USA) Arch McNeill (USA)	Morgan Plus 4	Fergus Motors	155		5.	GT2.0
27.	28	Ray Saidel (USA) Gus Ehrman (USA)	MGA	Hambro Auto Corporation	155		2.	GT1.6
28.	64	Bill Rutan (USA) Ray Cuomo (USA) Paul Richards (USA)	Fiat-Abarth 750 Monza	Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc.	152		1.	GT750
29.	62	Lanzo Cussini (I) Remo Cattini (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750 Monza	Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc.	150		2.	GT750
30.	65	Bob Kuhn (USA) Jim Jeffords (USA) DNS - George Schrafft (USA)	Fiat-Abarth 750 Monza	George F. Schrafft	149		3.	GT750
31.	54	Phil Stiles (USA) Hugh Sutherland (CDN) DNS - Harold Kunz (USA)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Hambro Auto Corporation	149		1.	GT1.0
32.	63	Mario Poltonieri (I) Alfonso Thiele (I) DNS - John Norwood (USA)	Fiat-Abarth 750 Monza	Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc.	147		4.	GT750
33.	40	Charles Moran, Jr. (USA) George Rand (USA)	Lotus Eleven Le Mans Climax 275	Charles Moran	145		5.	S1.5
34.	29	John Dalton (GB) Jim Parkinson (USA)	MGA	Hambro Auto Corporation	145		3.	GT1.6
35.	51	Harry Blanchard (USA) Skip Callahan (USA) DNS - H. Anderson (USA)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Harry C. Blanchard	144		3.	GT1.3
36.	53	Ed Leavens (CDN) Harold Kunz (USA) DNS - John Colgate (USA) DNS - Hugh Sutherland (CDN)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Hambro Auto Corporation	142		2.	GT1.0
37.	58	Henri Perrier (F) William Wood (USA)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	141		3.	S750
38.	55	Fred Hayes (CDN) John Christy (USA) John Colgate (USA)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Hambro Auto Corporation	141		3.	GT1.0
39.	43	Bob Pfaff (USA) Louis Comito (USA) Wynn Kramarsky (USA) Tom O'Brien (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Louis Comito	140		4.	GT1.3
40.	52	Peter Baumberger (CH) Warren Rohlfs (USA) Walter Cronkite (USA)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Charles Kreisler	140		5.	GT1.3
41.	18	Jim Hall (USA) Hap Sharp (USA) DNS - Red Byron (USA)	Maserati 250S	Carroll Shelby	138		3.	S2.0
42.	42	Bob Rubin (USA) Bob Grossman (USA) Louis Comito (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Robert Grossman	134		6.	GT1.3
43.	80	Fred Lieb (USA) Smokey Drolet (USA)	Turner 750 Sports Climax	Turner Sports Cars	128		4.	GT1.0
44.	47	Tom Fleming (USA) Bill Schade (USA) Harry Dager (USA)	Lotus Eleven Climax 541	Team Lotus	123		3.	S1.1
45.	30	Ray Pickering (USA) Jack Flaherty (USA) Sherman Decker (USA)	MGA	Hambro Auto Corporation	121		4.	GT1.6
46.	16	George Reed (USA) Don O'Dell (USA) George Arents (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB 1127GT	RRR Motors	110		3.	GT3.5
47.	56	Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX) Frank Bott (USA)	Osca S950 951	Automobili Osca	106		4.	S1.1
48.	20	Robert Samm (USA) John Bentley (USA) Fred Moore (USA)	Triumph TR3	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	98		6.	GT2.0
	Did not finish:
49.	10	Rod Carveth (USA) Gilbert Geitner (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 0666MM	North American Racing Team	130	Collision		S3.0
50.	21	Charlie Kolb (USA) Fred Moore (USA) Gebe Hobbs (USA)	Triumph TR3	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	128	Valve		GT2.0
51.	27	Harry Entwistle (USA) Robert Hanna (CDN)	Lotus 15 Climax	Autosport Ltd.	126	Electrics		S2.0
52.	38	Carl Haas (USA) Frank Campbell (USA) Jay Middleton (USA)	Osca S1500	Automobili Osca	115	Wet ignition		S1.5
53.	66	Rob Rollason (USA) Sandy McArthur (USA)	Stanguellini 750 Sport Fiat	Sandy McArthur	97	Accident		S750
54.	57	Howard Hanna (USA) Richard Toland (USA)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	82	Engine		GT1.0
55.	61	Alan Markelson (USA) Rees Makins (USA)	Osca S750 763	Automobili Osca	82	Electrics		S750
56.	8	Olivier Gendebien (B) Phil Hill (USA) DNS - Chuck Daigh (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0770TR	Scuderia Ferrari	77	Differential		S3.0
57.	11	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Paul O'Shea (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0728TR	Mexican National Auto Club	66	Engine		S3.0
58.	46	Jay Chamberlain (USA) Sam Weiss (USA)	Lotus Elite Climax	Team Lotus	65	Engine		GT1.3
59.	36	Roberto Mieres (RA) Anton von Döry (RA) Pedro von Döry (RA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Count von Dory	34	Camshaft		S1.5
60.	50	M. R. J. Wyllie (USA) Skip Lange (USA) Margaret Wyllie (USA)	Elva Mk.IV Climax	M. R. J. Wyllie	34	Suspension		S1.1
61.	1	Roy Salvadori (GB) Carroll Shelby (USA)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 1	David Brown	32	Gear lever		S3.0
62.	41	Fred van Beuren, Sr. (MEX) Javier Velasquez (MEX) - DND Mario Mercader (MEX) - DND	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Fred van Beuren	31	Accident		GT1.3
63.	39	Jean Lucas (F) Jean-François Malle (F)	Cooper T49 Monaco Climax	Los Amigos Racing	20	Oil loss		S1.5
64.	17	Duncan Forlong (USA) Joe Sheppard (USA) David Schiff (USA) - DND	Aston Martin DB2/4	Joe Sheppard	11	Piston		GT3.5
65.	2	Ivor Bueb (GB) Stirling Moss (GB) DNS - Russ Boss (USA)	Lister - Jaguar BHL123	Brian Lister Engineering	98	DQ: illgegal refuelling		S3.0	2.	3:31,000
	Did not start:
	5	Edwin P. Lawrence (USA) James Cook (USA) Ralph Durbin (USA)	Maserati 300S 3083	Rallye Motors		Fatal accident		S3.0
	19	Lloyd Casner (USA) Jim Hunt (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 0722TR	North American Racing Team				S3.0
	23	Lonnie Rix (USA) Ed Rahal (USA) George C. Avent (USA)	A.C. Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars Ltd.				GT2.0
	72	Art Bunker (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Art Bunker		Reserve		S1.5
	73	Briggs Cunningham (USA) Lake Underwood (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Briggs Cunningham				S1.5
	75	Ross Durant, Jr. (USA) George Peck (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Ross Durant, Jr.		Reserve		GT1.3
	78	Sydney Oakes (BS) Greta Oakes (BS) G. H. Peter Bethel (BS)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Sydney Oakes		Reserve		GT1.0
	82	John Fulp (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 0724TR	John Fulp				S3.0
	In entry list only:
	T	Sherman Decker (USA)	MGA	Hambro Auto Corporation				GT1.6
	T	John Colgate (USA)	Austin-Healey Sprite	Hambro Auto Corporation				GT1.0
	71	xxx	Arnolt Bolide Bristol	S. H. Arnolt				GT2.0
	74	John Cuevas (USA) Burdette Martin (USA)	Porsche 356 Carrera	John Cuevas				GT1.6
	76	Millard Ripley (USA) William Milliken (USA) Steve Wilder (USA)	Lotus Eleven Climax	Jay Chamberlain				S1.1
	77	Alan Patterson (USA) Joachim Kammer (USA)	Elva Mk.IV Climax	Alan Patterson				S1.1
	81	William Love (GB) Skip Conklin (USA)	A.C. Ace Bristol	William Love				GT2.0
	83	Newton Davis (USA) Charles L. Abry (USA)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Charles L. Abry				GT1.3

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World Sportscar Championship	Round: 2

Targa Florio

Targa Florio	Date: 24.5.1959

Practiced:	58	(S3.0 - 3, S2.0 - 7, S1.5 - 5, S1.1 - 8, S750 - 6, GT+2.6 - 2, GT2.6 - 8, GT1.3 - 14, GT750 - 5)
Started:	52	(S3.0 - 3, S2.0 - 7, S1.5 - 4, S1.1 - 8, S750 - 5, GT+2.6 - 2, GT2.6 - 7, GT1.3 - 13, GT750 - 3)
Classified:	21	(, S2.0 - 3, S1.5 - 2, S1.1 - 4, S750 - 3, GT+2.6 - 1, GT2.6 - 2, GT1.3 - 6, GT750 - 1)

Circuit lenght: 72,000 km

Race distance: 1008,000 km

Winner's average speed: 91,309 km/h

Fastest lap:

Jo Bonnier

No. 130

Porsche 718 RSK

43:11,6

100,015 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Practice
1.	112	Edgar Barth (DDR) Wolfgang Seidel (D)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	14	11:02:21,800	1.	S1.5	48:09,000
2.	118	Eberhard Mahle (D) Paul-Ernst Strähle (D) Herbert Linge (D) DNS - Guido Scaglierini (I)	Porsche 550 RS	Porsche KG	14	11:22:20,800	2.	S1.5
3.	102	Huschke von Hanstein (D) Antonio Pucci (I)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Porsche KG	14	11:31:44,400	1.	GT2.6
4.	96	Paul-Ernst Strähle (D) Herbert Linge (D) Eberhard Mahle (D)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Porsche KG	14	11:36:10,000	2.	GT2.6
5.	134	Mennato Boffa (I) Piero Drogo (I)	Maserati A6G	Centro-Sud	14	11:41:20,000	1.	S2.0
6.	38	"Dario Sepe" (I) Colin Davis (GB) Mario Sannino (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	14	12:02:30,000	1.	GT1.3
7.	84	Umberto Bini (I) Luciano Mantovani (I)	Osca S1100 1184	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	14	12:10:52,300	1.	S1.1
8.	132	Mario Cammarata (I) Domenico Tramontana (I)	Ferrari 500 TRC 0670MDTR	Mario Cammarata	14	12:14:45,400	2.	S2.0
9.	120	Salvatore La Pira (I) Francesco Siracusa (I)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 0555GT	Nissena	14	12:24:15,000	1.	GT+2.6
10.	138	Giuseppe Allotta (I) Nino Vaccarella (I)	Maserati A6GCS	Giuseppe Allotta	14	12:35:47,400	3.	S2.0
11.	72	Domenico Rotolo (I) Gaspare Cavaliere (I) DNS - Franco Tagliavia (I)	Osca MT4 1100 1106	Monte Pellegrino	14	12:39:40,000	2.	S1.1
12.	30	Antonio Picone (I) Franco Tagliavia (I) Sergio Mantia (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider	Monte Pellegrino	14	12:41:31,000	2.	GT1.3
13.	46	Vito Coco (I) Vito Sabbia (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Nissena	14	12:46:16,000	3.	GT1.3
14.	8	Enrico Carini (I) Ernesto Prinoth (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato	Janua	14	12:53:39,000	1.	GT750
15.	24	Carlo Bartocelli (I) Giuseppe Parla (I) Salvatore Panepinto (I)	Fiat 1200 Boano	Nissena	14	13:00:27,300	4.	GT1.3
16.	20	Pietro Laureati (I) Pompei	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Pietro Laureati	14	13:12:05,100	5.	GT1.3
17.	50	Sesto Leonardi (I) Alfredo Tinazzo (I)	Osca S750 765	Settecoli	14	13:13:46,100	1.	S750
18.	70	Tommy Wisdom (GB) Bernard Cahier (F)	Austin-Healey Sprite	Tommy Wisdom	14	13:22:05,400	3.	S1.1
19.	60	Gustavo Laureati (I) Giuseppe Celani (I)	Osca S750 755	Montegrappa	14	13:39:23,200	2.	S750
20.	56	Giancarlo Rigamonti (I) Anna Maria Peduzzi (I)	Osca S750 751	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	14	13:43:47,000	3.	S750
21.	28	José Rosinski (F) Claude Bobrowski (F)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Paris	14	13:44:11,400	6.	GT1.3
	Not classified:
22.	76	Enrico Manzini (I) Attilio Brandi (I)	Ermini - Fiat	Clemente Biondetti	14	14:18:59,000/Over time limit		S1.1
	6	Carmelo Giugno (I) Salvatore Giuffrida (I)	Fiat 500	Nissena	14	Over time limit		GT750
	92	Giovanni Giordano (I) Carlo Fulci (I)	Fiat 8V Zagato	San Rizzo	14	Over time limit		GT2.6
	Did not finish:
	130	Jo Bonnier (S) Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche AG	13	DNF		S2.0	46:00,000
	152	Olivier Gendebien (B) Phil Hill (USA) - DND	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0766TR	Scuderia Ferrari	1	Pinion		S3.0	48:16,000
	4	Gérard Laureau (F) François Jaeger (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet		DNF		GT750
	14	Edoardo Lualdi (I) Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)	Osca MT4	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus		DNF		S1.5
	26	Teodoro Zeccoli (I) Roberto Rosignoli (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	G. S. Savio		DNF		GT1.3
	32	Giuseppe Ruggero (I) Ciro Monaci (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint	Giuseppe Ruggiero		DNF		GT1.3
	34	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (F) Beniatt	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud		DNF		GT1.3
	36	Sergio Bettoja (I) P. Feroldi (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Camidoglio		DNF		GT1.3
	40	Ada Pace (I) Carlo Peroglio (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Racing Club 19		DNF		GT1.3
	42	Enrico Giaccone (I) Vincenzo Ribaudo (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Enrico Giaccone		DNF		GT1.3
	44	Francesco de Leonibus (I) Carlo Peroglio (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Racing Club 19		DNF		GT1.3
	52	Amerigo Brachetti (I) Elio Pandolfo (I)	Giaur	Montegrappa		DNF		S750
	58	Giacomo Marino (I) Salvatore Sirchia (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750	Monte Pellegrino		DNF		S750
	74	Francesco La Mattina (I) Armando Soldano (I) Francesco Soldano (I)	Osca 1100S	Monte Pellegrino		DNF		S1.1
	78	Emanuele Trapani (I) Bartolomeo Donato (I)	Osca 1100S	Monte Pellegrino		DNF		S1.1
	80	Antonio di Salvo (I) Silvestre Semilia (I)	Raor - Fiat 1100	Falanga		DNF		S1.1
	82	Enzo Buzzetti (I) Giuseppe Rossi (I) - DND DNS - Giuseppe Maria Favero (I)	Osca MT4 1100 1156	Settecoli		DNF		S1.1
	90	Rosario Montalbano (I) Gaspare Bologna (I)	Fiat 8V	Giuseppe Bologna		DNF		GT2.6
	94	Alfonso Vella (I) Pietro Termini (I)	Fiat 8V	Pietro Termini		DNF		GT2.6
	100	Rocco Finocchiaro (I) Ignazio Consiglio (I)	Fiat 8V	Rocco Finocchiaro		DNF		GT2.6
	104	Vincenzo Sorrentino (I) Franco Pisano (I)	Lancia Flaminia	Sorrentino		DNF		GT2.6
	116	Christian Goethals (B)	Porsche 550 RS	Christian Goethals		DNF		S1.5
	122	Nino Todaro (I) Gennaro Alterio (I)	Ferrari 250 GT 0597GT	Mediterranea		DNF		GT+2.6
	136	Umberto Maglioli (I) Hans Herrmann (D)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche AG		transmission		S2.0	45:51,000
	140	Gaetano Starrabba (I) Domenico Lo Coco (I) - DND	Ferrari 500 TRC 0682MDTR	Gaetano Starrabba		DNF		S2.0
	142	Giulio Cabianca (I) Giorgio Scarlatti (I) - DND	Ferrari Dino 196S 0740	Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti		Out of fuel		S2.0
	150	Jean Behra (F) Tony Brooks (GB)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0768TR	Scuderia Ferrari		Rear axle		S3.0	48:06,000
	154	Dan Gurney (USA) Cliff Allison (GB) - DND	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0770TR	Scuderia Ferrari		Transmission		S3.0	49:52,000
	Did not start:
	2	Elio Lenza (I) Filippo Golia (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato	Elio Lenza				GT750
	10	Aldo Tine (I) Gianni Carpinteri (I) Matteo Sgarlata (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750	Aretusa				GT750
	22	Francesco Gambi (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Francesco Gambi				GT1.3
	54	Gaetano Spampinato (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750	Spampinato				S750
	98	Sergio Mantia (I) Giovanni Napoli (I)	Lancia Flaminia	Monte Pellegrino				GT2.6
	110	Henri Perrier (F) Binachon Gilles Nebon Carle (F)	Osca MT4	Henri Perrier/Binachon				S1.5
	In entry list only:
	86	John Campbell-Jones (GB) Keith Hall (GB)	Lotus Eleven Climax	John Campbell-Jones				S1.1

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World Sportscar Championship	Round: 3

1000 km Nürburgring

ADAC 1000 km Rennen, Nürburgring	Date: 7.6.1959

Practiced:	77	(S3.0 - 11, S2.0 - 9, S1.5 - 8, S1.1 - 6, S750 - 5, GT3.0 - 6, GT1.6 - 14, GT1.3 - 17)
Started:	68	(S3.0 - 10, S2.0 - 9, S1.5 - 7, S1.1 - 5, S750 - 5, GT3.0 - 5, GT1.6 - 13, GT1.3 - 14)
Classified:	40	(S3.0 - 5, S2.0 - 3, S1.5 - 3, S1.1 - 2, S750 - 4, GT3.0 - 3, GT1.6 - 11, GT1.3 - 9)

Circuit lenght: 22,810 km

Race distance: 1003,640 km

Winner's average speed: 132,444 km/h

Attendance: 200000

3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 1710 minutes on 4-6/6

Fastest lap:

Stirling Moss

No. 1

Aston Martin DBR1/300

9:32

143,559 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	1	Stirling Moss (GB) Jack Fairman (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 1	David Brown	44	7:33:18,000	1.	S3.0	4.	9:43,100
2.	4	Phil Hill (USA) Olivier Gendebien (B)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 Fantuzzi Spyder 0766TR	Scuderia Ferrari	44	7:33:59,000	2.	S3.0	5.	9:44,200
3.	3	Tony Brooks (GB) Jean Behra (F)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0768TR	Scuderia Ferrari	44	7:36:45,000	3.	S3.0	1.	9:37,400
4.	15	Umberto Maglioli (I) Hans Herrmann (D)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	44	7:40:57,000	1.	S2.0	6.	9:54,200
5.	5	Dan Gurney (USA) Cliff Allison (GB)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0770TR	Scuderia Ferrari	43		4.	S3.0	3.	9:40,700
6.	34	Heini Walter (CH) Arthur Heuberger (CH)	Porsche 718 RSK	Heini Walter	42	7:41:26,000	1.	S1.5	16.	10:28,000
7.	26	Wolfgang von Trips (D) Jo Bonnier (S) DNS - Edgar Barth (DDR) DNS - Wolfgang Seidel (D) DNS - Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	41		2.	S1.5	7.	9:58,100
8.	10	Mario Cabral (P) Joaquim Felipe Nogueira (P)	Maserati 300S	Scuderia Centro Sud	40		5.	S3.0	22.	10:47,000
9.	55	"Jean Beurlys" (B) "Blary" (B)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 1321GT	Equipe Nationale Belge	40	7:42:51,000	1.	GT3.0	25.	10:53,300
10.	67	Hans Walter (D) Paul-Ernst Strähle (D)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Hans-Joachim Walter	39	7:34:29,000	1.	GT1.6	24.	10:49,400
11.	68	Helmut Busch (D) Christian Heins (BR)	Porsche 356A Carrera 0660	Helmut Busch	39		2.	GT1.6	40.	11:17,000
12.	72	Siegfried Günther (D) Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Siegfried Günther	39		3.	GT1.6	39.	11:16,300
13.	25	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Leo Levine (USA)	Porsche 356B S90 Speziale	Porsche KG	39		2.	S2.0	33.	11:08,400
14.	56	"Eldé" (B) Lucien Bianchi (B)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 0763GT	Equipe Nationale Belge	39		2.	GT3.0	28.	11:02,300
15.	65	Emil Pardee (USA) Peter Talbot (USA)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Emil B. Pardee	39		4.	GT1.6	31.	11:05,200
16.	43	John Campbell-Jones (GB) John Horridge (GB)	Lotus Eleven Climax	John Campbell-Jones	39	7:41:38,000	1.	S1.1	26.	10:54,600
17.	24	Herbert Linge (D) Antonio Pucci (I) DNS - Paul-Ernst Strähle (D)	Porsche 356A Carrera Spez.	Porsche KG	39		3.	S2.0	13.	10:19,500
18.	77	Sepp Greger (D) Peter Ruby (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Sepp Greger	39		5.	GT1.6	27.	11:02,200
19.	61	Peter Monteverdi (CH) Karl Stangl (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300SL	Peter Monteverdi	38		3.	GT3.0	29.	11:02,300
20.	71	Gerhard Koch (D) Werner Lindermann (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Gerhard Koch	38		6.	GT1.6	41.	11:18,900
21.	78	Paul Frere (B) Nadege Ferrier (CH)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Nadege Ferrier	38		7.	GT1.6	30.	11:02,400
22.	76	Frank Kalkuhl (D) Egon Evertz (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Frank E. Kalkuhl	38		8.	GT1.6	44.	11:32,200
23.	85	Peter Lumsden (GB) Peter Riley (GB)	Lotus Elite 1016or1003	R.W Fitzwilliam	38	7:41:22,000	1.	GT1.3	46.	11:34,100
24.	74	Hans Hartzheim (D) Heinz Hartzheim (D)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Hans Hartzheim	38		9.	GT1.6	14.	10:25,100
25.	92	Ewald Bandmann (D) Lothar Bender (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Ewald Bandmann	37		2.	GT1.3	47.	11:35,200
26.	93	Ron J. Vogt (D) William Rauch (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Ron J. Vogt	37		3.	GT1.3	42.	11:26,900
27.	94	Rudolf Wilhelm Moser (D) Heinz Friederichs (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Heinz Friederichs	37		4.	GT1.3	43.	11:26,900
28.	81	Wilfried Junge (D) Günther Schramm (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Auto-Wax	37		5.	GT1.3	56.	12:02,600
29.	29	David Piper (GB) Keith Greene (GB)	Lotus 15 Climax	David Piper	36		3.	S1.5	20.	10:35,900
30.	87	Jacques Charlot (B) Gustave Gosselin (B)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Jaques Charlot	36		6.	GT1.3	55.	12:02,100
31.	48	Gérard Laureau (F) Paul Armagnac (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet	36	7:36:14,000	1.	S750	58.	12:05,300
32.	89	André Pilette (B) André Liekens (B)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Ecurie Francorchamps?	36		7.	GT1.3	57.	12:03,200
33.	91	Georges Hacquin (B) Pierre Henriquet (B)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Georges Hacquin	35		8.	GT1.3	61.	12:17,500
34.	96	Warren B. King (USA) William Linder (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Warren B. King	35		9.	GT1.3	38.	11:15,100
35.	75	Bruno Runte (D) Günther Selbach (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Bruno Runte	35		10.	GT1.6	45.	11:33,300
36.	73	Hellmuth Gerhards (D) Harald Gerhards (D)	Porsche 356A	Hellmuth Gerhards	35		11.	GT1.6	63.	12:29,800
37.	41	Jacques Lefebvre (F) Walter E. Monaco (USA)	Lotus Eleven Climax	Jacques Lefebvre	35		2.	S1.1	32.	11:07,200
38.	50	René Philippe Faure (F) Duvillier	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	Stanguellini France	33		2.	S750	64.	12:34,300
39.	51	Georges Guyot (F) Roger Gourdin (F)	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	Stanguellini France	33		3.	S750	65.	12:44,700
40.	49	René Bartholoni (F) Roger Masson (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet	31		4.	S750	54.	12:01,800
	Not classified:
	63	Frank L. Ballard (USA) Herbert L. Russell (USA)	Triumph TR3	Frank L. Ballard			4.	GT3.0	50.	11:43,900
	88	Georges Berger (B) Pascal Demol (B)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Georges Berger			10.	GT1.3	60.	12:14,900
	Did not finish:
	11	Rod Carveth (USA) Gilbert Geitner (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0666MM	Rodney Carveth	38	Accident		S3.0	18.	10:31,300
	27	Wolfgang Seidel (D) Carroll Shelby (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Wolfgang Seidel	33	Engine		S1.5	12.	10:17,400
	14	Edgar Barth (DDR) Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) DNS - Wolfgang von Trips (D) DNS - Jo Bonnier (S)	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche KG	23	Engine		S2.0	2.	9:40,500
	9	Mike Taylor (GB) Peter Blond (GB)	Lister - Jaguar	Brian Lister Engineering (Taylor/Crawley?)	16	Accident		S3.0	19.	10:34,500
	46	Peter Ashdown (GB) Eric Broadley (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BY1	Lola Equipe	15	DQ: loose body		S1.1	10.	10:11,600
	2	Graham Whitehead (GB) Brian Naylor (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 5	A. G. Whitehead	14	Gear lever		S3.0	9.	10:07,100
	80	Herbert Schultze (D) Eberhard Mahle (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Auto-Wax	14	Brakes		GT1.3	35.	11:10,900
	6	Ron Flockhart (GB) Jock Lawrence (GB) - DND DNS - Masten Gregory (USA)	Tojeiro - Jaguar TJ3	Ecurie Ecosse	13	Suspension		S3.0	15.	10:25,700
	16	Giulio Cabianca (I) Giorgio Scarlatti (I)	Ferrari Dino 196S 0740	Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti	9	Engine		S2.0	11.	10:16,000
	19	Christopher Martyn (GB) Douglas Graham (GB)	MGA Twin Cam	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	9	DNF		S2.0	59.	12:10,400
	83	Edgar Berney (CH) Karl Foitek (CH)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Edgar Berney	9	Head gasket		GT1.3	36.	11:12,100
	20	Robin Carnegie (GB) Bill de Selincourt (GB) DNS - Dick Fitzwilliam (GB)	MGA Twin Cam	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	8	Head gasket		S2.0	49.	11:41,400
	21	Tim Parnell (GB) David Buxton (GB)	Lotus 15 Climax 622	Reg Parnell	8	Broken chassis		S2.0	23.	10:48,300
	42	Fausto Meyrat (CH) Stefan Brugger (CH) - DND	Auto Union RS1080	Stefan Brugger	8	Fatal accident		S1.1	34.	11:08,700
	7	Masten Gregory (USA) Innes Ireland (GB) - DND DNS - Jock Lawrence (GB)	Lister Monza Jaguar BHL109	Ecurie Ecosse	5	Suspension		S3.0	8.	10:05,500
	62	Rudi Goldener (D) Helmut Koegel (D) - DND	Mercedes-Benz 190SL	Rudi Goldener	2	DNF		GT3.0	53.	11:52,800
	90	Paul Deetens (B) Annie Speers (B)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Paul Deetens	2	DNF		GT1.3	52.	11:52,600
	30	Colin Davis (GB) Alessandro de Tomaso (RA) - DND	Osca FS1500 1194	Alejandro de Tomaso	1	Accident		S1.5	37.	11:14,300
	44	Bob Hicks (GB) Christopher Power (GB) - DND	Lotus Eleven Climax	R. J. W. Atley	1	Accident		S1.1	21.	10:45,500
	52	Fernard Leroy (F) Andre Bauder (F)	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	Stanguellini France	1	DNF		S750	68.	no time
	66	Paul Fletcher (GB) John Dashwood (GB) - DND	MGA Twin Cam	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	1	Halfshaft		GT1.6	48.	11:37,300
	86	Jan Johnson (S) Erik Siegfasth (S) - DND	Alfa Romeo Berlina	Jan Johnson	1	DNF		GT1.3	66.	13:08,000
	23	James K. Cockrell (USA) Harald von Saucken (D) - DND	A.C. Ace Bristol	James K. Cockrell	0	Accident		S2.0	51.	11:50,500
	31	Isabelle Haskell (USA) Denise McCluggage (USA) - DND	Osca S1500 1183	Alessandro de Tomaso	0	Gearbox		S1.5	67.	14:11,900
	33	Christian Goethals (B) Jean Romain (B) - DND	Porsche 550A Spyder	Christian Goethals	0	Engine		S1.5	17.	10:29,300
	69	Horst Muellges (D) Hans-August Stausberg (D) - DND	Porsche 356A S75	Horst Muellges	0	DNF		GT1.6	62.	12:18,400
	Did not start:
	8	Lucien Bianchi (B) Alain de Changy (B)	Ferrari 250 TR 58	Ecurie Francorchamps?				S3.0		no time
	32	Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 718 RSK	Ecurie Maarsbergen				S1.5		no time
	40	Paolo Martoglio (I) Giorgio Cecchini (I)	Stanguellini HP13	Stanguellini				S1.1		no time
	57	Willy Mairesse (B)	Ferrari 250 GT	Willy Mairesse				GT3.0		no time
	70	Emile-Claude Clemens (B) Paul Nokin (B)	Porsche 356A Carrera	Emile-Claude Clemens				GT1.6		no time
	82	Bertil Roos (CDN) Rob Slotemaker (NL)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Hochet				GT1.3		no time
	84	Francisco Jose Marques Pinto (P) Joacquin Correira de Oliviera (P)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider	Francisco Jose Marques Pinto				GT1.3		no time
	95	Kurt Ahrens (D) Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	Kurt Ahrens, Sr.				GT1.3		no time
	Running in practice:
	18T	Odoardo Govoni (I) Adolfo Tedeschi (I) Stirling Moss (GB)	Maserati Tipo 60 2451	San Giorgio				S2.0		no time

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World Sportscar Championship	Round: 4

24 h Le Mans

24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans	Date: 21.6.1959

Started:	53	(S3.0 - 15, S2.0 - 4, S1.5 - 4, S1.1 - 1, S750 - 7, GT5.0 - 0, GT3.0 - 5, GT2.0 - 6, GT1.5 - 3, GT1.1 - 1, GT750 - 7)
Classified:	13	(S3.0 - 2, S2.0 - 0, S1.5 - 0, S1.1 - 0, S750 - 1, GT5.0 - 0, GT3.0 - 4, GT2.0 - 1, GT1.5 - 2, GT1.1 - 0, GT750 - 3)

Circuit lenght: 13,461 km

Race distance: 4347,900 km

Winner's average speed: 181,163 km/h

2 practice sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 17-18/6

Fastest lap:

Jean Behra

No. 12

Ferrari 250 TR 59

4:0,9

201,161 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Practice
1.	5	Roy Salvadori (GB) Carroll Shelby (USA) DNS - Stirling Moss (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 2	David Brown Racing Dept.	323		1.	S3.0
2.	6	Maurice Trintignant (F) Paul Frere (B) DNS - Henry Taylor (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 DBR1/4	David Brown Racing Dept.	322		2.	S3.0
3.	11	"Jean Beurlys" (B) "Eldé" (B)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 1321GT	Equipe Nationale Belge	297		1.	GT3.0
4.	18	André Pilette (B) George Arents (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT Interim 1461GT	North American Racing Team	296		2.	GT3.0
5.	16	Bob Grossman (USA) Fernand Tavano (F)	Ferrari 250 GT California 1451GT	North American Racing Team	294		3.	GT3.0
6.	20	Lino Fayen (YV) Gino Munaron (I)	Ferrari 250 GT Interim 1377GT	Lino Fayen	293		4.	GT3.0
7.	29	Ted Whiteaway (GB) John Turner (GB) DNS - Robert Staples (GB)	A.C. Ace Bristol BE 214	Rudd Racing Ltd.	273		5.	GT2.0
8.	41	Peter Lumsden (GB) Peter Riley (GB)	Lotus Elite 1016	William S. Frost	270		6.	GT1.5
9.	46	Louis Cornet (F) René Cotton (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	258		7.	GT750
10.	42	John Whitmore (GB) Jim Clark (GB)	Lotus Elite 1038	Border Reivers	257		8.	GT1.5
11.	45	Paul Armagnac (F) Bernard Consten (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard 988	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	247		9.	GT750
12.	44	Sture Nottorp (S) Gunnar Bengtsson (S)	Saab 93	Sture Nottorp	232		10.	GT750
13.	55	Roger Delageneste (F) Paul Guiraud (F)	Stanguellini 750 Sport Fiat 4906EH62	Automobili Stanguellini	220		3.	S750
	Did not finish:
	14	Olivier Gendebien (B) Phil Hill (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0766TR	Scuderia Ferrari	263	Overheating		S3.0
	25	Peter Jopp (GB) Dickie Stoop (GB) DNS - Ninian Sanderson (GB)	Triumph TR3S X 628 XHP 939	Standard Triumph	245	Overheating		GT2.0
	37	Ed Hugus (USA) Ernie Erickson (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK 024	Ed Hugus	240	Engine		S1.5
	35	Jean Kerguen (F) Robert Lacaze (MOR)	Porsche 550 RS 0142	Jean Kerguen	229	Clutch		S1.5
	36	Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) Christian Heins (BR)	Porsche 718 RSK 027	Carel Godin de Beaufort	186	Engine		S1.5
	33	Ted Lund (GB) Colin Escott (GB)	MGA Twin Cam YD3/627/5	F. W. R. Lund	185	Gearbox		GT2.0
	31	Jo Bonnier (S) Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Porsche 718 RSK 008	Porsche KG	182	Clutch		S2.0
	49	Roger Masson (F) Jean Vinatier (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Roger Masson	179	Clutch		S1.1
	48	René Bartholoni (F) François Jaeger (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	169	Clutch		GT750
	34	Edgar Barth (DDR) Wolfgang Seidel (D)	Porsche 718 RSK 006	Porsche KG	168	Gearbox		S1.5
	53	Alan Stacey (GB) Keith Greene (GB)	Lotus 17 Climax 663	Team Lotus Engineering	156	Head gasket		S750
	8	Ron Flockhart (GB) Jock Lawrence (GB)	Tojeiro - Jaguar TAD-1-59 RSF301	Ecurie Ecosse	137	Overheating => engine		S3.0
	12	Jean Behra (F) Dan Gurney (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0774TR	Scuderia Ferrari	129	Gearbox		S3.0	4:03,300
	1	Ivor Bueb (GB) Bruce Halford (GB) DNS - Mike McDonell (GB)	Lister LM Jaguar BHL2.59	Brian Lister	121	Engine		S3.0
	30	Graham Hill (GB) Derek Jolly (AUS)	Lotus 15 Climax 626	Team Lotus Engineering	119	Engine		S3.0
	27	Ninian Sanderson (GB) Claude Dubois (B) DNS - Peter Jopp (GB)	Triumph TR3S X 627 XHP 938	Standard Triumph	114	Radiator		GT2.0
	19	Edwin D. Martin (USA) William Kimberly (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0730TR	Edwin D. Martin	108	Gearbox		S3.0
	38	Jean-Claude Vidilles (F) Jean-François Malle (F)	Lotus Elite 1007	Los Amigos	105	Fire		GT1.5
	52	Jean Laroche (F) André Testut (F)	Osca S750 761	Osca Automobili	88	Gearbox		S750
	24	Jim Russell (GB) Bruce McLaren (NZ)	Cooper T49 Monaco Climax	Cooper Car Company	79	Accident		S2.0
	32	Hans Herrmann (D) Umberto Maglioli (I)	Porsche 718 RSK 007	Porsche KG	78	Ignition		S2.0
	3	Innes Ireland (GB) Masten Gregory (USA)	Jaguar D-type XKD603	Ecurie Ecosse	70	Engine		S3.0
	4	Stirling Moss (GB) Jack Fairman (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 3	David Brown Racing Dept.	70	Engine		S3.0
	23	Giorgio Scarlatti (I) Giulio Cabianca (I)	Ferrari Dino 196S 0740	Scuderia Ferrari	63	Out of fuel		S2.0
	50	Colin Davis (GB) Alessandro de Tomaso (RA)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Alejandro de Tomaso	63	Gearbox		GT750
	62	René Philippe Faure (F) Georges Guyot (F) DNS - René Révillon (F)	Stanguellini Efac SP5601 Fiat	E.F.A.C.	58	Accident		S750
	59	Gérard Laffargue (F) Jacques Faucher (F)	D.B. HBR4 Panhard	Jacques Faucher	53	Engine		GT1.1
	2	Walt Hansgen (USA) Peter Blond (GB) DNS - Mike McDonell (GB)	Lister LM Jaguar BHL3.59	Brian Lister	52	Engine		S3.0
	7	Graham Whitehead (GB) Brian Naylor (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 5	A. G. Whitehead	52	Accident		S3.0
	10	Lucien Bianchi (B) Alain de Changy (B)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0736TR	Equipe Nationale Belge	47	Fuel feed		S3.0
	15	Hermano da Silva Ramos (BR) Cliff Allison (GB) DNS - Dan Gurney (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0770TR	Scuderia Ferrari	41	Gearbox		S3.0
	56	René Révillon (F) Joseph Dieu (F) DNS - Georges Guyot (F)	Stanguellini Bialbero	Automobili Stanguellini	37	Out of fuel		S750
	26	Peter Bolton (GB) Mike Rothschild (USA)	Triumph TR3S X 629 XHP 940	Standard Triumph	35	Holed radiator		GT2.0
	43	Sid Hurrell (GB) Roy North (GB)	Saab 93	Sydney A. Hurrell	35	Engine		GT750
	51	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX)	Osca S750 TN 766	Osca Automobili	32	Water pump		S750
	60	Bill Wilks (GB) John Dashwood (GB)	Frazer Nash Le Mans 421/200/203	John Dashwood	30	Accident		GT2.0
	54	Mike Taylor (GB) Jonathan Sieff (GB)	Lotus 17 Climax 659	Team Lotus Engineering	23	Ignition		S750
	17	Rod Carveth (USA) Gilbert Geitner (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 58 0666MM	North American Racing Team	21	Gearbox		S3.0
	21	Hubert Patthey (CH) Renaud Calderari (CH) - DND	Aston Martin DB4 GT DP199/1	Ecurie 3 Chevrons	21	Engine		GT3.0
	47	Gérard Laureau (F) Pierre Chancel (F) - DND	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	9	Engine		GT750
	Did not start:
	58	Douglas Graham (GB) Mike McKee (GB)	Lotus Elite 1037	J. R. Stoop				GT1.5
	In entry list only:
	-	Daniel Pouget (B) René Bourrely (F)	Aston Martin DBR1	Daniel Pouget		Not accepted		S3.0
	-	Michel Parsy (F) Roger Castelain (F) Paul Guiraud (F)	Maserati 200SI	Georges Guyot		Not accepted		S2.0
	-	Marcel Lailler (F) Lucien Pailler (F)	Panhard X86	Marcel Lailler		Not accepted		S750
	-	Peter Blond (GB) Peter Ashdown (GB)	Tojeiro Mk III Climax	John Ogier		Not accepted		S1.5
	-	R. F. Taylor (GB) L. A. Gamage	Tojeiro Mk II Climax	Tojeiro		Not accepted		S1.1
	-	David Lewis (GB)	Mirromac - Climax	David L. Lewis		Not accepted		S750
	-	Ken Mackenzie (GB) Tom Barnard (GB) John H. Gaston (GB)	Austin-Healey Sprite	Kenneth W. Mackenzie/Tom Barnard		Not accepted		GT1.1
	-	Bob Hicks (GB) Dick Utley (GB)	Lotus 17 Climax	Hicks/Utley		Not accepted		S1.1
	-	David Piper (GB) John Campbell-Jones (GB) Derek Randall (GB)	Lotus 17 Climax	Dorchester Service Station		Not accepted		S1.1
	-	Maurice Charles (GB)	Jaguar D-type	Maurice Charles		Not accepted		S3.0
	-	Christian Goethals (B)	Porsche 718 RSK	Christian Goethals		Not accepted		S1.5
	-	Mike Bond (GB) Dickie Stoop (GB) David Dixon (GB)	Aston Martin DB3S	David G. Dixon		Not accepted		S3.0
	-	xxx	Cooper T49 Monaco Climax	Jean Lucas				S1.5
	-	Jean-Marie Dumazer (F)	V.P. 156R Renault	Just-Emile Vernet		Not accepted		S750
	-	René Bartholoni (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	René Bartholoni		Not accepted		S1.1
	-	Bernard Duval (F)	Lola Mk.1 Climax	Bernard Duval		Not accepted		S1.1
	-	xxx	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Conrero	Lafa Romoe		Not accepted		GT1.3
	-	xxx	Porsche 550 RS	Maurice Slotine		Not accepted		S1.5
	-	xxx	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	E.F.A.C.		Not accepted		S750
	-	Mike Bond (GB) Ken Mackenzie (GB) John McKechnie (GB)	MGA	David G. Dixon		Not accepted		GT2.0
	-	Percy Crabb (GB)	Cooper T49 Monaco Climax	Cooper Car Company				S1.1
	-	xxx	R.B. Isola Osca	Rene Breuil		Not accepted		S1.1
	-	Alessandro de Tomaso (RA) Isabelle Haskell (USA)	Osca S750	Alejandro de Tomaso				S750
	-	José Behra (F)	Porsche 718 RSK	José Behra				S1.5
	-	André Héchard (F) Michel Legourd (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	André Héchard		Not accepted		GT750
	-	Freddy Rousselle (B) Jacques Croisier (B)	Lister - Jaguar	Equipe Nationale Belge?				S3.0
	-	Colin Chapman (GB) Graham Hill (GB) Pete Lovely (USA) Innes Ireland (GB)	Lotus 19 Climax	Team Lotus Engineering				S3.0
	-	Graham Hill (GB) Innes Ireland (GB) Colin Chapman (GB) Pete Lovely (USA)	Lotus Elite	Team Lotus Engineering				GT1.3
	-	Maurice van der Bruwaene (F) André Beaulieux (F)	Panhard X86	Maurice van der Bruwaene				S750
	-	Lance Reventlow (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT	North American Racing Team				GT3.0
	-	Leslie Johnson (GB)	Jensen 541R 3013607	Leslie Johnson				GT5.0
	-	xxx	Ferrari 250 GT	Fernard Tavano				GT3.0
	-	Mike Taylor (GB) Jonathan Sieff (GB)	Lister - Jaguar	Mike Taylor		Not accepted		S3.0
	-	Jim Russell (GB) George Wisdom (GB) Ian Burgess (GB)	Cooper T49 Monaco Climax	Cooper Car Company				S1.1
	9	Lucien Bianchi (B) Jacques Croisier (B) Paul Nokin (B)	Lister - Jaguar	Equipe Nationale Belge				S3.0
	28	Armand Blaton (B) André Pilette (B)	A.C. Ace Bristol	Equipe Nationale Belge?/A.C.				GT2.0
	-	xxx	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Conrero	Virgilio Conrero				GT1.3
	-	José Rosinski (F) Claude Bobrowski (F)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Conrero	Virgilio Conrero				GT1.3
	45	Alfonso Papani (I) Mario Poltonieri (I)	Fiat-Abarth 750	Alfonso Papani				S750
	58	xxx	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Andre Héchard				GT750
	61	xxx	Stanguellini Bialbero	Automobili Stanguellini				S750
	62	xxx	Stanguellini HP13	Automobili Stanguellini		Not accepted		S1.1

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World Sportscar Championship	Round: 5

Tourist Trophy

News of The World sponsor the 24th R.A.C. Tourist Trophy Race, Goodwood	Date: 5.9.1959

Practiced:	31	(S3.0 - 11, S2.0 - 9, S1.1 - 10)
Started:	30	(S3.0 - 11, S2.0 - 9, S1.1 - 10)
Classified:	14	(S3.0 - 5, S2.0 - 2, S1.1 - 7)

Circuit lenght: 3,862 km

Race distance: 865,183 km

Winner's average speed: 143,885 km/h

2 qualifying sessions held on 3-4/9

Fastest lap:

Tony Brooks

No. 9

Ferrari 250 TR 59

1:31,8

151,468 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	2	Carroll Shelby (USA) Jack Fairman (GB) Stirling Moss (GB) - DNP DNS - Roy Salvadori (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 2	David Brown	224	6:00:46,800	1.	S3.0	7.	1:33,800
2.	22	Wolfgang von Trips (D) Jo Bonnier (S)	Porsche 718 RSK	Dr. Porsche	223	6:00:14,400	1.	S2.0	10.	1:35,000
3.	10	Olivier Gendebien (B) Phil Hill (USA) - DNP Cliff Allison (GB) - DNP Tony Brooks (GB) - DNP DNS - Giulio Cabianca (I)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 Fantuzzi Spyder 0766TR	Scuderia Ferrari	223	6:00:16,400	2.	S3.0	5.	1:33,200
4.	3	Maurice Trintignant (F) Paul Frere (B)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 DBR1/4	David Brown	221	6:00:39,200	3.	S3.0	12.	1:35,200
5.	9	Tony Brooks (GB) Dan Gurney (USA) DNS - Olivier Gendebien (B)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0770TR	Scuderia Ferrari	220	6:00:54,100	4.	S3.0	2.	1:32,000
6.	33	Peter Ashdown (GB) Alan Ross (USA)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BY1 NKT434	Lola Cars	210	6:00:38,600	1.	S1.1	16.	1:36,800
7.	7	Ron Flockhart (GB) John Bekaert (GB)	Jaguar D-type XKD603 RSF303	Ecurie Ecosse	209	6:00:51,800	5.	S3.0	22.	1:37,800
8.	34	Bob Hicks (GB) Dick Prior (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BY3? 600DKJ	Lola Cars	208	6:01:33,900	2.	S1.1	24.	1:40,000
9.	36	Mike McKee (GB) J. Cedric Brierley (GB)	Elva Mk.V Climax	Elva Racing Team	206	6:01:37,400	3.	S1.1	28.	1:41,600
10.	35	Bernard Cox (GB) Colin Escott (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BY4 1133JN	Lola Cars	202	6:01:39,400	4.	S1.1	23.	1:38,200
11.	31	Keith Greene (GB) Tony Marsh (GB)	Lotus 17 Climax 653 454VW	Team Lotus	199	6:01:27,200	5.	S1.1	25.	1:40,200
12.	23	Edgar Barth (DDR) Umberto Maglioli (I)	Porsche 718 RSK	Dr. Porsche	197	6:00:52,200	2.	S2.0	3.	1:33,000
13.	38	John Brown (GB) Chris Steele (GB)	Elva Mk.IV Climax	Elva Racing Team	171	6:00:22,100	6.	S1.1	30.	1:42,200
14.	39	John Campbell-Jones (GB) John Horridge (GB)	Lotus Eleven Climax 325 MFV842	John Campbell-Jones	154	6:00:38,600	7.	S1.1	29.	1:41,800
	Did not finish:
	1	Stirling Moss (GB) Roy Salvadori (GB) DNS - Jack Fairman (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 3	David Brown		Pit fire		S3.0	1.	1:31,400
	4	Graham Whitehead (GB) Henry Taylor (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 5 900BH	A. G. Whitehead		Withdrawn		S3.0	13.	1:35,400
	5	John Dalton (GB) David Shale (GB)	Aston Martin DB3S 10 JFD40	John Dalton		Gearbox		S3.0	27.	1:41,000
	6	Jim Clark (GB) Masten Gregory (USA)	Tojeiro - Jaguar TAD-1-59 RSF301	Ecurie Ecosse		Accident		S3.0	14.	1:35,600
	8	Peter Blond (GB) Jonathan Sieff (GB)	Lister - Jaguar BHL122?	Taylor & Crawley		Oil leak		S3.0	21.	1:37,400
	11	Phil Hill (USA) Cliff Allison (GB) - DND	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0774TR	Scuderia Ferrari		Rocker		S3.0	6.	1:33,400
	21	Giorgio Scarlatti (I) Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)	Ferrari Dino 196S 0740	Scuderia Ferrari		Rear suspension		S2.0	15.	1:36,400
	24	Hans Herrmann (D) Chris Bristow (GB)	Porsche 718 RSK	Dr. Porsche		Accident		S2.0	18.	1:39,600
	25	Jack Brabham (AUS) Bruce McLaren (NZ) - DND	Cooper T49 Monaco Climax CM/4/59	John Coombs Racing Organisation		Steering arm		S2.0	8.	1:33,800
	26	Mike Taylor (GB) Christopher Martyn (GB) - DND	Lotus 15 Climax 615-2 100MDG	Taylor & Crawley		Head gasket		S2.0	11.	1:35,000
	27	Tom Dickson (GB) Jim Mackay (GB) - DND DNS - Ninian Sanderson (GB)	Lotus 15 Climax 625-3 TOM1	Dickson Motors		Gearbox		S2.0	17.	1:37,000
	28	David Piper (GB) Bruce Halford (GB) - DND	Lotus 15 Climax 603-1	Dorchester Service Station		Accident		S2.0	9.	1:34,800
	29	Graham Hill (GB) Alan Stacey (GB)	Lotus 15 Climax 623-3	Team Lotus		Accident		S2.0	4.	1:33,000
	32	Innes Ireland (GB) Jay Chamberlain (USA) - DND	Lotus 17 Climax 664?	Team Lotus		Axle		S1.1	20.	1:37,400
	37	Chris Threlfall (GB) Tom Threlfall (GB) - DND	Elva Mk.V Climax	Elva Racing Team		Camshaft		S1.1	26.	1:40,400
	40	Peter Arundell (GB) Jack Westcott (GB)	Lotus Eleven Climax 502	Cranham Service Station		Accident		S1.1	19.	1:37,000
	Running in practice:
	T	Paul Frere (B) Jack Fairman (GB) Roy Salvadori (GB) Stirling Moss (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 1	David Brown		T-car		S3.0		1:31,100

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