Sebring 12 Hours 1959 - Race Results

Event: 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy		Date: 21.3.1959
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 1)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.	FL Time
1^st	7	Gurney / Daigh / Hill / Gendebien	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	Scuderia Ferrari	188	1573.2950 kms	130.6481		1^st	S3.0			3:24.8000
2^nd	9	Behra / Allison	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	Scuderia Ferrari	187				2^nd	S3.0			3:21.6000
3^rd	31	von Trips / Bonnier	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche Auto Co.	184				1^st	S2.0			3:27.0000
4^th	34	Holbert / Sesslar	Porsche 718 RSK	Cyrus L. Fulton	182				1^st	S1.5
5^th	32	Fitch / Barth	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche Auto Co.	181				2^nd	S1.5
6^th	12	Martin / Reventlow	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	E. D. Martin	174				3^rd	S3.0
7^th	14	Lunken / Pabst / Andrey	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	James Johnston	174				4^th	S3.0
8^th	35	McAfee / Miles	Porsche 718 RSK	Precision Motors	173				3^rd	S1.5
9^th	70	Hively / Ginther	Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder	Scuderia Ferrari	171				1^st	GT3.5	1^st	Grand Touring
10^th	37	Erickson / Hugus	Porsche 718 RSK	Chester J. Flynn	170				4^th	S1.5
11^th	33	von Hanstein / de Beaufort	Porsche 356 A Carrera GT	Porsche Auto Co.	164				1^st	GT1.6	2^nd	Grand Touring
12^th	3	Hansgen / Thompson	Lister - Jaguar	B. S. Cunningham	164				5^th	S3.0
13^th	19T	Casner / Hunt / Collins	Ferrari 500 TRC/58	North American Racing Team	164				2^nd	S2.0			3:46.2000
14^th	25	Burns / Jackson-Moore / Cook	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars, Ltd.	164				1^st	GT2.0	3^rd	Grand Touring
15^th	4	Cunningham / Underwood / Boss / Moss	Lister - Jaguar	B. S. Cunningham	164				6^th	S3.0
16^th	44	Kaplan / Rainville	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce	Jake Kaplan	162				1^st	GT1.3	4^th	Grand Touring
17^th	59	Laureau / Armagnac	DB HBR4 Panhard	Deutsch & Bonnet	162				1^st	S750
18^th	60	de Tomaso / McCluggage / Haskell / Rodriguez	Osca S 750	Alejandro de Tomaso	161				2^nd	S750
19^th	48	Baptista / Wallace / Tweedale	Elva Mk IV Climax	Elva Engineering Co.	160				1^st	S1.1
20^th	15	Gómez Mena / Montalvo	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	Auto Sport Club, Havana	160				2^nd	GT3.5	5^th	Grand Touring
21^st	45	Lovely / Chamberlain / Weiss	Lotus Elite	Team Lotus	160				2^nd	GT1.3	6^th	Grand Touring
22^nd	24	Means / Kurtz / Wees	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars, Ltd.	159				2^nd	GT2.0	7^th	Grand Touring
23^rd	49	Martin / Jordan / Dietrich	Elva Mk IV Climax	Elva Engineering Co.	158				2^nd	S1.1
24^th	23T	Rix / Rahal	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars, Ltd.	158				3^rd	GT2.0	8^th	Grand Touring
25^th	26	Goldman / Arnolt / Durbin	Arnolt-Bristol Bolide	S. H. Arnolt	155				4^th	GT2.0	9^th	Grand Touring
26^th	22	Rothschild / McNeill	Morgan Plus 4	Fergus Motors (Morgan M.)	155				5^th	GT2.0	10^th	Grand Touring
27^th	28	Saidel / Ehrman	MGA Twin Cam	Hambro Auto Corp.	155				2^nd	GT1.6	11^th	Grand Touring
28^th	64	Rutan / Cuomo / Richards	Fiat-Abarth 750 Record Monza	Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc.	152				1^st	GT750	12^th	Grand Touring
29^th	62	Cussini / Cattini	Fiat-Abarth 750 Record Monza	Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc.	150				2^nd	GT750	13^th	Grand Touring
30^th	65	Kuhn / Jeffords	Fiat-Abarth 750 Record Monza	George F. Schrafft	149				3^rd	GT750	14^th	Grand Touring
31^st	54	Stiles / Sutherland	Austin-Healey Sprite Hardtop	Hambro Auto Corp.	149				1^st	GT1.0	15^th	Grand Touring
32^nd	63	Poltronieri / Thiele	Fiat-Abarth 750 Record Monza	Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc.	147				4^th	GT750	16^th	Grand Touring
33^rd	40	Moran / Rand	Lotus Eleven Le Mans Climax	Charles Moran, Jr.	145				5^th	S1.5
34^th	29	Dalton / Parkinson	MGA Twin Cam	Hambro Auto Corp.	145				3^rd	GT1.6	17^th	Grand Touring
35^th	51	Blanchard / Callanan	Lancia Appia Zagato	Harry C. Blanchard	144				3^rd	GT1.3	18^th	Grand Touring
36^th	53	Leavens / Kunz	Austin-Healey Sprite Hardtop	Hambro Auto Corp.	142				2^nd	GT1.0	19^th	Grand Touring
37^th	58	Perrier / Wood	DB HBR4 Panhard	Deutsch & Bonnet	141				3^rd	S750
38^th	55	Hayes / Christy / Colgate	Austin-Healey Sprite Hardtop	Hambro Auto Corp.	141				3^rd	GT1.0	20^th	Grand Touring
39^th	43	Pfaff / Comito / Kramarsky / O'Brien	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce	Louis Comito	140				4^th	GT1.3	21^st	Grand Touring
40^th	52	Baumberger / Rohlfs / Cronkite	Lancia Appia Zagato	Charles Kreisler	140				5^th	GT1.3	22^nd	Grand Touring
41^st	18	Hall / Sharp	Maserati 200SI	Carroll Shelby Sports Cars	138				3^rd	S2.0			3:37.8000
42^nd	42	Rubin / Grossman / Comito	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Robert Grossman	134				6^th	GT1.3	23^rd	Grand Touring
43^rd	80	Lieb / Drolet	Turner 950 Sports Climax	Turner Sports Cars, Ltd.	128				4^th	GT1.0	24^th	Grand Touring
44^th	47	Fleming / Schade / Dager	Lotus Eleven Climax	Team Lotus	123				3^rd	S1.1
45^th	30	Pickering / Flaherty / Decker	MGA Twin Cam	Hambro Auto Corp.	121				4^th	GT1.6	25^th	Grand Touring
46^th	16	Reed / O'Dell / Arents	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	RRR Enterprises	110				3^rd	GT3.5	26^th	Grand Touring
47^th	56	Rodriguez / Bott	Osca S 950	Automobile OSCA	106			Spun off	4^th	S1.1
48^th	20	Samm / Bentley / Moore	Triumph TR3	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	98				6^th	GT2.0	27^th	Grand Touring

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	Div.	FL Time
10	Carveth / Geitner	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	North American Racing Team	130	Collision	S3.0
21	Kolb / Moore / Hobbs	Triumph TR3	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	128	Valve	GT2.0	Grand Touring
27	Entwistle / Hanna	Lotus 15 Climax	Autosport, Ltd.	126	Electrics	S2.0
38	Haas / Campbell / Middleton	Osca S 1500	Automobile OSCA	115	Wet ignition	S1.5
66	Roloson / MacArthur	Stanguellini Sport Bialbero 750	Sandy MacArthur	97	Accident	S750
57	Hanna / Toland	DB HBR5 Panhard	Deutsch & Bonnet	82	Engine	GT1.0	Grand Touring
61	Markelson / Makins	Osca S 750 (S187)	Automobile OSCA	82	Electrics	S750
8	Gendebien / Hill	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	Scuderia Ferrari	77	Differential	S3.0		3:21.8000
11	Rodriguez / O'Shea	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	Mexican National Auto Club	66	Engine	S3.0
46	Chamberlain / Weiss	Lotus Elite Climax	Team Lotus	65	Engine	GT1.3	Grand Touring
36	Mières / von Döry / von Döry	Porsche 718 RSK	Count von Dory	34	Camshaft	S1.5
50	Wyllie / Lange / Wyllie	Elva Mk IV Climax	M. R. J. Wyllie	34	Suspension	S1.1
1	Salvadori / Shelby	Aston Martin DBR1/300	David Brown-Aston Martin	32	Gear lever	S3.0		3:28.0000
41	Van Beuren / Velasquez / Mercader	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Fred T. van Beuren	31	Accident	GT1.3	Grand Touring
39	Lucas / Malle	Cooper Monaco T49 Climax	Los Amigos	20	Oil loss	S1.5
17	Forlong / Sheppard / Schiff	Aston Martin DB2/4	Joe Sheppard-David Schiff	11	Piston	GT3.5	Grand Touring
2	Bueb / Moss	Lister Costin Jaguar	The Lister Corp.	98	DQ: illegal refuelling	S3.0		3:23.6000

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
5	Lawrence / Cook / Durbin	Maserati 300S	Rallye Motors	Fatal accident	S3.0
19	Casner / Hunt	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	North American Racing Team		S3.0
72	Art Bunker	Porsche 718 RSK	Art Bunker Motors	Reserve	S1.5
73	Cunningham / Underwood	Porsche 718 RSK	B. S. Cunningham	Reserve	S1.5
75	Durant / Peck	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Ross Durant, Jr.	Reserve	GT1.3	Grand Touring
78	Oakes / Oakes / Bethell	Austin-Healey Sprite Hardtop	Bahamas Auto Club	Reserve	GT1.0	Grand Touring
82	John Fulp	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	John Fulp		S3.0

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.	FL Time
	23	Rix / Rahal / Avent	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars, Ltd.				Road accident		GT2.0		Grand Touring

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
18T	Sharp / Hall / Byron	Maserati 250S	Carroll Shelby Sports Cars		S3.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
71		Arnolt-Bristol Bolide	S. H. Arnolt	Reserve	GT2.0	Grand Touring
74	Cuevas / Martin	Porsche 356 Carrera GT	Quiver Motors	Reserve	GT1.6	Grand Touring
76	Ripley / Milliken / Wilder	Lotus Eleven Climax	Jay Chamberlain	Reserve	S1.1
77	Patterson / Kammer	Elva Mk IV Climax	Alan Patterson	Reserve	S1.1
81	Love / Conklin	AC Ace Bristol	William Love	Reserve	GT2.0	Grand Touring
83	Davis / Abry	Lancia Appia Zagato	Chas. L. Abry IV	Reserve	GT1.3	Grand Touring
T	John Colgate	Austin-Healey Sprite	Hambro Auto Corp.		GT1.0	Grand Touring
T	Sherman Decker	MGA	Hambro Auto Corp.		GT1.6	Grand Touring