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Le Mans 24 Hours 1959
Event:
24 Heures du Mans
Date:
21.6.1959
Track:
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France)
, 13.461 kms
Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship
(round 4)
Weather:
warm, sunny, dry
Start time:
20/6 16:00
Grid:
Le Mans start
Distance:
24 hours
Attendance:
unknown
Entered:
97
Practiced:
54
Started:
53
Finished:
13
Classified:
13
Classes:
Pract
Start
Class
Sports 3000
15
15
2
Sports 2000
4
4
0
Sports 1500
4
4
0
Sports 1100
1
1
0
Sports 750
7
7
1
Grand Touring 5000
0
0
0
Grand Touring 3000
5
5
4
Grand Touring 2000
6
6
1
Grand Touring 1500
4
3
2
Grand Touring 1100
1
1
0
Grand Touring 750
7
7
3
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Entered Cars
Technical Data
Appearance
Race Results
Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 17-18/6
Winners:
Overall:
5
Aston Martin DBR1/300
Salvadori / Shelby
Sports 750:
55
Stanguellini 750 Sport Fiat
Delageneste / Guiraud
Grand Touring 3000:
11
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta
"Beurlys" / "Eldé"
Grand Touring 2000:
29
AC Ace Bristol
Whiteaway / Turner
Grand Touring 1500:
41
Lotus Elite
Lumsden / Riley
Grand Touring 750:
46
DB HBR4 LM Sport Barquette Panhard
Cornet / Cotton
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
12
Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59
Jean Behra (F)
4:00.9000
201.1610 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Ferrari (11), DB (7), Lotus (6), Porsche (6), Aston Martin (5)
Top engines by numbers:
Ferrari (11), Climax (7), Panhard (7), Porsche (6), Aston Martin (5)
Top car types by numbers:
DB HBR (7), Ferrari 250 TR (6), Porsche 718 (5)
Driver nationalities:
GB (35), F (26), USA (14), B (8), I (4), D (3), S (3), MEX (2), BR (2), CH (2)
Team nationalities:
GB (21), I (8), F (5), USA (4), D (3), B (2)
Most used colours:
green (32%), red (22%), blue (17%), silver (14%), white (6%), yellow (5%)
Engine positions:
front-engined (86%), mid-engined (14%)
Oldest known drivers:
Jack Fairman (46), René Cotton (45), Edgar Barth (42)
Youngest known drivers:
Ricardo Rodriguez (17), Pedro Rodriguez (19), Graham Hill (20)
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