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Event: Eleventh Running Santa Barbara Sports Car Road RacesDate: 31.5.1959
Track: Santa Barbara Airport at Goleta (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara - Class BP+CP

Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:15 laps
Attendance:18000
Entered:26
Practiced:25
Started:23
Finished:14
Classified:14
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Production178
Class C - Production66
Winners:
Overall:51Chevrolet CorvetteBob Bondurant
Class C - Production:255Mercedes-Benz 300 SLDean Mears
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Chevrolet (17), Jaguar (4), Mercedes-Benz (2)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (17), Jaguar (4), Mercedes-Benz (2)
Top car types by numbers:Chevrolet Corvette (17), Jaguar XK120 (4), Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (23)
Team nationalities:USA (23)
Most used colours:red (21%), white (18%), blue (15%), silver (8%), black (7%), grey (7%), yellow (7%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:4297 cc
Oldest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (26)
Youngest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (26)

Official Race Programme:

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