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Event: NAV Internationale en Nationale Sportwagen Races ZandvoortDate: 5.7.1959
Track: Circuit van Zandvoort (Netherlands), 4.193 kmsOrganiser: Nederlandse Autorensport Vereniging

Autosport World Cup Zandvoort
Non championship race
Weather:very hot, dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:60 laps
Attendance:10000
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Started:26
Finished:16
Classified:16
Classes:
Grand Touring 1600
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Race notes:
Two obligatory pitstops for fuel, both times an extra 5 liters.
The Holland-Great Britain competition was only for GT, 1216-1600cc cars.
GB: Alan Forster, Gilbert Baird, Jim Clark, Brian McCaldin, Graham Warner and Patrick Ferguson.
Holland: Han Vetter, Ad Bouwmeester, 'Rake', Gijs van Dijk, Hans Blok and Wim Poll.
The result of Holland-GB battle: 66-12.
Winners:
Overall:Porsche 356 1600 SHeinz Koch
Leaders:
laps 1-21:Lotus EliteJim Clark
laps 22-45:Lotus EliteGraham Warner
laps 46-60:Porsche 356 1600 SuperHeinz Koch
Fastest Laps:
Overall:Lotus EliteGraham Warner (GB)1:53.7000132.7590 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (9), MG (4), Alfa Romeo (3), Lotus (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (9), BMC (5), Alfa Romeo (3), Climax (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (8), MG A (4), Lotus Elite (2)
Driver nationalities:GB (7), NL (6), USA (4), D (3), B (2), S (2)
Team nationalities:GB (7), NL (6), D (4), USA (3), B (2), S (2)
Engine positions:rear-engined (50%), front-engined (50%)
Oldest known drivers:Jim Clark (23)
Youngest known drivers:Jim Clark (23)

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