1959 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
20-21 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 4347.900 km (13.461 km x 323 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 |
5 | David Brown Racing Dept. | Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 323 |
| 2 | S 3.0 |
6 | David Brown Racing Dept. | Maurice Trintignant Paul Frère |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 322 |
| 3 | GT 3.0 |
11 | Equipe Nationale Belge | Jean Blaton Leon Dernier |
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Coupe | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 297 |
| 4 | GT 3.0 |
18 | North American Racing Team (NART) | André Pilette George Arents |
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 296 |
| 5 | GT 3.0 |
16 | Fernand Tavano North American Racing Team (NART) |
Fernand Tavano Bob Grossman |
Ferrari 250 GT California | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 294 |
| 6 | GT 3.0 |
20 | Lino Fayen | Lino Fayen Gino Munaron |
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 293 |
| 7 | GT 2.0 |
29 | Rudd Racing Ltd. | Ted Whiteaway John Turner |
AC Ace | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 273 |
| 8 | GT 1.5 |
41 | William S. Frost | Peter Lumsden Peter Riley |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 270 |
| 9 | GT 750 |
46 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | René Cotton Louis Cornet |
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 258 |
| 10 | GT 1.5 |
42 | Border Reivers | Sir John Whitmore Jim Clark |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 257 |
| 11 | GT 750 |
45 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Bernard Consten Paul Armagnac |
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 247 |
| 12 | GT 750 |
44 | Sture Nottorp | Sture Nottorp Gunnar Bengtsson |
Saab 93 Sport | Saab 0.7L I3 (2-Stroke) | 232 |
Not Classified |
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| 13 | S 750 |
55 | Automobili Stanguellini | Roger Delageneste Paul Guiraud |
Stanguellini 750 Sport BA | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 220 |
Did Not Finish |
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| 14 | GT 750 |
48 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | René Bartholoni Francois Jaeger |
DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 169 |
| 15 | GT 2.0 |
27 | Standard Triumph | Ninian Sanderson Claude Dubois |
Triumph TR3S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 114 |
| 16 | S 1.1 |
48 | Roger Masson | Roger Masson Jean Vinatier |
DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 179 |
| 17 | GT 2.0 |
33 | F.W.R. Lund | Ted Lund Colin Escott |
MG MGA Twin Cam | MG 1.6L I4 | 185 |
| 18 | S 3.0 |
14 | Scuderia Ferrari | Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien |
Ferrari 250 TR59 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 263 |
| 19 | S 1.5 |
35 | Jean Kerguen | Jean Kerguen Robert La Caze |
Porsche 550 RS | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 229 |
| 20 | S 1.5 |
37 | Ed Hugus | Ed Hugus Ray Erickson |
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 240 |
| 21 | S 1.5 |
36 | Baron Carel Godin de Beaufort | Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Heins |
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 186 |
| 22 | S 750 |
53 | Team Lotus Engineering | Alan Stacey Keith Greene |
Lotus 17 | Coventry Climax 0.7L I4 | 156 |
| 23 | S 1.5 |
34 | Porsche KG | Edgar Barth Wolfgang Seidel |
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 168 |
| 24 | S 2.0 |
31 | Porsche KG | Jo Bonnier Wolfgang von Trips |
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 182 |
| 25 | S 3.0 |
8 | Ecurie Ecosse | Ron Flockhart John Lawrence |
Tojeiro | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 137 |
| 26 | GT 1.5 |
38 | Equipe Los Amigos | Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean-François Malle |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 105 |
| 27 | S 2.0 |
25 | Standard Triumph | Peter Jopp Richard Stoop |
Triumph TR3S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 245 |
| 28 | S 3.0 |
12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Dan Gurney Jean Behra |
Ferrari 250 TR59 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 129 |
| 29 | S 3.0 |
30 | Team Lotus Engineering | Graham Hill Derek Jolly |
Lotus 15 | Coventry Climax 2.0L I4 | 119 |
| 30 | S 750 |
52 | O.S.C.A. Automobili | Jean Laroche André Testut |
O.S.C.A. 750 Sport | O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4 | 88 |
| 31 | GT 750 |
50 | Alejandro de Tomaso | Alejandro de Tomaso Colin Davis |
DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 63 |
| 32 | S 3.0 |
1 | Brian Lister | Ivor Bueb Bruce Halford |
Lister LM | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 121 |
| 33 | S 3.0 |
19 | Edwin D. Martin | Edwin D. Martin William Kimberley |
Ferrari 250 TR58 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 108 |
| 34 | S 3.0 |
3 | Ecurie Ecosse | Innes Ireland Masten Gregory |
Jaguar D-Type Modified | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 70 |
| 35 | S 2.0 |
24 | Cooper Car Company | Jim Russell Bruce McLaren |
Cooper T49 Monaco Mk1 | Coventry Climax 2.0L I4 | 79 |
| 36 | S 2.0 |
32 | Porsche KG | Hans Herrmann Umberto Maglioli |
Porsche 718 RSK | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 78 |
| 37 | S 2.0 |
23 | Scuderia Ferrari | Giulio Cabianca Giorgio Scarlatti |
Ferrari Dino 196S | Ferrari 1.9L V6 | 63 |
| 38 | GT 1.1 |
59 | Jacques Faucher | Jacques Faucher Gérard Leffargue |
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 53 |
| 39 | S 750 |
56 | Automobili Stanguellini | René Louis Revillon Joseph Dieu |
Stanguellini 750 Sport Bialbero | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 37 |
| 40 | S 3.0 |
4 | David Brown Racing Dept. | Stirling Moss Jack Fairman |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 70 |
| 41 | GT 750 |
43 | S.A. Hurrell / R.M. North | Sydney H. Hurrell Roy North |
Saab 93 Sport | Saab 0.7L I3 (2-Stroke) | 35 |
| 42 | S 750 |
54 | Team Lotus Engineering | Michael Taylor Jonathan Sieff |
Lotus 17 | Coventry Climax 0.7L I4 | 23 |
| 43 | S 750 |
51 | O.S.C.A. Automobili | Pedro Rodriguez Ricardo Rodríguez |
O.S.C.A. Sport 750TN | O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4 | 32 |
| 44 | S 3.0 |
2 | Brian Lister | Walt Hansgen Peter Blond |
Lister LM | Jaguar 3.0L I6 | 52 |
| 45 | S 3.0 |
7 | A.G. Whitehead | Graham Whitehead Brian Naylor |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 52 |
| 46 | S 3.0 |
10 | Equipe Nationale Belga | Lucien Bianchi Alain de Changy |
Ferrari 250 TR58 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 47 |
| 47 | GT 2.0 |
60 | John Dashwood | John Dashwood William Wilks |
Frazer-Nash Le Mans | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 30 |
| 48 | S 750 |
62 | Société E.F.A.C. | René Philippe Faure Georges Guyot |
Stanguellini Efac SP | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 58 |
| 49 | S 3.0 |
15 | Scuderia Ferrari | Cliff Allison Hernando da Silva Ramos |
Ferrari 250 TR59 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 41 |
| 50 | GT 2.0 |
26 | Standard Triumph | Peter Bolton Michael Rotschild |
Triumph TR3S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 35 |
| 51 | S 3.0 |
17 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Gilbert Geitner Rod Carveth |
Ferrari 250 TR58 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 21 |
| 52 | GT 3.0 |
21 | Écurie Trois Chevrons | Hubert Patthey Renaud Calderari |
Aston Martin DB4 GT | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 21 |
| 53 | GT 750 |
47 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Pierre Chancel Gérard Laureau |
DB HBR4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 9 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Performance | Louis Cornet / René Cotton | D.B. Panhard |
| 25th Biennial Cup | Louis Cornet / René Cotton | D.B. Panhard |
| Index of Thermal Efficiency | Bernard Consten / Paul Armagnac | D.B. Panhard |
| Sport-Prot. 2001-3000cc | Roy Salvadori / Carroll Shelby | Aston Martin DBR 1 |
| GT 2001 - 3000cc | "Jean Beurlys" / "Eldé" | Ferrari 250 GT |
| GT 1501 - 2000cc | Ted Whiteaway / Jack Turner | A.C. Ace - Bristol |
| GT 1101 - 1500cc | Peter Lumsden / Peter Riley | Lotus Elite |
| GT 501 - 750cc | Louis Cornet / René Cotton | D.B. Panhard |
