1959 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1959 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 31 May 1959. It was the ninth Dutch Grand Prix. The race was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 314 kilometres. It was race 3 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 2 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date 31 May 1959
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 314.47 km (195.37 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
BRM
Time 1:36.0
Fastest lap
Driver Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax
Time 1.36.7
Podium
First
BRM
Second
Cooper-Climax
Third
Cooper-Climax

The race was won by Swedish driver Joakim Bonnier driving a BRM P25. It would be the only World Championship victory of Bonnier's fifteen-year Grand Prix career. It was also the first win for the Owen Racing Organisation, the race team of the constructor BRM, after almost a decade of effort. Bonnier won by fifteen seconds over Australian driver Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T51, to become the first Swedish driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. Brabham's American teammate Masten Gregory was the only other driver to finish on the lead lap in his Cooper T51 in third position.

Brabham's second position expanded his championship points lead with Bonnier now second along with the Indianapolis 500 winner Rodger Ward.

The organisers wanted to have a local driver in the race, so Carel Godin de Beaufort was allowed to compete despite his car being a Porsche RSK sports car.[1]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 Jo Bonnier BRM 1:36.0 —
2 8 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:36.0 +0.0
3 11 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:36.2 +0.2
4 1 Jean Behra Ferrari 1:36.6 +0.6
5 14 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 1:36.7 +0.7
6 6 Harry Schell BRM 1:37.3 +1.3
7 9 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:37.6 +1.6
8 2 Tony Brooks Ferrari 1:37.9 +1.9
9 12 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:38.3 +2.3
10 5 Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 1:38.5 +2.5
11 10 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:38.7 +2.7
12 3 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:39.2 +3.2
13 4 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:39.7 +3.7
14 15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:44.5 +8.5
15 16 Cliff Allison Ferrari
Source:[2]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 7 Jo Bonnier BRM 75 2:05:26.8 1 8
2 8 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 + 14.2 2 6
3 9 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 75 + 1:23.0 7 4
4 12 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 74 + 1 Lap 9 3
5 1 Jean Behra Ferrari 74 + 1 Lap 4 2
6 3 Phil Hill Ferrari 73 + 2 Laps 12  
7 14 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 73 + 2 Laps 5  
8 10 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 73 + 2 Laps 11  
9 16 Cliff Allison Ferrari 71 + 4 Laps 15  
10 15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 68 + 7 Laps 14  
Ret 11 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 62 Gearbox 3 11
Ret 6 Harry Schell BRM 46 Gearbox 6  
Ret 2 Tony Brooks Ferrari 42 Oil Leak 8  
Ret 5 Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 25 Engine 10  
Ret 4 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 3 Engine 13  
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race
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References
  1. Long, Brian (2008). Porsche Racing Cars: 1953 to 1975. Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9781904788447.
  2. "1959 Dutch GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. "1959 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. "Netherlands 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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