1959 1000 km Nürburgring

Sports car endurance race in Germany The ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen took place on 7 June, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the third round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. thumb|right|Nürburgring Nordschleife Report thumb|left|Aston Martin DBR1, similar to that driven by Moss and Fairman to victory Entry A massive total of 77 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 68 arrived for practice and started the long-distance race on the 14.174 mile German circuit. David Brown who had won the event in 1957 and again in 1958 sent along just one Aston Martin DBR1 over from England for Stirling Moss/Jack Fairman. As for championship leaders, Porsche, this was their home event and they arrived with two different cars; 356A and 718 RSK for their squad of drivers led by Wolfgang von Trips and Jo Bonnier. http://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Entry List - Racing Sports Cars Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had three works 250 TR 59s in the Eifel mountains, Tony Brooks/Jean Behra, Phil Hill/Olivier Gendebien and Dan Gurney/Cliff Allison. They were joined by a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Porsche 356A Carreras Oscas and other mainline sportscars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Nurburgring-1958-06-01.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1958 - Entry List - Racing Sports Cars Qualifying Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,710 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Ferrari 250 TR of Behra took pole position, averaging a speed of 88.33 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit. http://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars Race With each lap over 14 miles in length, the race covered a total of 44 laps, or 1,000 miles, the Nordschleife was a fearsome thing to behold. A crowd of approximately 200,000 in attendance came to witness the race, despite a day of intermittent rain. http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Racing Sports Cars As for the race, victory went to the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Moss and Fairman, gaining the marque their first points of the season, to win for the third time in a row. The victory was one of Moss's greatest drives, driving 41 of the 44 laps and having to make up for time lost while Fairman drove. The winning partnership, won in a time of 7hr 33:18.0 mins, averaging a speed of 89.204 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Hill/Gendebein was 41secs., who were followed home by their team-mates Brooks/Behra who were 3min 27s adrift of the Aston. The first of the Porsches came home in fourth, with Umberto Maglioli/Hans Herrmann winning their class. Moss's pace was so quick that his fastest lap of the race, was faster than Behra's pole lap by over five seconds. The race continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km. http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html?sort=Results Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Carshttp://www.supercars.net/cars/75.html 1978 Aston Martin Lagonda Series II | Aston Martin 19 April 2016 http://cc100.astonmartin.com/dbr1 Reference at cc100.astonmartin.com 2016-02-15 2016-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160225224044/http://cc100.astonmartin.com/dbr1 dead http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html Reference at www.teamdan.com 2016-02-15 2017-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html dead Official Classification Class Winners are in Bold text. Pos No ClassDriver Entrant Chassis Laps Reason Out 1st 1 S3.0 GBR Stirling Moss GBR Jack Fairman David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 7hr 33:18.0, 44 2nd 4 S3.0 USA Phil Hill Belgium Olivier Gendebien Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR 59 7hr 33:59.0, 44 3rd 3 S3.0 GBR Tony Brooks France Jean Behra Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR 59 7hr 36:45.0, 44 4th 15 S2.0 Italy Umberto Maglioli West Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche KG Porsche 718 RSK 7hr 40:57.0, 44 5th 5 S3.0 USA Dan Gurney GBR Cliff Allison Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR 58 43 6th 34 S1.5 Switzerland Heini Walter Switzerland Arthur Heuberger Heini Walter Porsche 718 RSK 42 7th 26 S1.5 West Germany Wolfgang von Trips Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche KG Porsche 718 RSK 41 8th 10 S3.0 Portugal Mário Cabral Portugal Joaquim Felipe Nogieira Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 300S 41 9th 55 GT3.0 Belgium ”Jean Beurlys” Belgium ”Blary” Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GT LWB 40 10th 67 GT1.6 West Germany Hans-Joachim Walter West Germany Paul-Ernst Strähle Hans-Joachim Walter Porsche 356A Carrera 39 11th 68 GT1.6 West Germany Helmut Busch Brazil Christian Heins Dr. Helmut Busch Porsche 356A Carrera 39 12th 72 GT1.6 West Germany Siegfried Günther West Germany Helmut Zick Siegfried Günther Porsche 356A Carrera 39 13th 25 S2.0 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez USA Leo Levine Porsche KG Porsche 356B Super 9 39 14th 56 GT3.0 Belgium ”Eldé” Belgium Lucien Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GT LWB 39 15th 65 GT1.6 USA Emil Pardee USA Peter Talbot Emil B. Pardee Porsche 356A Carrera 39 16th 43 S1.1 GBR John Campbell-Jones GBR John Horride John Campbell-Jones Lotus-Climax Eleven 39 17th 24 S2.0 West Germany Herbert Linge Italy Antonio Pucci Porsche KG Porsche 356A Carrera 39 18th 77 GT1.6 West Germany Sepp Greger West Germany Peter Ruby Josef Greger Porsche 356 Carrera 39 DNF 11 S3.0 USA Rod Carveth USA Gilbert Geitner Rodney Carveth Ferrari 250 TR 58 39 Accident 19th 61 GT3.0 Switzerland Peter Monteverdi Switzerland Karl Stangl Peter Monteverdi Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 38 20th 71 GT1.6 West Germany Gerhard Koch West Germany Werner Lindermann Gerhard Koch Porsche 356 Carrera 38 21st 78 GT1.6 Belgium Paul Frère Switzerland Nadège Ferrier Mme. Nadège Ferrier Porsche 356 Carrera 38 22nd 76 GT1.6 West Germany Frank Kalkuhl West Germany Egon Evertz Frank E. Kalkuhl Porsche 356 Carrera 38 23rd 85 GT1.3 GBR Peter Lumsden GBR Peter Riley R.W. Fitzwilliam Lotus Elite 38 24th 74 GT1.6 West Germany Hans Hartzheim West Germany Heinz Hartzheim Hans Hartzheim Porsche 356A Carrera 38 25th 92 GT1.3 West Germany Ewald Bandmann West Germany Lothar Bender Ewald Bandmann Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 37 26th 93 GT1.3 USA Ron J. Vogt USA David Rauch Ron J. Vogt Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 37 27th 94 GT1.3 West Germany Rudolf Wilhelm Moser West Germany Heinz Friederichs Heinz Friederichs Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato 37 28th 81 GT1.3 West Germany Wilfried Junge West Germany Günther Schramm Auto-Wax Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 37 29th 29 S1.5 GBR David Piper GBR Keith Grenne David Piper Lotus-Climax 15 36 30th 87 GT1.3 Belgium Jacques Charlot Belgium Gustave Gosselin Jacques Charlot Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 36 31st 48 S750 France Gérard Laureau France Paul Armagnac Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet D.B.-Panhard HBR4 36 32nd 89 GT1.3 Belgium André Pilette Belgium André Liekens Ecurie Francorchamps Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato 36 33rd 91 GT1.3 Belgium Georges Hacquin Belgium Pierre Henriquet Georges Hacquin Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 35 34th 96 GT1.3 USA Warren B. King USA William Linder Warren B. King Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 35 35th 75 GT1.6 West Germany Bruno Runte West Germany Günther Selbach Bruno Runte Porsche 356 Carrera 35 36th 73 GT1.6 West Germany Hellmuth Gerhards West Germany Harald Gerhards Hellmuth Gerhards Porsche 356A 35 37th 41 S1.1 France Jacques Lefebvre France Walter Monaco Jacques Lefebvre Lotus-Climax Eleven 35 DNF 27 S1.5 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel USA Carroll Shelby Wolfgang Seidel Porsche 718 RSK 33 38th 50 S750 France René Philippe Faure France Duvillier Stanguellini France Stanguellini Efac SP6501 33 39th 51 S750 France Georges Guyot France Roger Gourdin Stanguellini France Stanguellini Efac SP6501 31 40th 49 S750 France René Bartholoni France Roger Masson Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet D.B.-Panhard HBR4 31 NC 88 GT1.3 Belgium Georges Berger Belgium Pascal Demol Georges Berger Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce not classified NC 63 GT3.0 USA Frank L. Ballard USA Herbert L. Russell Frank L. Ballard Triumph TR3 not classified DNF 14 S2.0 East Germany Edgar Barth Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche KG Porsche 718 RSK 23 Engine DNF 9 S3.0 GBR Mike Taylor GBR Peter Blond Brian Lister Engineering Listen Costin-Jaguar 16 Accident DISQ 46 S1.1 GBR Peter Ashdown GBR Eric Broadley Lola Equipe Lola-Climax Mk.1 15 Loose body DNF 2 S3.0 GBR Graham Whitehead GBR Brian Naylor Graham Whitehead Aston Martin DBR1/300 14 Gear lever DNF 80 GT1.3 West Germany Herbert Schultze West Germany Eberhard Mahle Auto-Wax Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 14 Brakes DNF 6 S3.0 GBR Ron Flockhart GBR Jock Lawrence Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro-Jaguar 13 Suspension DNF 16 S2.0 Italy Giulio Cabianca Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Scuderia Engeino Castellotti Dino 196 S 9 Engine DNF 83 GT1.3 Switzerland Edgar Berney Switzerland Karl Foitek Edgar Berney Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 9 Head gasket DNF 19 S2.0 GBR Christopher Martyn GBR Douglas Graham Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A Twin Cam 9 DNF 21 S2.0 GBR Tim Parnell GBR David Buxton Reg Parnell Lotus-Climax 15 8 Broken chassis DNF 42 S1.1 Switzerland Fausto Meyrat Switzerland Stefan Brugger Stefan Brugger Auto Union RS1080 8 Fatal accident(Meyrat) DNF 20 S2.0 GBR Robin Carnegie GBR Bill de Selincourt Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A Twin Cam 8 Head gasket DNF 7 S3.0 USA Masten Gregory GBR Innes Ireland Ecurie Ecosse Lister-Jaguar Monza 5 Suspension DNF 90 GT1.3 Belgium Paul Deetens Belgium Annie Speers Paul Deetens Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 2 DNF 62 GT3.0 West Germany Rudi Goldener West Germany Helmut Koegel Rudi Goldener Mercedes-Benz 190 SL 2 DNF 44 S1.1 GBR Bob Hicks GBR Christopher Power R.J.W. Atley Lotus-Climax Eleven 1 Accident DNF 30 S1.5 GBR Colin Davis Argentina Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso Osca FS 1500 1 Accident DNF 66 GT1.6 GBR Paul Fletcher GBR John Dashwood Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A Twin Cam 1 Halfshaft DNF 86 GT1.3 Sweden Jan Johnson Sweden Erik Siegfasth Jan Johnson Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina 1 DNF 52 S750 France Fernard Leroy France Andre Bauder Stanguellini France Stanguellini Efac SP6501 1 DNF 33 S1.5 Belgium Christian Goethals Belgium Jean Romain Christian Goethals Porsche 550 RS 0 Engine DNF 23 S2.0 USA James Cockrell West Germany Harald von Saucken James K. Cockrell AC Ace 0 Accident DNF 69 GT1.6 West Germany Horst Müllges West Germany Hans-August Stausberg Horst Müllges Porsche 356A Super 75 0 DNF 31 S1.5 Argentina Alejandro de Tomaso USA Denise McCluggage Alejandro de Tomaso Osca FS 1500 0 Gearbox DNS 8 S3.0 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Belgium Alain de Changy Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 TR 58 DNS 32 S1.5 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 RSK DNS 40 S1.1 Italy Paolo Martoglio Italy Giorgio Cecchini Stanguellini Stanguellini HP13 DNS 57 GT3.0 Belgium Willy Mairesse Willy Mairesse Ferrari 250 GT DNS 70 GT1.6 Belgium Emile-Claude Clemens Belgium Paul Nokin Emile-Claude Clemens Porsche 356A Carrera DNS 82 GT1.3 Sweden Bertil Roos Netherlands Rob Slotemaker Hochet Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce DNS 84 GT1.3 Portugal Francisco José Marques Pinto Portugal Joaquim Correira de Oliveira Francisco José Marques Pinto Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider DNS 95 GT1.3 West Germany Kurt Ahrens West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr. Kurt Ahrens Sr. Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato DNS 18T S2.0 Italy Odoardo GovoniGBR Stirling Moss Italy Adolfo Tedeschi San Giorgio Maserati Tipo 60 practiced only http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html Reference at www.teamdan.com 2016-02-15 2017-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html dead Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:32.0secs (89.204 mph) http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html Reference at www.teamdan.com 2016-02-15 2017-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html dead http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/ Reference at www.racingsportscars.com February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html Class Winners Class Winners Sports 3000 1 Aston Martin DBR1/300 Moss / Fairman Sports 2000 15 Porsche 718 RSK Maglioli / Herrmann Sports 1500 34 Porsche 718 RSK Walter / Heuberger Sports 1100 43 Lotus-Climax Eleven Campbell-Jones / Horridge Sports 750 48 D.B-Panhard HBR4 Laureau / Armagnac Grand Touring 3000 55 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta “Beurlys” / “Blary” Grand Touring 1600 67 Porsche 356A Carrera Walter / Strähle Grand Touring 1300 85 Lotus Elite Lumsden / Riley http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Racing Sports Cars Standings after the race Pos Championship Points 1 West Germany Porsche 15 2 Italy Ferrari 14 3 GBR Aston Martin 8 4 Italy Maserati 2 5 Italy Alfa Romeo 1 Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 3 results out of the 5 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table. References 30em 1959 World Sportscar Championship Targa Florio 24 Hours of Le Mans Nurburgring Category:6 Hours of Nürburgring Nurburgring