1959 Dutch Grand Prix
| 1959 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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 Zandvoort original layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 31 May 1959 | ||||
| Official name | VII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||||
| Location |
Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 75 laps, 314.475 km (195.406 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | BRM | ||||
| Time | 1:36.0 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | |||
| Time | 1.36.6 on lap 42 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | BRM | ||||
| Second | Cooper-Climax | ||||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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.
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 the first pole position and also the first win for the Owen Racing Organisation, the race team of the constructor BRM, and also the first pole position and win for a BRM-engine, 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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Jo Bonnier
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BRM | 1:36.0 | — |
| 2 | 8 |  Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Climax | 1:36.0 | +0.0 |
| 3 | 11 | Stirling Moss
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Cooper-Climax | 1:36.2 | +0.2 |
| 4 | 1 |  Jean Behra
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Ferrari | 1:36.6 | +0.6 |
| 5 | 14 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Climax | 1:36.7 | +0.7 |
| 6 | 6 |  Harry Schell
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BRM | 1:37.3 | +1.3 |
| 7 | 9 | Masten Gregory
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Cooper-Climax | 1:37.6 | +1.6 |
| 8 | 2 | Tony Brooks
|
Ferrari | 1:37.9 | +1.9 |
| 9 | 12 | Innes Ireland
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Lotus-Climax | 1:38.3 | +2.3 |
| 10 | 5 | Carroll Shelby
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Aston Martin | 1:38.5 | +2.5 |
| 11 | 10 | Maurice Trintignant
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Cooper-Climax | 1:38.7 | +2.7 |
| 12 | 3 | Phil Hill
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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
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Ferrari | ||
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Race
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Jo Bonnier
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BRM | 75 | 2:05:26.8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Climax | 75 | + 14.2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Masten Gregory
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Cooper-Climax | 75 | + 1:23.0 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Innes Ireland
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Lotus-Climax | 74 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Jean Behra
|
Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Phil Hill
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Ferrari | 73 | + 2 Laps | 12 | |
| 7 | 14 | Graham Hill
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Lotus-Climax | 73 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
| 8 | 10 | Maurice Trintignant
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Cooper-Climax | 73 | + 2 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 16 | Cliff Allison
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Ferrari | 71 | + 4 Laps | 15 | |
| 10 | 15 | Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Porsche | 68 | + 7 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 11 | Stirling Moss
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Cooper-Climax | 62 | Gearbox | 3 | 11 |
| Ret | 6 | Harry Schell
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BRM | 46 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 2 | Tony Brooks
|
Ferrari | 42 | Oil Leak | 8 | |
| Ret | 5 | Carroll Shelby
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Aston Martin | 25 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 4 | Roy Salvadori
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Aston Martin | 3 | Engine | 13 | |
Source:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
Notes
[edit]- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver and future Grand Prix winner Innes Ireland.
- This was Jo Bonnier's first and only pole position, Grand Prix win and podium. It was also the first pole position, Grand Prix win and podium for a Swedish driver. Lastly, this also marked the first pole position and Grand Prix win for BRM as a manufacturer and engine supplier.
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British manufacturer and engine supplier Aston Martin.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit]- ^ Long, Brian (2008). Porsche Racing Cars: 1953 to 1975. Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9781904788447.
- ^ "1959 Dutch GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "1959 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Netherlands 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.