The 1959 Dutch Grand Prix was the third race of the 1959 Formula One Season, and was held on May 31. The race was notable for the only Formula One victory for Jo Bonnier, who piloted BRM to their first ever win after almost 10 years of trying. Second and third places went to the Cooper-Climax teammates of Jack Brabham and Masten Gregory.
Contents
Background[]
Entry list[]
The full entry list for the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice[]
Qualifying results[]
Grid[]
Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1* |
| 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: [1] | |||||||
- Notes
- * – 1 point for fastest lap
Milestones[]
- Only victory for Jo Bonnier.
- First victory for BRM.
Standings after the race[]
References[]
- ↑ "1959 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140802073630/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1959/637/. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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