1959 Dutch Grand Prix

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1959 Dutch Grand Prix

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Grand Prix race at Zandvoort in 1959

Race details

Date

May 31, 1959

Race number

78

Official Name

VII Grote Prijs van Nederland

Location

Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands

Course

Permanent racing facility
4.195km (2.607mi)

Distance

75 laps, 314.625km (195.541 miles)

Pole Position

Driver

Jo Bonnier

BRM

Time

1:36.0

Fastest Lap

Driver

Stirling Moss

Cooper-Climax

Time

1:36.6 on lap 42

Podium

Lap Leaders

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.

BackgroundEdit

Entry listEdit

The full entry list for the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 2.4 V6	D
2	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 2.4 V6	D
3	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 2.4 V6	D
4	Roy Salvadori	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin	DBR4	Aston Martin	RB6 2.5 L6	A
5	Carroll Shelby	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin	DBR4	Aston Martin	RB6 2.5 L6	A
6	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 2.5 L4	D
7	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 2.5 L4	D
8	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF 2.5 L4	D
9	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF 2.5 L4	D
10	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF 2.5 L4	D
11	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF 2.5 L4	D
12	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF 2.5 L4	D
14	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF 2.5 L4	D
15	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	RSK	Porsche	547/3 1.5 F4	D
16	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 2.4 V6	D

PracticeEdit

Qualifying resultsEdit

GridEdit

RaceEdit

ResultsEdit

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
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Notes

* – 1 point for fastest lap

MilestonesEdit

Only victory for Jo Bonnier.
First victory for BRM.

Standings after the raceEdit

ReferencesEdit

↑ "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.

V T E	1960 Formula One Season
Constructors	Aston Martin • Behra-Porsche • BRM • Cooper • Ferrari • JBW • Lotus • Maserati • Scarab • Vanwall
Engines	Aston Martin • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Maserati • Porsche • Scarab • Vanwall
Drivers	Allison • Barth • de Beaufort • Bianchi • Bonnier • Bonomi • Brabham • Bristow • Brooks • Burgess • Cabianca • Cabral • Chimeri • Clark • Creus • Daigh • Drake • Drogo • Estéfano • Fairman • Flockhart • Gamble • Gendebien • Ginther • González • Gould • Greene • Gregory • Gurney • Halford • Hall • Herrmann • G. Hill • P. Hill • Ireland • Larreta • Lovely • Mairesse • McLaren • Menditeguy • Moss • Munaron • Naylor • Owen • Piper • Reventlow • Salvadori • Scarlatti • Schell • Seidel • Stacey • Surtees • H. Taylor • M. Taylor • Thiele • Trintignant • von Trips • Wilson
Cars	Aston Martin DBR4 • Aston Martin DBR5 • Behra-Porsche RSK • BRM P25 • BRM P48 • Cooper T43 • Cooper T45 • Cooper T51 • Cooper T53 • Ferrari 246 • Ferrari 246P • JBW 59 • Lotus 16 • Lotus 18 • Maserati 250F • Porsche 718/2 • Scarab F1 • Vanwall VW11
Tyres	Dunlop
Races	Argentina • Monaco • Indianapolis • Netherlands • Belgium • France • Britain • Portugal • Italy • United States
Non-Championship Races	Glover • International Trophy • Silver City • Lombank • Gold Cup
See also	1959 Formula One Season • 1961 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	Dutch Grand Prix
Circuits	Zandvoort (1948-present)
Formula One Races	1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956-1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986-2019 • 2020
Non-Championship Races	1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951

[0] "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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