1959 Dutch Grand Prix
1959 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 31 May 1959 | ||||
Official name | VII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||||
Location | |||||
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 | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1959 Dutch Grand Prix was a
1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers
.
The race was won by Swedish driver
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
Porsche RSK sports car.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 7 | Jo Bonnier | BRM
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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
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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
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1:44.5 | +8.5 |
15 | 16 | Cliff Allison | Ferrari | ||
Source:[2] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 7 | Jo Bonnier | BRM
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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
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68 | + 7 Laps | 14 | |
Ret | 11 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax | 62 | Gearbox | 3 | 11 |
Ret | 6 | Harry Schell | BRM
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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]
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- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
Additional information
This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British driver Innes Ireland.
It was also the debut race for Aston Martin as a constructor and engine supplier in the Formula One World Championship.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- 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.