1959 Dutch Grand Prix

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Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date31 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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax
Time 1.36.6 on lap 42
Podium
First
 BRM
Second
 Cooper-Climax
Third
 Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders
  • 1959 Dutch Grand Prix

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.

Contents

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

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier BRM 1:36.0—
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:36.0+0.0
311 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:36.2+0.2
41 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Ferrari 1:36.6+0.6
514 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 1:36.7+0.7
66 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell BRM 1:37.3+1.3
79 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:37.6+1.6
82 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks Ferrari 1:37.9+1.9
912 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:38.3+2.3
105 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 1:38.5+2.5
1110 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:38.7+2.7
123 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Phil Hill Ferrari 1:39.2+3.2
134 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:39.7+3.7
1415 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:44.5+8.5
1516 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cliff Allison Ferrari
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier BRM 752:05:26.818
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75+ 14.226
39 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 75+ 1:23.074
412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 74+ 1 Lap93
51 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Ferrari 74+ 1 Lap42
63 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Phil Hill Ferrari 73+ 2 Laps12 
714 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 73+ 2 Laps5 
810 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 73+ 2 Laps11 
916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cliff Allison Ferrari 71+ 4 Laps15 
1015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 68+ 7 Laps14 
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 62Gearbox31 1
Ret6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell BRM 46Gearbox6 
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks Ferrari 42Oil Leak8 
Ret5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 25Engine10 
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 3Engine13 
Source: [3]
Notes

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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References

  1. ↑ Long, Brian (2008). Porsche Racing Cars: 1953 to 1975. Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing. p. 75. ISBN   9781904788447.
  2. ↑ "1959 Dutch GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "1959 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Netherlands 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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