1959 Sebring 12 Hrs


21 March 1959 - Sebring (USA): Round 1, World Sports Car Championship
12 Hour duration in which 188 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 977.600 miles/1573.292 kms were completed
Weather: heavy rain mid-race



 
 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 7 Dan Gurney/Chuck Daigh/Phil Hill/Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59 [0766] Scuderia Ferrari 188   Sports 3000 1
2 9 Jean Behra/Cliff Allison Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59 [0768] Scuderia Ferrari 187   Sports 3000 2
3 31 Wolfgang von Trips/Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 RSK Porsche KG 184   Sports 2000 1
4 34 Bob Holbert/Don Sesslar Porsche 718 RSK Cyrus L. Fulton 182   Sports 1500 1
5 32 John Fitch/Edgar Barth Porsche 718 RSK Porsche KG 181   Sports 1500 2
6 12 Edwin D. Martin/Lance Reventlow/William Kimberly^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 58 [0730] Edwin D. Martin 174   Sports 3000 3
7 14 Ed Lunken/Augie Pabst/Gaston Andrey/James Johnston Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 58 [0720] James Johnston 174   Sports 3000 4
8 35 Jack McAfee/Ken Miles Porsche 718 RSK Precision Motors 173   Sports 1500 3
9 70 Howard Hively/Richie Ginther Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder [1985] Scuderia Ferrari 171   Grand Touring 3500 1
10 37 Ernie Erickson/Ed Hugus Porsche 718 RSK Chester J. Flynn 170   Sports 1500 4
11 33 Huschke von Hanstein/Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 356A Carrera Porsche KG 164   Grand Touring 1600 1
12 3 Walt Hansgen/Richard Thompson Lister - Jaguar [BHL 101] Briggs Cunningham 164   Sports 3000 5
13 19T Lloyd Casner/Jim Hunt/Dan M. Collins Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C/58 [0600MDTR] North American Racing Team 164   Sports 2000 2
14 25 Robert Burns/Ray Jackson-Moore/James Cook A.C. Ace Bristol A.C. Cars Ltd. 164   Grand Touring 2000 1
15 4 Briggs Cunningham/Lake Underwood/Russ Boss/Stirling Moss/Phil Farno* Lister - Jaguar [BHL 102] Briggs Cunningham 164   Sports 3000 6
16 44 Jake Kaplan/Charlie Rainville Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Jake Kaplan 162   Grand Touring 1300 1
17 59 Gérard Laureau/Paul Armagnac D.B. HBR4 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet 162   Sports 750 1
18 60 Alejandro de Tomaso/Denis McCluggage/Isabel Haskell/Ricardo Rodriguez OSCA Sports 750 Alejandro de Tomaso 161   Sports 750 2
19 48 Frank Baptista/Charles Wallace/Art Tweedale Elva Mk.IV Climax Elva Engineering Co. 160   Sports 1100 1
20 15 Alfonso Gomez-Mena/Juan Montalvo/Paul O'Shea* Ferrari 250 GT Havana Auto Sport Club 160   Grand Touring 3500 2
21 45 Pete Lovely/Jay Chamberlain/Sam Weiss/Colin Chapman^ Lotus Elite Team Lotus 160   Grand Touring 1300 2
22 24 Arch Means/Charles Kurtz/Ross Wees A.C. Ace Bristol A.C. Cars Ltd. 159   Grand Touring 2000 2
23 49 Burdette Martin/William Jordan/Chuck Dietrich Elva Mk.IV Climax Elva Engineering Co. 158   Sports 1100 2
24 23T Lonnie Rix/Ed Rahal/George C. Avent^ A.C. Ace Bristol [BE 1055] A.C. Cars Ltd. 158   Grand Touring 2000 3
25 26 Max Goldman/S. H. Arnolt/Ralph Durbin Arnolt Bolide Bristol S. H. Arnolt 155   Grand Touring 2000 4
26 22 Mike Rothschild/Archibald J. McNeill Morgan Plus 4 Fergus Motors 155   Grand Touring 2000 5
27 28 Ray Saidel/Gus Ehrman/Sherman Decker* MG A Hambro Auto Corporation 155   Grand Touring 1600 2
28 64 Bill Rutan/Ray Cuomo/Paul Richards Fiat-Abarth 750 Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc. 152   GT750 1
29 62 Lanzo Cussini/Remo Cattini Fiat-Abarth 750 Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc. 150   GT750 2
30 65 Robert Kuhn/Jim Jeffords/George Schrafft^/Eugene Wilkinson* Fiat-Abarth 750 George F. Schrafft 149   GT750 3
31 54 Phil Stiles/Hugh Sutherland/Harold Kunz^ Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Hambro Auto Corporation 149   GT1.0 1
32 63 Mario Poltonieri/Alfonso Thiele/John Norwood^ Fiat-Abarth 750 Roosevelt Auto Co. Inc. 147   GT750 4
33 40 Charles Moran, Jr./George Rand Lotus Eleven Le Mans Climax [275] Charles Moran 145   Sports 1500 5
34 29 John Dalton/Jim Parkinson MG A Hambro Auto Corporation 145   Grand Touring 1600 3
35 51 Harry Blanchard/Skip Callahan/H. Anderson^/Jim Pauley* Lancia Appia Zagato Harry C. Blanchard 144   Grand Touring 1300 3
36 53 Ed Leavens/Harold Kunz/John K.Colgate Jr^/Hugh Sutherland^ Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Hambro Auto Corporation 142   GT1.0 2
37 58 Henri Perrier/William Wood D.B. HBR4 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet 141   Sports 750 3
38 55 Fred Hayes/John Christy/John K.Colgate Jr Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Hambro Auto Corporation 141   GT1.0 3
39 43 Bob Pfaff/Louis Comito/Wynn Kramarsky/Tom O'Brien Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Louis Comito 140   Grand Touring 1300 4
40 52 Peter Baumberger/Walter Rohlfs/Walter Cronkite Lancia Appia Zagato Charles Kreisler 140   Grand Touring 1300 5
41 18 Jim Hall/Hap Sharp/Red Byron^ Maserati 250S Carroll Shelby 138   Sports 2000 3
42 42 Bob Rubin/Bob Grossman/Louis Comito Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Robert Grossman 134   Grand Touring 1300 6
DNF 10 Rod Carveth/Gilbert Geitner/Gaston Andrey* Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa [0666] North American Racing Team 130 Collision Sports 3000  
DNF 21 Charlie Kolb/Fred Moore/Gebe Hobbs Triumph TR3 Standard Triumph Motor Co. 128 Valve Grand Touring 2000  
NC 80 Fred Lieb/Smokey Drolet Turner 950 Sports Turner Sports Cars 128   GT1.0 4
DNF 27 William Entwhistle/Robert Hanna Lotus 15 Climax Autosport Ltd. 126 Electrics Sports 2000  
NC 47 Tom Fleming/Bill Schade/Harry Dager Lotus Eleven Climax Team Lotus 123   Sports 1100 3
NC 30 Ray Pickering/Jack Flaherty/Sherman Decker MG A Hambro Auto Corporation 121   Grand Touring 1600 4
DNF 38 Carl Haas/Frank Campbell/Jay Middleton OSCA S1500 Automobili OSCA 115 Wet ignition Sports 1500  
NC 16 George Reed/Don O'Dell/George Arents/William Sturgis* Ferrari 250 GT LWB [1127] RRR Motors 110   Grand Touring 3500 3
DNF 56 Ricardo Rodriguez/Frank Bott OSCA S950 Automobili OSCA 106   Sports 1100 4
DNF 2 Ivor Bueb/Stirling Moss/(Russ Boss) Lister - Jaguar [BHL 123] Brian Lister Engineering 98 DSQ - illegal refuelling Sports 3000  
NC 20 Robert Samm/John Bentley/Fred Moore Triumph TR3 Standard Triumph Motor Co. 98   Grand Touring 2000 6
DNF 66 Rob Rollason/Sandy McArthur Stanguellini 750 Sport Sandy McArthur 97 Accident Sports 750  
DNF 57 Howard Hanna/Richard Toland D.B. HBR5 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet 82 Engine GT1.0  
DNF 61 Alan I. Markelson/Rees T. Makins/Robert Publicker*/Denise McCluggage*/Augie Pabst*/James Eichenlaub* OSCA Sports 750 Automobili OSCA 82 Electrics Sports 750  
DNF 8 Olivier Gendebien/Phil Hill/Chuck Daigh^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59 [0770] Scuderia Ferrari 77 Differential Sports 3000  
DNF 11 Pedro Rodriguez/Paul O'Shea Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 58 [0728] Mexican National Auto Club 66 Engine Sports 3000  
DNF 46 Jay Chamberlain/Sam Weiss Lotus Elite Climax Team Lotus 65 Engine Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 36 Roberto Miéres/Anton von Döry/Pedro von Döry^ Porsche 718 RSK Count von Dory 34 Camshaft Sports 1500  
DNF 50 M. R. J. Wyllie/Skip Lange/Margaret Wyllie Elva Mk.IV Climax M. R. J. Wyllie 34 Suspension Sports 1100  
DNF 1 Roy Salvadori/Carroll Shelby Aston Martin DBR1 [1] David Brown 32 Gear lever Sports 3000  
DNF 41 Fred van Beuren, Sr./Javier Velasquez^/Mario Mercader^ Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Fred van Beuren 31 Accident Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 39 Jean Lucas/Jean-François Malle Cooper T49 Monaco Climax Los Amigos Racing 20 Oil loss Sports 1500  
DNF 17 Duncan Forlong/Joe Sheppard/David Schiff^ Aston Martin DB4GT Joe Sheppard 11 Piston Grand Touring 3500  
RES 72 Art Bunker Porsche 718 RSK Art Bunker     Sports 1500  
RES 75 Ross Durant, Jr./George Peck Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Ross Durant, Jr.     Grand Touring 1300  
RES 78 Sydney Oakes/Greta Oakes/G. H. Peter Bethel Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Sydney Oakes     Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 5 Edwin P. Lawrence/James Cook/Ralph Durbin Maserati 300S [3083] Rallye Motors   Fatal accident Sports 3000  
DNS 73 Briggs Cunningham/Lake Underwood Porsche 718 RSK Briggs Cunningham     Sports 1500  
DNS 82 John Fulp Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa [0724] John Fulp     Sports 3000  
DNS 19 Lloyd Casner/Jim Hunt Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa [0722] North American Racing Team     Sports 3000  
DNS 23 Lonnie Rix/Ed Rahal/George C. Avent A.C. Ace Bristol A.C. Cars Ltd.     Grand Touring 2000  
DNS T Sherman Decker MG A Hambro Auto Corporation     Grand Touring 1600  
DNS T John K.Colgate Jr Austin-Healey Sprite Hambro Auto Corporation     GT1.0  
DNA 74 John Cuevas/Burdette Martin Porsche 356 Carrera John Cuevas     Grand Touring 1600  
DNA 76 Millard Ripley/William Milliken, Jr./Steve Wilder Lotus Eleven Climax Jay Chamberlain     Sports 1100  
DNA 77 Alan Patterson/Joachim Kammer Elva Mk.IV Climax Alan Patterson     Sports 1100  
DNA 81 William Love/Skip Conklin A.C. Ace Bristol William Love     Grand Touring 2000  
DNA 83 Newton Davis/Charles L. Abry Lancia Appia Zagato Charles L. Abry     Grand Touring 1300  
DNA 71   Arnolt Bolide Bristol S. H. Arnolt     Grand Touring 2000  
Winning Time: 12h02m31.8, 81.181 mph/130.649 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra #9 (Ferrari Testa Rossa 59), 3m21.6, 81.181 mph/130.649 kph

 

^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 04/04/01
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net