1959 Tourist Trophy


5 September 1959 - Goodwood (GB): Round 5, World Sports Car Championship
224 laps of a 2.400 mile/3.862 km circuit - 537.600 miles/865.182 kms
Weather: warm, dry



 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 2 Carroll Shelby/Jack Fairman/Stirling Moss/Roy Salvadori^ Aston Martin DBR1 [2] David Brown 224   7 1:33,800 Sports 3000 1
2 22 Wolfgang von Trips/Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 RSK Dr. Porsche 223   10 1:35,000 Sports 2000 1
3 10 Olivier Gendebien/Phil Hill/Cliff Allison/Tony Brooks/Giulio Cabianca^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59 [0766] Scuderia Ferrari 223   5 1:33,200 Sports 3000 2
4 3 Maurice Trintignant/Paul Frére Aston Martin DBR1 [4] David Brown 221   12 1:35,200 Sports 3000 3
5 9 Tony Brooks/Dan Gurney/Olivier Gendebien^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59 [0770] Scuderia Ferrari 220   2 1:32,000 Sports 3000 4
6 33 Peter Ashdown/Alan Ross Lola Mk.1 Climax [BY 1] Lola Cars 210   16 1:36,800 Sports 1100 1
7 7 Ron Flockhart/John Bekaert Jaguar D-type [XKD 603] Ecurie Ecosse 209   22 1:37,800 Sports 3000 5
8 34 N. Robert Hicks/Richard N. Prior/Peter D.Gammon* Lola Mk.1 Climax Lola Cars 208   24 1:40,000 Sports 1100 2
9 36 Mike McKee/J. Cedric Brierley Elva Mk.V Climax Elva Racing Team 206   28 1:41,600 Sports 1100 3
10 35 Bernard Cox/Colin Escott Lola Mk.1 Climax [BY 4] Lola Cars 202   23 1:38,200 Sports 1100 4
11 31 Keith Greene/Tony Marsh Lotus 17 Climax Team Lotus 199   25 1:40,200 Sports 1100 5
12 23 Edgar Barth/Umberto Maglioli Porsche 718 RSK Dr. Porsche 197   3 1:33,000 Sports 2000 2
13 38 John Brown/Chris Steele/Dennis Taylor* Elva Mk.IV Climax Elva Racing Team 171   30 1:42,200 Sports 1100 6
14 39 John Campbell-Jones/John Horridge Lotus Eleven Climax John Campbell-Jones 154   29 1:41,800 Sports 1100 7
DNF 6 Jim Clark/Masten Gregory Tojeiro - Jaguar Ecurie Ecosse   Accident 14 1:35,600 Sports 3000  
DNF 5 John Dalton/David Shale/Edward G.Greenall* Aston Martin DB3S [10] John Dalton   Gearbox 27 1:41,000 Sports 3000  
DNF 29 Graham Hill/Alan Stacey Lotus 15 Climax Team Lotus   Accident 4 1:33,000 Sports 2000  
DNF 24 Hans Herrmann/Chris Bristow Porsche 718 RSK Dr. Porsche   Accident 18 1:39,600 Sports 2000  
DNF 8 Peter Blond/Jonathan Sieff Lister - Jaguar Taylor & Crawley   Oil leak 21 1:37,400 Sports 3000  
DNF 40 Peter Arundell/Jack Westcott Lotus Eleven Climax Cranham Service Station   Accident 19 1:37,000 Sports 1100  
DNF 4 Graham Whitehead/Henry Taylor Aston Martin DBR1 [5] A. G. Whitehead   Withdrawn 13 1:35,400 Sports 3000  
DNF 1 Stirling Moss/Roy Salvadori/Jack Fairman^ Aston Martin DBR1 [3] David Brown   Pit fire 1 1:31,400 Sports 3000  
DNF 21 Giorgio Scarlatti/Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari Dino 196S [0740] Scuderia Ferrari   Rear suspension 15 1:36,400 Sports 2000  
DNF 27 Tom Dickson/Jim Mackay^/Ninian Sanderson^ Lotus 15 Climax Dickson Motors   Gearbox 17 1:37,000 Sports 2000  
DNF 28 David Piper/Bruce Halford^ Lotus 15 Climax Dorchester Service Station   Accident 9 1:34,800 Sports 2000  
DNF 25 Jack Brabham/Bruce McLaren^ Cooper T49 Monaco Climax John Coombs   Steering arm 8 1:33,800 Sports 2000  
DNF 32 Innes Ireland/Jay Chamberlain^ Lotus 17 Climax Team Lotus   Axle 20 1:37,400 Sports 1100  
DNF 37 Chris Threlfall/Tom J. Threlfall^/J.Cedric Brierley* Elva Mk.V Climax Elva Racing Team   Camshaft 26 1:40,400 Sports 1100  
DNF 26 Mike Taylor/Christopher Martyn^ Lotus 15 Climax Taylor & Crawley   Head gasket 11 1:35,000 Sports 2000  
DNF 11 Phil Hill/Cliff Allison^/Giulio Cabianca* Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59 [0774] Scuderia Ferrari   Rocker 6 1:33,400 Sports 3000  
DNS T Paul Frére/Jack Fairman/Roy Salvadori/Stirling Moss Aston Martin DBR1 [1] David Brown       1:31,100 Sports 3000  
Winning Time: 6h00m46.8, 89.406 mph/143.885 kph
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss #1 (Aston Martin DBR1) 1:31.2, 94.737 mph/152.464 kph

 

* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ 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



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