1959 1000 km Nürburgring
The ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen took place on 7 June, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the third round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship.
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Report
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Entry
A massive total of 77 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 68 arrived for practice and started the long distance race on the 14.174 mile German circuit. David Brown who had won the event in 1957 and again in 1958 sent along just one Aston Martin DBR1 over from England for Stirling Moss/Jack Fairman. As for championship leaders, Porsche, this was their home event and they arrived with two different cars; 356A and 718 RSK for their squad of drivers led by Wolfgang von Trips and Jo Bonnier.[1]
Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had three works 250 TR 59s in the Eifel mountains, Tony Brooks/Jean Behra, Phil Hill/Olivier Gendebien and Dan Gurney/Cliff Allison. They were joined by a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Porsche 356A Carreras Oscas and other mainline sportscars.[2]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,710 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Ferrari 250 TR of Behra took pole position, averaging a speed of 88.33 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit.[3]
Race
With each lap over 14 miles in length, the race covered a total of 44 laps, or 1,000 miles, the Nordschleife was a fearsome thing to behold. A crowd of approximately 200,000 in attendance came to witness the race, despite a day of intermittent rain.[4]
As for the race, victory went to the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Moss and Fairman, gaining the marque their first points of the season, to win for the third time in a row. The victory was one of Moss's greatest drives, driving 41 of the 44 laps and having to make up for time lost while Fairman drove. The winning partnership, won in a time of 7hr 33:18.0 mins, averaging a speed of 89.204 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Hill/Gendebein was 41secs., who were followed home by their team-mates Brooks/Behra who were 3min 27s adrift of the Aston. The first of the Porsches came home in fourth, with Umberto Maglioli/Hans Herrmann winning their class. Moss's pace was so quick that his fastest lap of the race, was faster than Behra's pole lap by over five seconds. The race continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km.[5][6][7][8]
Official Classification
Class Winners are in Bold text.
Pos | No | Class | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out | |
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1st | 1 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | David Brown | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 7hr 33:18.0, 44 | |
2nd | 4 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 59 | 7hr 33:59.0, 44 | |
3rd | 3 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 59 | 7hr 36:45.0, 44 | |
4th | 15 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RSK | 7hr 40:57.0, 44 | |
5th | 5 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 43 | |
6th | 34 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | Heini Walter | Porsche 718 RSK | 42 | |
7th | 26 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RSK | 41 | |
8th | 10 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 300S | 41 | |
9th | 55 | GT3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 40 | |
10th | 67 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Hans-Joachim Walter | Porsche 356A Carrera | 39 | |
11th | 68 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Dr. Helmut Busch | Porsche 356A Carrera | 39 | |
12th | 72 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Siegfried Günther | Porsche 356A Carrera | 39 | |
13th | 25 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche KG | Porsche 356B Super 9 | 39 | |
14th | 56 | GT3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 39 | |
15th | 65 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Emil B. Pardee | Porsche 356A Carrera | 39 | |
16th | 43 | S1.1 | ![]() | ![]() | John Campbell-Jones | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 39 | |
17th | 24 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche KG | Porsche 356A Carrera | 39 | |
18th | 77 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Josef Greger | Porsche 356 Carrera | 39 | |
DNF | 11 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Rodney Carveth | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 39 | Accident |
19th | 61 | GT3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Peter Monteverdi | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 38 | |
20th | 71 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Gerhard Koch | Porsche 356 Carrera | 38 | |
21st | 78 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Mme. Nadège Ferrier | Porsche 356 Carrera | 38 | |
22nd | 76 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Frank E. Kalkuhl | Porsche 356 Carrera | 38 | |
23rd | 85 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | R.W. Fitzwilliam | Lotus Elite | 38 | |
24th | 74 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Hans Hartzheim | Porsche 356A Carrera | 38 | |
25th | 92 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Ewald Bandmann | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 37 | |
26th | 93 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Ron J. Vogt | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 37 | |
27th | 94 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Heinz Friederichs | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 37 | |
28th | 81 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Auto-Wax | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 37 | |
29th | 29 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | David Piper | Lotus-Climax 15 | 36 | |
30th | 87 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Jacques Charlot | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 36 | |
31st | 48 | S750 | ![]() | ![]() | Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet | D.B.-Panhard HBR4 | 36 | |
32nd | 89 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Ecurie Francorchamps | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 36 | |
33rd | 91 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Georges Hacquin | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 35 | |
34th | 96 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Warren B. King | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 35 | |
35th | 75 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Bruno Runte | Porsche 356 Carrera | 35 | |
36th | 73 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Hellmuth Gerhards | Porsche 356A | 35 | |
37th | 41 | S1.1 | ![]() | ![]() | Jacques Lefebvre | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 35 | |
DNF | 27 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | Wolfgang Seidel | Porsche 718 RSK | 33 | |
38th | 50 | S750 | ![]() | ![]() | Stanguellini France | Stanguellini Efac SP6501 | 33 | |
39th | 51 | S750 | ![]() | ![]() | Stanguellini France | Stanguellini Efac SP6501 | 31 | |
40th | 49 | S750 | ![]() | ![]() | Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet | D.B.-Panhard HBR4 | 31 | |
NC | 88 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Georges Berger | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | not classified | |
NC | 63 | GT3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Frank L. Ballard | Triumph TR3 | not classified | |
DNF | 14 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RSK | 23 | Engine |
DNF | 9 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Brian Lister Engineering | Listen Costin-Jaguar | 16 | Accident |
DISQ | 46 | S1.1 | ![]() | ![]() | Lola Equipe | Lola-Climax Mk.1 | 15 | Loose body |
DNF | 2 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Graham Whitehead | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 14 | Gear lever |
DNF | 80 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Auto-Wax | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 14 | Brakes |
DNF | 6 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Ecurie Ecosse | Tojeiro-Jaguar | 13 | Suspension |
DNF | 16 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Scuderia Engeino Castellotti | Dino 196 S | 9 | Engine |
DNF | 83 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Edgar Berney | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 9 | Head gasket |
DNF | 19 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A Twin Cam | 9 | |
DNF | 21 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Reg Parnell | Lotus-Climax 15 | 8 | Broken chassis |
DNF | 42 | S1.1 | ![]() | ![]() | Stefan Brugger | Auto Union RS1080 | 8 | Fatal accident (Meyrat) |
DNF | 20 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A Twin Cam | 8 | Head gasket |
DNF | 7 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Ecurie Ecosse | Lister-Jaguar Monza | 5 | Suspension |
DNF | 90 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Paul Deetens | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | 2 | |
DNF | 62 | GT3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Rudi Goldener | Mercedes-Benz 190 SL | 2 | |
DNF | 44 | S1.1 | ![]() | ![]() | R.J.W. Atley | Lotus-Climax Eleven | 1 | Accident |
DNF | 30 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | Alejandro de Tomaso | Osca FS 1500 | 1 | Accident |
DNF | 66 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Fitzwilliam Racing Team | MG A Twin Cam | 1 | Halfshaft |
DNF | 86 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Jan Johnson | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina | 1 | |
DNF | 52 | S750 | ![]() | ![]() | Stanguellini France | Stanguellini Efac SP6501 | 1 | |
DNF | 33 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | Christian Goethals | Porsche 550 RS | 0 | Engine |
DNF | 23 | S2.0 | ![]() | ![]() | James K. Cockrell | AC Ace | 0 | Accident |
DNF | 69 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Horst Müllges | Porsche 356A Super 75 | 0 | |
DNF | 31 | S1.5 | ![]() | ![]() | Alejandro de Tomaso | Osca FS 1500 | 0 | Gearbox |
DNS | 8 | S3.0 | ![]() | ![]() | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | ||
DNS | 32 | S1.5 | ![]() | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche 718 RSK | |||
DNS | 40 | S1.1 | ![]() | ![]() | Stanguellini | Stanguellini HP13 | ||
DNS | 57 | GT3.0 | ![]() | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari 250 GT | |||
DNS | 70 | GT1.6 | ![]() | ![]() | Emile-Claude Clemens | Porsche 356A Carrera | ||
DNS | 82 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Hochet | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce | ||
DNS | 84 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Francisco José Marques Pinto | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider | ||
DNS | 95 | GT1.3 | ![]() | ![]() | Kurt Ahrens, Sr. | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | ||
DNS | 18T | S2.0 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | San Giorgio | Maserati Tipo 60 | practiced only |
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- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:32.0secs (89.204 mph) [11][12]
Class Winners
Class | Winners | ||
---|---|---|---|
Sports 3000 | 1 | Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Moss / Fairman |
Sports 2000 | 15 | Porsche 718 RSK | Maglioli / Herrmann |
Sports 1500 | 34 | Porsche 718 RSK | Walter / Heuberger |
Sports 1100 | 43 | Lotus-Climax Eleven | Campbell-Jones / Horridge |
Sports 750 | 48 | D.B-Panhard HBR4 | Laureau / Armagnac |
Grand Touring 3000 | 55 | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta | “Beurlys” / “Blary” |
Grand Touring 1600 | 67 | Porsche 356A Carrera | Walter / Strähle |
Grand Touring 1300 | 85 | Lotus Elite | Lumsden / Riley |
[13]
Standings after the race
Pos | Championship | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.
Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 3 results out of the 5 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.
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