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1959 Dutch Grand Prix

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1959 Dutch Grand Prix
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Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date 31 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 United Kingdom 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 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.

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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 1:36.0
2 8 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:36.0 +0.0
3 11 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:36.2 +0.2
4 1 France Jean Behra Ferrari 1:36.6 +0.6
5 14 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 1:36.7 +0.7
6 6 United States Harry Schell BRM 1:37.3 +1.3
7 9 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:37.6 +1.6
8 2 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ferrari 1:37.9 +1.9
9 12 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:38.3 +2.3
10 5 United States Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 1:38.5 +2.5
11 10 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:38.7 +2.7
12 3 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 1:39.2 +3.2
13 4 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:39.7 +3.7
14 15 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:44.5 +8.5
15 16 United Kingdom Cliff Allison Ferrari
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 75 2:05:26.8 1 8
2 8 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 + 14.2 2 6
3 9 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 75 + 1:23.0 7 4
4 12 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 74 + 1 Lap 9 3
5 1 France Jean Behra Ferrari 74 + 1 Lap 4 2
6 3 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 73 + 2 Laps 12  
7 14 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 73 + 2 Laps 5  
8 10 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 73 + 2 Laps 11  
9 16 United Kingdom Cliff Allison Ferrari 71 + 4 Laps 15  
10 15 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 68 + 7 Laps 14  
Ret 11 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 62 Gearbox 3 11
Ret 6 United States Harry Schell BRM 46 Gearbox 6  
Ret 2 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ferrari 42 Oil Leak 8  
Ret 5 United States Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 25 Engine 10  
Ret 4 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 3 Engine 13  
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver and future Grand Prix winner Innes Ireland.
  • This was Jo Bonnier's first and only pole position, Grand Prix win and podium. It was also the first pole position, Grand Prix win and podium for a Swedish driver. Lastly, this also marked the first pole position and Grand Prix win for BRM as a manufacturer and engine supplier.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British manufacturer and engine supplier Aston Martin.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  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. ^ a b "Netherlands 1959 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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