| 1959 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1959 World Sportscar Championship season was the 7th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from March 21, 1959 to September 5, 1959, and consisted of 5 races.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  12 Hours of Sebring
|
Sebring International Raceway | March 21 |
| 2 |  Targa Florio
|
Palermo | May 24 |
| 3 |  1000km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | June 7 |
| 4 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 20 June 21 |
| 5 |  RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Goodwood Circuit | September 5 |
Season results[]
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Sebring | #7 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
Dan Gurney Chuck Daigh Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien
| |||
| 2 | Palermo | #112 Porsche KG
|
Results |
| Edgar Barth Wolfgang Seidel
| |||
| 3 | Nürburgring | #1 David Brown
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Results |
| Stirling Moss Jack Fairman
| |||
| 4 | La Sarthe | #5 David Brown
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Results |
| Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori
| |||
| 5 | Goodwood | #2 David Brown
|
Results |
| Carroll Shelby Jack Fairman Stirling Moss
|
Manufacturers Championship[]
Only the best 3 results out of the 5 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed within brackets.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Martin
|
8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 2† | Ferrari
|
8 | 6 | 4 | (4) | 18 | |
| 3† | Porsche
|
4 | 8 | (3) | 6 | 18 | |
| 4 | Maserati
|
2 | 2 | ||||
| 5= | Alfa Romeo
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| 5= | Lola
|
1 | 1 |
† - Ferrari declared second due to having the same number of wins, one, and second places, one, as Porsche but having two 3rd place finishes to Porsche's one.
References[]
- The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, © 1995
External links[]
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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