1959 1000 km Nürburgring explained

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.

Report

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
1st	1	S3.0	Stirling Moss	Jack Fairman	David Brown	Aston Martin DBR1/300	7hr 33:18.0, 44
2nd	4	S3.0	Phil Hill	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 59	7hr 33:59.0, 44
3rd	3	S3.0	Tony Brooks	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 59	7hr 36:45.0, 44
4th	15	S2.0	Umberto Maglioli	Hans Herrmann	Porsche KG	Porsche 718 RSK	7hr 40:57.0, 44
5th	5	S3.0	Dan Gurney	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 58	43
6th	34	S1.5	Heini Walter	Arthur Heuberger	Heini Walter	Porsche 718 RSK	42
7th	26	S1.5	Wolfgang von Trips	Jo Bonnier	Porsche KG	Porsche 718 RSK	41
8th	10	S3.0	Mário Cabral	Joaquim Felipe Nogieira	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 300S	41
9th	55	GT3.0	”Jean Beurlys”	”Blary”	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	40
10th	67	GT1.6	Hans-Joachim Walter	Paul-Ernst Strähle	Hans-Joachim Walter	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
11th	68	GT1.6	Helmut Busch	Christian Heins	Dr. Helmut Busch	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
12th	72	GT1.6	Siegfried Günther	Helmut Zick	Siegfried Günther	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
13th	25	S2.0	Pedro Rodríguez	Leo Levine	Porsche KG	Porsche 356B Super 9	39
14th	56	GT3.0	”Eldé”	Lucien Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	39
15th	65	GT1.6	Emil Pardee	Peter Talbot	Emil B. Pardee	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
16th	43	S1.1	John Campbell-Jones	John Horride	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus-Climax Eleven	39
17th	24	S2.0	Herbert Linge	Antonio Pucci	Porsche KG	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
18th	77	GT1.6	Sepp Greger	Peter Ruby	Josef Greger	Porsche 356 Carrera	39
DNF	11	S3.0	Rod Carveth	Gilbert Geitner	Rodney Carveth	Ferrari 250 TR 58	39	Accident
19th	61	GT3.0	Peter Monteverdi	Karl Stangl	Peter Monteverdi	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	38
20th	71	GT1.6	Gerhard Koch	Werner Lindermann	Gerhard Koch	Porsche 356 Carrera	38
21st	78	GT1.6	Paul Frère	Nadège Ferrier	Mme. Nadège Ferrier	Porsche 356 Carrera	38
22nd	76	GT1.6	Frank Kalkuhl	Egon Evertz	Frank E. Kalkuhl	Porsche 356 Carrera	38
23rd	85	GT1.3	Peter Lumsden	Peter Riley	R.W. Fitzwilliam	Lotus Elite	38
24th	74	GT1.6	Hans Hartzheim	Heinz Hartzheim	Hans Hartzheim	Porsche 356A Carrera	38
25th	92	GT1.3	Ewald Bandmann	Lothar Bender	Ewald Bandmann	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	37
26th	93	GT1.3	Ron J. Vogt	David Rauch	Ron J. Vogt	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	37
27th	94	GT1.3	Rudolf Wilhelm Moser	Heinz Friederichs	Heinz Friederichs	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	37
28th	81	GT1.3	Wilfried Junge	Günther Schramm	Auto-Wax	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	37
29th	29	S1.5	David Piper	Keith Grenne	David Piper	Lotus-Climax 15	36
30th	87	GT1.3	Jacques Charlot	Gustave Gosselin	Jacques Charlot	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	36
31st	48	S750	Gérard Laureau	Paul Armagnac	Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B.-Panhard HBR4	36
32nd	89	GT1.3	André Pilette	André Liekens	Ecurie Francorchamps	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	36
33rd	91	GT1.3	Georges Hacquin	Pierre Henriquet	Georges Hacquin	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	35
34th	96	GT1.3	Warren B. King	William Linder	Warren B. King	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	35
35th	75	GT1.6	Bruno Runte	Günther Selbach	Bruno Runte	Porsche 356 Carrera	35
36th	73	GT1.6	Hellmuth Gerhards	Harald Gerhards	Hellmuth Gerhards	Porsche 356A	35
37th	41	S1.1	Jacques Lefebvre	Walter Monaco	Jacques Lefebvre	Lotus-Climax Eleven	35
DNF	27	S1.5	Wolfgang Seidel	Carroll Shelby	Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 718 RSK	33
38th	50	S750	René Philippe Faure	Duvillier	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini Efac SP6501	33
39th	51	S750	Georges Guyot	Roger Gourdin	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini Efac SP6501	31
40th	49	S750	René Bartholoni	Roger Masson	Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B.-Panhard HBR4	31
NC	88	GT1.3	Georges Berger	Pascal Demol	Georges Berger	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce		not classified
NC	63	GT3.0	Frank L. Ballard	Herbert L. Russell	Frank L. Ballard	Triumph TR3		not classified
DNF	14	S2.0	Edgar Barth	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche KG	Porsche 718 RSK	23	Engine
DNF	9	S3.0	Mike Taylor	Peter Blond	Brian Lister Engineering	Listen Costin-Jaguar	16	Accident
DISQ	46	S1.1	Peter Ashdown	Eric Broadley	Lola Equipe	Lola-Climax Mk.1	15	Loose body
DNF	2	S3.0	Graham Whitehead	Brian Naylor	Graham Whitehead	Aston Martin DBR1/300	14	Gear lever
DNF	80	GT1.3	Herbert Schultze	Eberhard Mahle	Auto-Wax	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	14	Brakes
DNF	6	S3.0	Ron Flockhart	Jock Lawrence	Ecurie Ecosse	Tojeiro-Jaguar	13	Suspension
DNF	16	S2.0	Giulio Cabianca	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Engeino Castellotti	Dino 196 S	9	Engine
DNF	83	GT1.3	Edgar Berney	Karl Foitek	Edgar Berney	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	9	Head gasket
DNF	19	S2.0	Christopher Martyn	Douglas Graham	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	MG A Twin Cam	9
DNF	21	S2.0	Tim Parnell	David Buxton	Reg Parnell	Lotus-Climax 15	8	Broken chassis
DNF	42	S1.1	Fausto Meyrat	Stefan Brugger	Stefan Brugger	Auto Union RS1080	8	Fatal accident (Meyrat)
DNF	20	S2.0	Robin Carnegie	Bill de Selincourt	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	MG A Twin Cam	8	Head gasket
DNF	7	S3.0	Masten Gregory		Ecurie Ecosse	Lister-Jaguar Monza	5	Suspension
DNF	90	GT1.3	Paul Deetens		Paul Deetens	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	2
DNF	62	GT3.0	Rudi Goldener	Helmut Koegel	Rudi Goldener	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL	2
DNF	44	S1.1	Bob Hicks	Christopher Power	R.J.W. Atley	Lotus-Climax Eleven	1	Accident
DNF	30	S1.5	Colin Davis	Alejandro de Tomaso	Alejandro de Tomaso	Osca FS 1500	1	Accident
DNF	66	GT1.6	Paul Fletcher	John Dashwood	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	MG A Twin Cam	1	Halfshaft
DNF	86	GT1.3	Jan Johnson	Erik Siegfasth	Jan Johnson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina	1
DNF	52	S750	Fernard Leroy	Andre Bauder	Stanguellini France	Stanguellini Efac SP6501	1
DNF	33	S1.5	Christian Goethals	Jean Romain	Christian Goethals	Porsche 550 RS	0	Engine
DNF	23	S2.0	James Cockrell	Harald von Saucken	James K. Cockrell	AC Ace	0	Accident
DNF	69	GT1.6	Horst Müllges	Hans-August Stausberg	Horst Müllges	Porsche 356A Super 75	0
DNF	31	S1.5	Alejandro de Tomaso	Denise McCluggage	Alejandro de Tomaso	Osca FS 1500	0	Gearbox
DNS	8	S3.0	Lucien Bianchi	Alain de Changy	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 TR 58
DNS	32	S1.5	Carel Godin de Beaufort		Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718 RSK
DNS	40	S1.1	Paolo Martoglio	Giorgio Cecchini	Stanguellini	Stanguellini HP13
DNS	57	GT3.0	Willy Mairesse		Willy Mairesse	Ferrari 250 GT
DNS	70	GT1.6	Emile-Claude Clemens	Paul Nokin	Emile-Claude Clemens	Porsche 356A Carrera
DNS	82	GT1.3	Bertil Roos	Rob Slotemaker	Hochet	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
DNS	84	GT1.3	Francisco José Marques Pinto	Joaquim Correira de Oliveira	Francisco José Marques Pinto	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
DNS	95	GT1.3	Kurt Ahrens	Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Kurt Ahrens, Sr.	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato
DNS	18T	S2.0	Odoardo Govoni Stirling Moss	Adolfo Tedeschi	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

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Standings after the race

Pos	Championship	Points
1	Porsche	15
2	Ferrari	14
3	Aston Martin	8
4	Maserati	2
5	Alfa Romeo	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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Entry List - Racing Sports Cars.
2. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1958 - Entry List - Racing Sports Cars.
3. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars.
4. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Racing Sports Cars.
5. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars.
6. Web site: 1978 Aston Martin Lagonda Series II | Aston Martin. 19 April 2016.
7. Web site: Reference at cc100.astonmartin.com. 2016-02-15. 2016-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225224044/http://cc100.astonmartin.com/dbr1. dead.
8. Web site: Reference at www.teamdan.com. 2016-02-15. 2017-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html. dead.
9. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars.
10. Web site: Reference at www.teamdan.com. 2016-02-15. 2017-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html. dead.
11. Web site: Reference at www.teamdan.com. 2016-02-15. 2017-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213142639/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1959/59nurb.html. dead.
12. Web site: Reference at www.racingsportscars.com. Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html
13. Web site: Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1959 - Racing Sports Cars.