1959 24 Hours of Le Mans - Official Results

Official Results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 S
3.0
5 David Brown Racing Dept. Carroll Shelby
Roy Salvadori
Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 323
2 S
3.0
6 David Brown Racing Dept. Maurice Trintignant
Paul Frère
Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 322
3 GT
3.0
11 Equipe Nationale Belge Jean Blaton
Leon Dernier
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Coupe Ferrari 3.0L V12 297
4 GT
3.0
18 North American Racing Team (NART) André Pilette
George Arents
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Ferrari 3.0L V12 296
5 GT
3.0
16 Fernand Tavano
North American Racing Team (NART)
Fernand Tavano
Bob Grossman
Ferrari 250 GT California Ferrari 3.0L V12 294
6 GT
3.0
20 Lino Fayen Lino Fayen
Gino Munaron
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Ferrari 3.0L V12 293
7 GT
2.0
29 Rudd Racing Ltd. Ted Whiteaway
John Turner
AC Ace Bristol 2.0L I6 273
8 GT
1.5
41 William S. Frost Peter Lumsden
Peter Riley
Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 270
9 GT
750
46 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet René Cotton
Louis Cornet
DB HBR4 Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 258
10 GT
1.5
42 Border Reivers Sir John Whitmore
Jim Clark
Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 257
11 GT
750
45 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet Bernard Consten
Paul Armagnac
DB HBR4 Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 247
12 GT
750
44 Sture Nottorp Sture Nottorp
Gunnar Bengtsson
Saab 93 Sport Saab 0.7L I3 (2-Stroke) 232

Read more about this topic:  1959 24 Hours Of Le Mans

Famous quotes containing the words official and/or results:

    I was perfectly certain that I had nothing to offer of an individual nature and that my only chance of doing my duty as the wife of a public official was to do exactly as the majority of women were doing ...
    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)

    The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and proceeds more from its secret, insensible influence, than from its immediate application.
    David Hume (1711–1776)