1959 World Sportscar Championship season
1959 World Sportscar Championship season | |||
Previous: | 1958 | Next: | 1960 |
The 1959 World Sportscar Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from 21 March 1959 to 5 September 1959, and consisted of 5 races.
Contents
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | 21 March |
2 | Targa Florio | Piccolo Madonie | 24 May |
3 | 1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 7 June |
4 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | 20 June 21 June |
5 | RAC Tourist Trophy | Goodwood Circuit | 5 September |
Season results
Points were awarded to 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 | Results |
Stirling Moss Jack Fairman |
|||
4 | La Sarthe | #5 David Brown | 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