24 uur van Le Mans 1959

27e 24 uur van Le Mans
Datum	20-21 juni 1959
Locatie	Circuit de la Sarthe, Frankrijk
Winnaars
Edities

De 24 uur van Le Mans 1959 was de 27e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 20 en 21 juni 1959 op het Circuit de la Sarthe nabij Le Mans, Frankrijk.

De winnende auto: de Aston Martin DBR1/300 #5.

De race werd gewonnen door de David Brown Racing Dept #5 van Roy Salvadori en Carroll Shelby, die allebei hun enige Le Mans-zege behaalden. De GT3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Equipe Nationale Belge #11 van Jean Blaton en Leon Dernier. De GT2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Rudd Racing #29 van Ted Whiteaway en John Turner. De GT1.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de W.S. Frost #41 van Peter Lumsden en Peter Riley. De GT750-klasse werd gewonnen door de Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet #46 van René Cotton en Louis Cornet.

Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt. Auto's die minder dan 70% van de afstand van de winnaar van hun klasse hadden afgelegd werden niet geklasseerd.

Pos.	Klasse	No.	Team	Coureurs	Chassis	Motor	Ronden
1	S3.0	5	David Brown Racing Dept	Roy Salvadori Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Aston Martin 3.0L S6	323
2	S3.0	6	David Brown Racing Dept	Maurice Trintignant Paul Frère	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Aston Martin 3.0L S6	322
3	GT3.0	11	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jean Blaton Leon Dernier	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	Ferrari 3.0L V12	297
4	GT3.0	18	North American Racing Team	George Arents André Pilette	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	Ferrari 3.0L V12	296
5	GT3.0	16	Fernand Tavano	Fernand Tavano Bob Grossman	Ferrari 250 GT California	Ferrari 3.0L V12	294
6	GT3.0	20	/ Lino Fayen	Lino Fayen Gino Munaron	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	Ferrari 3.0L V12	293
7	GT2.0	29	Rudd Racing	Ted Whiteaway John Turner	AC Ace	Bristol 1971cc S6	273
8	GT1.5	41	W.S. Frost	Peter Lumsden Peter Riley	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4	270
9	GT750	46	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	René Cotton Louis Cornet	DB HBR-5 Spyder	Panhard 745cc F2	258
10	GT1.5	42	Border Reivers	John Whitmore Jim Clark	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4	257
11	GT750	45	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Paul Armagnac Bernard Consten	DB HBR-5 Spyder	Panhard 745cc F2	247
12	GT750	44	Sture Nottorp	Sture Nottorp Gunnar Bengtsson	Saab 93 Sport GT 750	Saab 748cc S3 (tweetaktmotor)	232
NC	S750	55	Automobili Stanguellini	Roger Delageneste Paul Guiraud	Stanguellini 750 Sport	Fiat 741cc S4	220
DNF	S3.0	14	Scuderia Ferrari	Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 TR/59	Ferrari 3.0L V12	263
DNF	GT2.0	25	Standard Triumph Ltd	Richard Stoop Peter Jopp	Triumph TR3S	Triumph 1984cc S4	245
DNF	S1.5	37	Ed Hugus	Ed Hugus Ray Erickson	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche 1498cc F4	240
DNF	S1.5	35	Jean Kerguen	Jean Kerguen Robert La Caze	Porsche 550A	Porsche 1498cc F4	229
DNF	S1.5	36	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Heins	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche 1498cc F4	186
DNF	GT2.0	33	Ted Lund	Ted Lund Colin Escott	MG A Twin Cam	BMC 1588cc S4	185
DNF	S2.0	31	Porsche KG	Wolfgang von Trips Jo Bonnier	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche 1587cc F4	182
DNF	S1.1	49	Roger Masson	Roger Masson Jean Vinatier	DB HBR-5 GTS-Coupé	Panhard 851cc F2	179
DNF	S750	48	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	René Bartholoni François Jaeger	DB HBR-5 Coupé	Panhard 745cc F2	169
DNF	S1.5	34	Porsche KG	Edgar Barth Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche 1498cc F4	168
DNF	S750	53	Team Lotus Engineering	Alan Stacey Keith Greene	Lotus 17 LM	Coventry Climax FWMA 742cc S4	156
DNF	S3.0	8	Ecurie Ecosse	Ron Flockhart John Lawrence	Tojeiro	Jaguar 3.0L S6	137
DNF	S3.0	12	Scuderia Ferrari	Jean Behra Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250 TR/59	Ferrari 3.0L V12	129
DNF	S3.0	1	Brian Lister Engineering	Ivor Bueb Bruce Halford	Lister Sport	Jaguar 3.0L S6	121
DNF	S2.0	30	Team Lotus Engineering	Graham Hill Derek Jolly	Lotus 15 LM	Coventry Climax 1963cc S4	119
DNF	GT2.0	27	Standard Triumph Ltd	Ninian Sanderson Claude Dubois	Triumph TR3S	Triumph 1984cc S4	114
DNF	S3.0	19	Edwin Martin	Edwin Martin Bill Kimberly	Ferrari 250 TR/58	Ferrari 3.0L V12	108
DNF	GT1.5	38	Equipe Los Amigos	Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean-François Malle	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4	105
DNF	S750	52	Automobili OSCA	Jean Laroche André Testut	OSCA 750S	OSCA 742cc S4	88
DNF	S2.0	24	Cooper Car Company	Jim Russell Bruce McLaren	Cooper T49 'Monaco'	Coventry Climax FPF 1964cc S4	79
DNF	S2.0	32	Porsche KG	Hans Herrmann Umberto Maglioli	Porsche 718 RSK	Porsche 1587cc F4	78
DNF	S3.0	4	David Brown Racing Dept.	Stirling Moss Jack Fairman	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Aston Martin 3.0L I6	70
DNF	S3.0	3	Ecurie Ecosse	Innes Ireland Masten Gregory	Jaguar D-Type	Jaguar 3.0L S6	70
DNF	GT750	50	Alejandro de Tomaso	Alejandro de Tomaso Colin Davis	DB HBR-5 Spyder	Panhard 745cc F2	63
DNF	S2.0	23	Scuderia Ferrari	Giorgio Scarlatti Giulio Cabianca	Dino 196 S	Ferrari 1984cc V6	63
DNF	S750	62	Société E.F.A.C.	René-Philippe Faure Georges Guyot	Stanguellini EFAC 750 Sport	Fiat 741cc S4	58
DNF	GT1.1	59	Jacques Faucher	Jacques Faucher Gérard Leffargue	DB HBR-5 Super Rallye	Panhard 851cc F2	53
DNF	S3.0	7	Graham Whitehead	Graham Whitehead Brian Naylor	Aston Martin DBR1/300	Aston Martin 3.0L S6	52
DNF	S3.0	2	Brian Lister Engineering	Walt Hansgen Peter Blond	Lister Sport	Jaguar 3.0L S6	52
DNF	S3.0	10	Equipe Nationale Belge	Lucien Bianchi Alain de Changy	Ferrari 250 TR/58	Ferrari 3.0L V12	47
DNF	S3.0	15	Scuderia Ferrari	Cliff Allison Hermano da Silva Ramos	Ferrari 250 TR/59	Ferrari 3.0L V12	41
DNF	S750	56	Automobili Stanguellini	René-Louis Revillon Joseph Dieu	Stanguellini 750 Sport	Fiat 741cc S4	37
DNF	GT750	43	Sid Hurrell	Sid Hurrell Roy North	Saab 93 Sport GT 750	Saab 748cc S3 (tweetaktmotor)	35
DNF	GT2.0	26	Standard Triumph Ltd	Peter Bolton Mike Rothschild	Triumph TR3S	Triumph 1984cc S4	35
DNF	S750	51	Automobili OSCA	Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez	OSCA 750S	OSCA 749cc S4	32
DNF	GT2.0	60	John Dashwood	John Dashwood William Wilks	Fraser Nash Le Mans Coupé	Bristol 1971cc S6	30
DNF	S750	54	Team Lotus Engineering	Mike Taylor Jonathan Sieff	Lotus 17 LM	Coventry Climax FWMA 742cc S4	23
DNF	GT3.0	21	Écurie Trois Chevrons	Hubert Patthey Renaud Calderari	Aston Martin DB4 GT	Aston Martin 3.0L S6	21
DNF	S3.0	17	North American Racing Team	Rod Carveth Gil Geitner	Ferrari 250 TR/58	Ferrari 3.0L V12	21
DNF	GT750	47	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Gérard Laureau Pierre Chancel	DB HBR-5 Coupé	Panhard 745cc F2	9
DNS	GT1.5	58	Richard Stoop	Douglas Graham Mike McKee	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4	0
DNA	S3.0	9	Equipe Nationale Belge	Lucien Bianchi Mauro Bianchi Jacques Croisier	Lister Sport	Jaguar 3.0L S6	0
DNA	GT2.0	28	Equipe Nationale Belge	André Pilette Armand Blaton	AC Ace	Bristol 1971cc S6	0
DNA	GT1.5	39	Squadra Virgilio Conrero		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Alfa Romeo 1290cc S4	0
DNA	GT1.5	40	Squadra Virgilio Conrero	José Rosinski Claude Bobrowski	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Alfa Romeo 1290cc S4	0
DNA	GT1.5	57	Team Lotus Engineering	Colin Chapman	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4	0