1959 1000 km Nürburgring
# 1959 1000 km Nürburgring

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.

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.

### 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.

### 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.

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.

## Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.

| Pos | No | Class | Driver | 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 | Innes Ireland | Ecurie Ecosse | Lister-Jaguar Monza | 5 | Suspension |
| DNF | 90 | GT1.3 | Paul Deetens | Annie Speers | 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 |

* Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:32.0secs (89.204 mph)

### 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 |

## 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.
