1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1959

Aston Martin won the 1000 km race for the third time in a row with the DBR1 / 300

Tojeiro with 3-liter Jaguar engine; Ron Flockhart and John Lawrence retired with a Tojeiro after 14 laps due to a brake failure

The fifth 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , also known as the ADAC 1000 km race, Nürburgring , took place on June 7, 1959 on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring and was the third round of the sports car world championship of that year.

Before the race

For the first time in the history of the 1000 km race, the racing team of the German sports car manufacturer Porsche came to the Nordschleife as the leader in the sports car world championship. After Wolfgang von Trips and Joakim Bonnier finished third in the first race of the season, the Sebring 12-hour race , the team led by Fritz Huschke von Hanstein had their first victory at the Targa Florio with Edgar Barth and Wolfgang Seidel celebrated for Porsche in the world championship.

In the championship, Porsche held 12 points and was four points ahead of second-placed Scuderia Ferrari . For the racing team Ferrari had Dan Gurney and Chuck Daigh the race at the Sebring International Raceway won.

The race

The year before , Aston Martin came to the Nordschleife with only one world championship point and then scored their first win of the season thanks to the success of Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham . In 1959, David Brown's team had not scored any points at all before the endurance race in the Eifel .

In 1959, Jack Fairman was Moss' partner. Fairman drove a race at the Nürburgring for the second time and his lap times did not come close to Moss'; sometimes he was up to 25 seconds slower than his teammate on one lap. Moss therefore sat in the cockpit for the longest possible time on race day. He drove the DBR1 / 300 for 37 of the 44 laps to be driven . When Moss handed the car over to Fairman for the first time, he had a comfortable lead over the factory Ferrari 250TR59 run by Phil Hill / Olivier Gendebien and Tony Brooks / Jean Behra . But Fairman got off the track in the Brünnchen section and got stuck with the rear axle in a ditch. The victory seemed lost, because the Ferrari passed. Fairman, however, knew what to do. He broke a lath out of a fence and used it to lift the 800 kg car back onto the road. Exhausted, he made it back to the boxes and Moss took over from him. Moss took the lead again and at the end of the race he and Fairman had a lead of 41 seconds on the Ferrari of Hill and Gendebien.

Umberto Maglioli and Hans Herrmann won the class for sports cars up to 2 liters for Porsche. Success in the 1.5-liter sports car class also went to a Porsche 718 RSK . The Swiss duo Heini Walter / Arthur Heuberger won ahead of the works Porsche owned by Wolfgang von Trips and Joakim Bonnier.

Fatal accident

On the eighth lap there was an incident that ended with the death of the Swiss racing driver Fausto Meyrat . On this lap, the leader Stirling Moss ran into Meyrat's Auto Union RS1080 in the Kesselchen section and wanted to overtake the slow vehicle. The Swiss driver drove in the middle of the road and, due to poor visibility, overlooked the blue flags that indicated that a faster vehicle was about to overtake. With two wheels in the grass, Moss overtook Meyrat on the right. Meyrat lost control of the Auto-Union. The vehicle came off the road and overturned several times. Meyrat was seriously injured and taken to the Adenau hospital, where he died two days later. After the race, the allegation surfaced that Moss had hit the Meyrats car while overtaking and thereby triggered the accident. There was never any confirmation of this claim. Nevertheless, Meyrat's widow sought a case of manslaughter against Moss, which, however, was not brought by the German authorities.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	1	David Brown	Stirling Moss Jack Fairman	Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	44
2	S 3.0	4th	Scuderia Ferrari	Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari 250TR59 Fantuzzi Spyder	44
3	S 3.0	3	Scuderia Ferrari	Tony Brooks Jean Behra	Ferrari 250TR59	44
4th	S 2.0	15th	Porsche KG	Umberto Maglioli Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718 RSK	44
5	S 3.0	5	Scuderia Ferrari	Dan Gurney Cliff Allison	Ferrari 250TR59	43
6th	S 1.5	34	Heini Walter	Heini Walter Arthur Heuberger	Porsche 718 RSK	42
7th	S 1.5	26th	Porsche KG	Wolfgang von Trips Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 718 RSK	41
8th	S 3.0	10	Scuderia Centro Sud	Mário de Araújo Cabral Joaquim Felipe Nogueira	Maserati 300S	40
9	GT 3.0	55	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jean Blaton Armand Blaton	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta	40
10	GT 1.6	67	Hans-Joachim Walter	Hans-Joachim Walter Paul-Ernst Straehle	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
11	GT 1.6	67	Helmut Busch	Helmut Busch Christian Heins	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
12	GT 1.6	72	Siegfried Günther	Siegfried Günther Helmut Zick	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
13	2.0	25th	Porsche KG	Pedro Rodríguez Leo Levine	Porsche 356B Super 90 special	39
14th	GT 3.0	56	Equipe Nationale Belge	Léon Dernier Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta	39
15th	GT 1.6	65	Emil Pardee	Emil Pardee Peter Talbot	Porsche 356A Carrera	39
16	S 1.1	43	John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones John Horridge	Lotus Eleven	39
17th	S 2.0	24	Porsche KG	Herbert Linge Antonio Pucci	Porsche 356A Carrera Speziale	39
18th	GT 1.6	77	Joseph Greger	Joseph Greger Peter Ruby	Porsche 356 Carrera	39
19th	GT 3.0	61	Peter Monteverdi	Peter Monteverdi Karl Stangl	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	38
20th	GT 1.6	71	Gerhard Koch	Gerhard Koch Werner Lindermann	Porsche 356 Carrera	38
21st	GT 1.6	78	Nadege Ferrier	Paul Brother Nadege Ferrier	Porsche 356 Carrera	38
22nd	GT 1.6	76	Frank Kalkuhl	Frank Kalkuhl Egon Evertz	Porsche 356 Carrera	38
23	GT 1.3	85	RW Fitzwilliam	Peter Lumsden Peter Riley	Lotus Elite	38
24	GT 1.6	74	Hans Hartzheim	Hans Hartzheim Heinz Hartzheim	Porsche 356A Carrera	38
25th	GT 1.3	92	Ewald Bandmann	Ewald Bandmann Lothar Bender	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	37
26th	GT 1.3	93	Ron Vogt	Ron Vogt William Rauch	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	37
27	GT 1.3	94	Heinz Friederichs	Rudolf-Wilhelm Moser Heinz Friederichs	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	37
28	GT 1.3	81	Auto wax	Wilfried Junge Günther Schramm	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	37
29	S 1.5	29	David Piper	David Piper Keith Greene	Lotus 15	36
30th	GT 1.3	87	Jaques Charlot	Jaques Charlot Gustave Gosselin	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	36
31	S 750	48	Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet	Gérard Laureau Paul Armagnac	DB HBR4	36
32	GT 1.3	89	Ecurie Francorchamps	André Pilette André Liekens	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	36
33	GT 1.3	91	Georges Hacquin	Georges Hacquin Pierre Henriquet	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	35
34	GT 1.3	96	Warren King	Warren King William Linder	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	35
35	GT 1.6	75	Bruno Runte	Bruno Runte Günther Selbach	Porsche 356 Carrera	35
36	GT 1.6	73	Hellmuth Gerhards	Hellmuth Gerhards Harald Gerhards	Porsche 356A	35
37	S 1.1	41	Jacques Lefebvre	Jacques Lefebvre Walter Monaco	Lotus Eleven	35
38	S 750	50	Stanguellini France	René-Philippe Faure Duvillier	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	33
39	S 750	51	Stanguellini France	Georges Guyot Roger Gourdin	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	33
40	S 750	49	Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet	René Bartholoni Roger Masson	DB HBR4	31
Not classified
41	GT 3.0	63	Frank Ballard	Frank Ballard Herbert Russell	Triumph TR3
42	GT 1.3	88	Georges Berger	Georges Berger Pascal Demol	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
Disqualified
43	S 1.1	46	Lola Equipe	Peter Ashdown Eric Broadley	Lola MK1	15th
Failed
44	S 3.0	11	Rod Carveth	Rod Carveth Gilbert Geitner	Ferrari 250TR58	38
45	S 1.5	27	Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel Carroll Shelby	Porsche 718 RSK	33
46	S 2.0	14th	Porsche KG	Edgar Barth Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 718 RSK	23
47	S 3.0	9	Brian Lister Engineering	Michael Taylor Peter Blond	Lister Costin	16
48	S 3.0	2	Graham Whitehead	Graham Whitehead Brian Naylor	Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	14th
49	GT 1.3	80	Auto wax	Herbert Schulze Eberhard Mahle	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	14th
50	S 3.0	6th	Ecurie Ecosse	Ron Flockhart John Lawrence	Tojeiro	13
51	S 2.0	16	Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti	Giulio Cabianca Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari Dino 196S	9
52	S 2.0	19th	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	Christopher Martyn Douglas Graham	MGA twin cam	9
53	GT 1.3	83	Edgar Berney	Edgar Berney Karl Foitek	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	9
54	S 2.0	20th	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	Robin Carnegie Bill de Selincourt	MGA twin cam	8th
55	S 2.0	21st	Reg Parnell	Tim Parnell David Buxton	Lotus 15	8th
56	S 1.1	42	Stefan Brugger	Fausto Meyrat Stefan Brugger	Auto Union RS1080	8th
57	S 3.0	7th	Ecurie Ecosse	Masts Gregory Innes Ireland	Lister Monza	5
58	GT 3.0	62	Rudi Goldener	Rudi Goldener Helmut Koegel	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL	2
59	GT 1.3	90	Paul Deetens	Paul Deetens Annie Speers	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	2
60	S 1.5	30th	Alejandro de Tomaso	Colin Davis Alejandro de Tomaso	Osca FS1500	1
61	S 1.1	44	RJW Atley	Bob Hicks Christ Power	Lotus Eleven	1
62	S 750	52	Stanguellini France	Fernard Leroy Andre Bauder	Stanguellini Efac SP5601	1
63	GT 1.6	66	Fitzwilliam Racing Team	Paul Fletcher John Dashwood	MGA twin cam	1
64	GT 1.3	86	Jan Johnson	Jan Johnson Erik Siegfasth	Alfa Romeo Berlina	1
65	S 2.0	23	James Cockrell	James Cockrell Harald von Saucken	AC Ace	1
66	S 1.5	31	Alejandro de Tomaso	Isabelle Haskell Denise McCluggage	Osca S1500	1
67	S 1.5	33	Christian Goethals	Christian Goethals Jean Romain	Porsche 550A Spyder	1
68	GT 1.6	69	Horst Muellges	Horst Muellges Hans-August Stausberg	Porsche 356A S75	1
Not started
69	S 3.0	8th	Ecurie Francorchamps	Lucien Bianchi Alain de Changy	Ferrari 250TR58	1
70	S 1.5	32	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 718 RSK	2
71	S 1.1	40	Stanguellini	Paolo Martoglio Giorgio Cecchini	Stanguellini HP13	3
72	GT 3.0	57	Willy Mairesse	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari 250 GT	4th
73	GT 1.6	70	Emile-Claude Clemens	Emile-Claude Clemens Paul Nokin	Porsche 356A Carrera	5
74	GT 1.3	82	Hochet	Bertil Roos senior Rob Slotemaker	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	6th
75	GT 1.3	84	Francisco Jose Marques Pinto	Francisco Jose Marques Pinto Joaquim Correira de Oliveira	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider	7th
76	GT 1.3	95	Kurt Ahrens senior	Kurt Ahrens Kurt Ahrens senior	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato	8th

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Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
77	S 2.0	18T	San Giorgio	Odoardo Govoni Adolfo Tedeschi Stirling Moss	Maserati Tipo 60

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Stirling Moss	Jack Fairman	Aston Martin DBR1 / 300	Overall victory
S 2.0	Umberto Maglioli	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718 RSK	Rank 4
S 1.5	Heini Walter	Arthur Heuberger	Porsche 718 RSK	Rank 6
S 1.1	John Campbell-Jones	John Horridge	Lotus Eleven	Rank 16
S 750	Gérard Laureau	Paul Armagnac	DB HBR4	Rank 31st
GT 3.0	Jean Blaton	Armand Blaton	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta	Rank 9
GT 1.6	Hans-Joachim Walter	Paul-Ernst Straehle	Porsche 356A Carrera	Rank 10
GT 1.3	Peter Lumsden	Peter Riley	Lotus Elite	Rank 23

Racing data

• Registered: 77
• Started: 68
• Rated: 40
• Race classes: 8
• Spectators: 200,000
• Race day weather: cool and rainy
• Route length: 22.810 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 7:33: 18,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 44
• Total distance of the winning team: 1003.640 km
• Winner's average: 132.444 km / h
• Pole position: Jean Behra - Ferrari 250TR59 (# 3) - 9: 37.400
• Fastest race lap: Stirling Moss - Aston Martin DBR1 / 300 (# 1) - 9: 32,000 = 143.559 km / h
• Racing series: 3rd round of the 1959 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 .

Web links

• Race results

Individual evidence

1. ↑ On the death of Fausto Meyrat

Predecessor race Targa Florio 1959

Sports car world championship

Succession race 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans