Tour de France for automobiles 1959
The 1959 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 18 to 25 in France and Belgium .
The event
The Tour Auto left French territory for the first time in 1959, as the first stage, after the traditional start in Nice , ended in Spa , Belgium . The participants also had to complete a 310 km special test on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit . A timed special stage took place on a racetrack during the first stage. On the Montlhéry circuit , the drivers had to contest a fast 125 km race. 106 participants took up the race, which led back to Nice via Le Mans and Pau , but only 29 vehicles made it to the finish. During the first stage, 45 cars with a technical defect were broken down.
The two-time overall winner of the faster GT sports car class, Olivier Gendebien , had a new opponent with his compatriot and team-mate Willy Mairesse . The two Belgians fought an open fight with their Ferrari 250GT until the end, which Gendebien narrowly won. The touring car class was won by the South Americans Hernando da Silva Ramos , with co-driver Jean Estager , on a Jaguar Mark I . The women's rankings went to Soisbault / Cancre ( Triumph TR3 - GT sports car class) and Aumas / Wagner ( Alfa Romeo Giulietta - touring car class).
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Travel time | ||
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1 | GT | 163 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | 10: 33: 15,000 | ||
2 | GT | 159 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
3 | GT | 161 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
4th | GT | 143 |
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Porsche 356 Carrera | ||||
5 | GT | 170 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
6th | GT | 136 |
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Porsche 356 Carrera | ||||
7th | GT | 171 |
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Ferrari 250 GT LWB Interim | |||
8th | GT | 111 |
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DB HBR | ||||
9 | GT |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV | |||||
10 | GT | 119 |
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DB HBR5 | ||||
11 | GT |
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DB HBR | |||||
12 | GT |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV | |||||
13 | GT | 152 |
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Triumph TR3 | ||||
14th | T | 61 |
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Jaguar Mk.I | ||||
15th | T | 45 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta | ||||
16 | T |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta | |||||
17th | T | 46 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta | ||||
18th | T |
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Peugeot 203 | |||||
19th | T | 43 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta | ||||
20th | T | 58 |
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Citroën ID19 P58 | ||||
21st | T | 26th |
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Panhard Z1 | ||||
22nd | T |
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Renault Dauphine | |||||
23 | T | 32 |
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Auto Union 1000 | ||||
24 | T |
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Panhard Z1 | |||||
25th | T |
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Auto Union | |||||
26th | T |
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Simca AA P60 | |||||
27 | T |
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Simca AA P60 | |||||
28 | T | 1 |
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NSU Prinz 40 | ||||
29 | T |
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Simca AA P60 | |||||
Failed | ||||||||
30th | GT |
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Porsche 356 Carrera Special | |||||
31 | GT |
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Porsche 356 Carrera | |||||
32 | T |
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Panhard | |||||
33 | T |
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Renault Dauphine | |||||
34 | T |
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Jaguar Mk.I | |||||
35 | T | 63 |
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Jaguar Mk.I | ||||
36 | GT | 116 |
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DB HBR5 | ||||
37 | GT | 118 |
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DB HBR5 | ||||
38 | GT | 138 |
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Porsche 356 Carrera | ||||
39 | GT | 141 |
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Porsche 356 Carrera | ||||
40 | GT | 158 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
41 | GT | 160 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
42 | GT | 162 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
43 | GT | 164 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | |||
44 | GT | 173 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | ||||
45 | GT | 173 |
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Jaguar XK150S | ||||
46 |
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Renault Dauphine | ||||||
47 |
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DB HBR5 | ||||||
48 |
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Triumph TR3 | ||||||
49 |
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DB HBR5 | ||||||
50 |
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Panhard Dyna | ||||||
51 |
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Renault Dauphine | ||||||
52 | T | 5 |
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Renault Dauphine | ||||
53 | T | 49 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta | ||||
54 | GT | 102 |
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Fiat Abarth Zagato | ||||
55 | GT | 121 |
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Alpine A106 | ||||
56 | GT | 122 |
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Lotus Eleven | ||||
57 | GT | 125 |
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Lotus Elite | |||
58 | GT | 145 |
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Lotus Elite | ||||
59 | GT | 151 |
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MGA | ||||
60 | GT | 155 |
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Aston Martin DB2 / 4 Mk.III | ||||
61 | XXX | XXX | ||||||
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107 | GT | 166 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | 1 | ||
108 | GT | 167 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | 2 | ||
109 | GT | 168 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | 3 | ||
110 | GT | 169 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | 4th | ||
110 | GT | 172 |
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Ferrari 250 GT | 5 |
1 not started 2 not started 3 not started 4 not started 5 not started
XXX in the table stands for participant unknown
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
class | driver | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
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GT |
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Ferrari 250 GT | Overall victory |
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Jaguar Mk.I | Rank 14 |
Racing data
- Registered: 110
- Started: 106
- Rated: 29
- Race classes: 2
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: unknown
- Driving time of the winning team: 10:33: 15,000 hours
- Overall laps of the winning team: none
- Total distance of the winning team: unknown
- Winner's average: unknown
- Pole position: none
- Fastest race lap: none
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series