1959 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1959 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 31 May 1959. It was the ninth Dutch Grand Prix. The race was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 314 kilometres. It was race 3 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 2 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was won by Swedish driver Joakim Bonnier driving a BRM P25. It would be the only World Championship victory of Bonnier's fifteen-year Grand Prix career. It was the first pole position and also the first win for the Owen Racing Organisation, the race team of the constructor BRM, and also the first pole position and win for a BRM-engine, after almost a decade of effort. Bonnier won by fifteen seconds over Australian driver Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T51, to become the first Swedish driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. Brabham's American teammate Masten Gregory was the only other driver to finish on the lead lap in his Cooper T51 in third position.

Brabham's second position expanded his championship points lead with Bonnier now second along with the Indianapolis 500 winner Rodger Ward.

The organisers wanted to have a local driver in the race, so Carel Godin de Beaufort was allowed to compete despite his car being a Porsche RSK sports car.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:36.0	—
2	8	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:36.0	+0.0
3	11	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:36.2	+0.2
4	1	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Ferrari	1:36.6	+0.6
5	14	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	1:36.7	+0.7
6	6	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	1:37.3	+1.3
7	9	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	1:37.6	+1.6
8	2	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Ferrari	1:37.9	+1.9
9	12	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:38.3	+2.3
10	5	Template:Flagicon Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	1:38.5	+2.5
11	10	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:38.7	+2.7
12	3	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:39.2	+3.2
13	4	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:39.7	+3.7
14	15	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:44.5	+8.5
15	16	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari
Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	75	2:05:26.8	1	8
2	8	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	+ 14.2	2	6
3	9	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	75	+ 1:23.0	7	4
4	12	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	74	+ 1 Lap	9	3
5	1	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Ferrari	74	+ 1 Lap	4	2
6	3	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	73	+ 2 Laps	12
7	14	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	73	+ 2 Laps	5
8	10	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	73	+ 2 Laps	11
9	16	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	71	+ 4 Laps	15
10	15	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	68	+ 7 Laps	14
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	62	Gearbox	3	1Template:Ref
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	BRM	46	Gearbox	6
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Ferrari	42	Oil Leak	8
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Carroll Shelby	Aston Martin	25	Engine	10
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	3	Engine	13
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Notes

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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver and future Grand Prix winner Innes Ireland.
• This was Jo Bonnier's first and only pole position, Grand Prix win and podium. It was also the first pole position, Grand Prix win and podium for a Swedish driver. Lastly, this also marked the first pole position and Grand Prix win for BRM as a manufacturer and engine supplier.
• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British manufacturer and engine supplier Aston Martin.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	15
21	2	Template:Flagicon Joakim Bonnier	8
1	3	Template:Flagicon Rodger Ward	8
1	4	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	6
1	5	Template:Flagicon Jim Rathmann	6
Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	14
2	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	8
1	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	8
	4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	3
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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