24 Horas de Le Mans de 1959
Datos de esta edición:
– 4ª prueba puntuable para el WSC (World Sportscar Championship) de 1959
– Longitud del circuito: 13,461 km
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.347,900 km
– Velocidad media: 181,163 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 10,241 km
Vuelta rápida
– Jean Behra – #12 Ferrari 250 TR 59 – Scuderia Ferrari en 4min 00s 9
– 25ª Copa Bienal: #46 D.B. HBR4 – Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
– Premio de la Performance: #46 D.B. HBR4 – Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
– Premio de la Eficiencia Energética: #45 D.B. HBR4 – Deutsch et Bonnet
Incidencias:
– #55 no clasifica por no haber recorrido al menos el 70% de la distancia recorrida por el primer clasificado.
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1959
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | S 3.0 | 5 | David Brown Racing Dept. [GBR] | [USA] Carroll Shelby [GBR] Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0 L6 | 323 | – |
| 2 | S 3.0 | 6 | David Brown Racing Dept. [GBR] | [FRA] Maurice Trintignant [BEL] Paul Frère | Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0 L6 | 322 | – |
| 3 | GT 3.0 | 11 | Écurie Nationale Belge [BEL] | [BEL] Jean Blaton [BEL] Léon Dernier | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Coupé Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 297 | – |
| 4 | GT 3.0 | 18 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [BEL] André Pilette [USA] George Arents | Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 296 | – |
| 5 | GT 3.0 | 16 | Fernand Tavano / N A R T [FRA] / [USA] | [FRA][FRA] Fernand Tavano [USA] Bob Grossman | Ferrari 250 GT California Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 294 | – |
| 6 | GT 3.0 | 20 | Lino Fayen [YUG] | [YUG] Lino Fayen [ITA] Gino Munaron | Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 293 | – |
| 7 | GT 2.0 | 29 | Rudd Racing Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Ted Whiteaway [GBR] John Turner | AC Ace Bristol 2.0 I6 | 273 | – |
| 8 | GT 1.5 | 41 | William S. Frost [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Lumsden [GBR] Peter Riley | Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1.2 L4 | 270 | – |
| 9 | GT 750 | 46 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] René Cotton [FRA] Louis Cornet | DB HBR4 Panhard 0.7 F2 | 258 | – |
| 10 | GT 1.5 | 42 | Border Reivers [GBR] | [GBR] Sir John Whitmore [GBR] Jim Clark | Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1.2 L4 | 257 | – |
| 11 | GT 750 | 45 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Bernard Consten [FRA] Paul Armagnac | DB HBR4 Panhard 0.7 F2 | 247 | – |
| 12 | GT 750 | 44 | Sture Nottorp [SWE] | [SWE] Sture Nottorp [SWE] Gunnar Bengtsson | Saab 93 Sport Saab 0.7 L3 | 232 | – |
| 13 NC | S 750 | 55 | Automobili Stanguellini [ITA] | [FRA] Roger Delageneste [FRA] Paul Guiraud | Stanguellini 750 Sport BA Fiat 0.7 L4 | 220 | – |
| 14 ABD | GT 750 | 48 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] René Bartholoni [FRA] Francois Jaeger | DB HBR5 Panhard 0.7 F2 | 169 | – |
| 15 ABD | GT 2.0 | 27 | Standard Triumph [GBR] | [GBR] Ninian Sanderson [BEL] Claude Dubois | Triumph TR3S Triumph 2.0 L4 | 114 | – |
| 16 ABD | S 1.1 | 48 | Roger Masson [FRA] | [FRA] Roger Masson [FRA] Jean Vinatier | DB HBR5 Panhard 0.9 F2 | 179 | – |
| 17 ABD | GT 2.0 | 33 | F.W.R. Lund [GBR] | [GBR] Ted Lund [GBR] Colin Escott | MG A Twin Cam MG 1.6 L4 | 185 | – |
| 18 ABD | S 3.0 | 14 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [USA] Phil Hill [BEL] Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari 250 TR59 Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 263 | – |
| 19 ABD | S 1.5 | 35 | Jean Kerguen [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Kerguen [MAR] Robert La Caze | Porsche 550 RS Porsche 1.5 F4 | 229 | – |
| 20 ABD | S 1.5 | 37 | Ed Hugus [USA] | [USA] Ed Hugus [USA] Ray Erickson | Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1.5 F4 | 240 | – |
| 21 ABD | S 1.5 | 36 | Baron Carel Godin de Beaufort [NDL] | [NDL] Carel Godin de Beaufort [BRA] Christian Heins | Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1.5 F4 | 186 | – |
| 22 ABD | S 750 | 53 | Team Lotus Engineering [GBR] | [GBR] Alan Stacey [GBR] Keith Greene | Lotus 17 Coventry Climax 0.7 L4 | 156 | – |
| 23 ABD | S 1.5 | 34 | Porsche KG [DEU] | [DEU] Edgar Barth [DEU] Wolfgang Seidel | Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1.5 F4 | 168 | – |
| 24 ABD | S 2.0 | 31 | Porsche KG [DEU] | [SWE] Jo Bonnier [DEU] Wolfgang von Trips | Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1.5 F4 | 182 | – |
| 25 ABD | S 3.0 | 8 | Ecurie Ecosse [GBR] | [GBR] Ron Flockhart [GBR] John Lawrence | Tojeiro Jaguar 3.0 L6 | 137 | – |
| 26 ABD | GT 1.5 | 38 | Équipe Los Amigos [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Vidilles [FRA] Jean-François Malle | Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1.2 L4 | 105 | – |
| 27 ABD | S 2.0 | 25 | Standard Triumph [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Jopp [GBR] Richard Stoop | Triumph TR3S Triumph 2.0 L4 | 245 | – |
| 28 ABD | S 3.0 | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [USA] Dan Gurney [FRA] Jean Behra | Ferrari 250 TR59 Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 129 | – |
| 29 ABD | S 3.0 | 30 | Team Lotus Engineering [GBR] | [GBR] Graham Hill [USA] Derek Jolly | Lotus 15 Coventry Climax 2.0 L4 | 119 | – |
| 30 ABD | S 750 | 52 | O.S.C.A. Automobili [ITA] | [FRA] Jean Laroche [MON] André Testut | O.S.C.A. 750 Sport O.S.C.A. 0.7 L4 | 88 | – |
| 31 ABD | GT 750 | 50 | Alejandro de Tomaso [ARG] | [ARG] Alejandro de Tomaso [GBR] Colin Davis | DB HBR5 Panhard 0.7 F2 | 63 | – |
| 32 ABD | S 3.0 | 1 | Brian Lister [GBR] | [GBR] Ivor Bueb [GBR] Bruce Halford | Lister LM Jaguar 3.0 L6 | 121 | – |
| 33 ABD | S 3.0 | 19 | Edwin D. Martin [USA] | [USA] Edwin D. Martin [USA] William Kimberley | Ferrari 250 TR58 Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 108 | – |
| 34 ABD | S 3.0 | 3 | Ecurie Ecosse [GBR] | [GBR] Innes Ireland [USA] Masten Gregory | Jaguar D-Type Modifié Jaguar 3.0 L6 | 70 | – |
| 35 ABD | S 2.0 | 24 | Cooper Car Company [GBR] | [GBR] Jim Russell [NZL] Bruce McLaren | Cooper T49 Monaco Mk1 Coventry Climax 2.0 L4 | 79 | – |
| 36 ABD | S 2.0 | 32 | Porsche KG [DEU] | [DEU] Hans Herrmann [ITA] Umberto Maglioli | Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1.5 F4 | 78 | – |
| 37 ABD | S 2.0 | 23 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [ITA] Giulio Cabianca [ITA] Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari Dino 196S Ferrari 1.9L V6 | 63 | – |
| 38 ABD | GT 1.1 | 59 | Jacques Faucher [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Faucher [FRA] Gérard Leffargue | DB HBR4 Panhard 0.9 F2 | 53 | – |
| 39 ABD | S 750 | 56 | Automobili Stanguellini [ITA] | [FRA] René Louis Revillon [FRA] Joseph Dieu | Stanguellini 750 Sport Bialbero Fiat 0.7 L4 | 37 | – |
| 40 ABD | S 3.0 | 4 | David Brown Racing Dept. [GBR] | [GBR] Stirling Moss [GBR] Jack Fairman | Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0 L6 | 70 | – |
| 41 ABD | GT 750 | 43 | S.A. Hurrell / R.M. North [GBR] | [GBR] Sydney H. Hurrell [GBR] Roy North | Saab 93 Sport Saab 0.7 L3 | 35 | – |
| 42 ABD | S 750 | 54 | Team Lotus Engineering [GBR] | [GBR] Michael Taylor [GBR] Johnathon Sieff | Lotus 17 Coventry Climax 0.7 L4 | 23 | – |
| 43 ABD | S 750 | 51 | O.S.C.A. Automobili [ITA] | [MEX] Pedro Rodríguez [MEX] Ricardo Rodríguez | O.S.C.A. Sport 750TN O.S.C.A. 0.7 L4 | 32 | – |
| 44 ABD | S 3.0 | 2 | Brian Lister [GBR] | [USA] Walt Hansgen [GBR] Peter Blond | Lister LM Jaguar 3.0 L6 | 52 | – |
| 45 ABD | S 3.0 | 7 | A.G. Whitehead [GBR] | [GBR] Graham Whitehead [GBR] Brian Naylor | Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0 L6 | 52 | – |
| 46 ABD | S 3.0 | 10 | Écurie Nationale Belge [BEL] | [BEL] Lucien Bianchi [BEL] Alain de Changy | Ferrari 250 TR58 Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 47 | – |
| 47 ABD | GT 2.0 | 60 | John Dashwood [GBR] | [GBR] John Dashwood [GBR] William Wilks | Frazer-Nash Le Mans Bristol 2.0 L6 | 30 | – |
| 48 ABD | S 750 | 62 | Société E.F.A.C. [FRA] | [FRA] René Philippe Faure [FRA] Georges Guyot | Stanguellini Efac SP Fiat 0.7 L4 | 58 | – |
| 49 ABD | S 3.0 | 15 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [GBR] Cliff Allison [BRA] Hernando da Silva Ramos | Ferrari 250 TR59 Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 41 | – |
| 50 ABD | GT 2.0 | 26 | Standard Triumph [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Bolton [GBR] Michael Rotschild | Triumph TR3S Triumph 2.0 L4 | 35 | – |
| 51 ABD | S 3.0 | 17 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [USA] Gilbert Geitner [USA] Rod Carveth | Ferrari 250 TR58 Ferrari 3.0 V12 | 21 | – |
| 52 ABD | GT 3.0 | 21 | Écurie Trois Chevrons [CHE] | [CHE] Hubert Patthey [CHE] Renaud Calderari | Aston Martin DB4 GT Aston Martin 3.0 L6 | 21 | – |
| 53 ABD | GT 750 | 47 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Chancel [FRA] Gérard Laureau | DB HBR4 Panhard 0.7 F2 | 9 | – |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado