thumb|De winnende auto: de Aston Martin DBR1/300 #5. De 24 uur van Le Mans 1959 was de 27e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 20 en 21 juni 1959 op het Circuit de la Sarthe nabij Le Mans, Frankrijk.

De race werd gewonnen door de David Brown Racing Dept #5 van Roy Salvadori en Carroll Shelby, die allebei hun enige Le Mans-zege behaalden. De GT3.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Equipe Nationale Belge #11 van Jean Blaton en Leon Dernier. De GT2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Rudd Racing #29 van Ted Whiteaway en John Turner. De GT1.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de W.S. Frost #41 van Peter Lumsden en Peter Riley. De GT750-klasse werd gewonnen door de Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet #46 van René Cotton en Louis Cornet.

Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt. Auto's die minder dan 70% van de afstand van de winnaar van hun klasse hadden afgelegd werden niet geklasseerd.

Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Motor Ronden 1 S3.0 5 David Brown Racing Dept Roy Salvadori Carroll Shelby Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L S6 323 2 S3.0 6 David Brown Racing Dept Maurice Trintignant Paul Frère Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L S6 322 3 GT3.0 11 Equipe Nationale Belge Jean Blaton Leon Dernier Ferrari 250 GT LWB Ferrari 3.0L V12 297 4 GT3.0 18 North American Racing Team George Arents André Pilette Ferrari 250 GT LWB Ferrari 3.0L V12 296 5 GT3.0 16 Fernand Tavano Fernand Tavano Bob Grossman Ferrari 250 GT California Ferrari 3.0L V12 294 6 GT3.0 20 / Lino Fayen Lino Fayen Gino Munaron Ferrari 250 GT LWB Ferrari 3.0L V12 293 7 GT2.0 29 Rudd Racing Ted Whiteaway John Turner AC Ace Bristol 1971cc S6 273 8 GT1.5 41 W.S. Frost Peter Lumsden Peter Riley Lotus Elite Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4 270 9 GT750 46 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet René Cotton Louis Cornet DB HBR-5 Spyder Panhard 745cc F2 258 10 GT1.5 42 Border Reivers John Whitmore Jim Clark Lotus Elite Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4 257 11 GT750 45 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet Paul Armagnac Bernard Consten DB HBR-5 Spyder Panhard 745cc F2 247 12 GT750 44 Sture Nottorp Sture Nottorp Gunnar Bengtsson Saab 93 Sport GT 750 Saab 748cc S3 (tweetaktmotor) 232 NC S750 55 Automobili Stanguellini Roger Delageneste Paul Guiraud Stanguellini 750 Sport Fiat 741cc S4 220 DNF S3.0 14 Scuderia Ferrari Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill Ferrari 250 TR/59 Ferrari 3.0L V12 263 DNF GT2.0 25 Standard Triumph Ltd Richard Stoop Peter Jopp Triumph TR3S Triumph 1984cc S4 245 DNF S1.5 37 Ed Hugus Ed Hugus Ray Erickson Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1498cc F4 240 DNF S1.5 35 Jean Kerguen Jean Kerguen Robert La Caze Porsche 550A Porsche 1498cc F4 229 DNF S1.5 36 Ecurie Maarsbergen Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Heins Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1498cc F4 186 DNF GT2.0 33 Ted Lund Ted Lund Colin Escott MG A Twin Cam BMC 1588cc S4 185 DNF S2.0 31 Porsche KG Wolfgang von Trips Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1587cc F4 182 DNF S1.1 49 Roger Masson Roger Masson Jean Vinatier DB HBR-5 GTS-Coupé Panhard 851cc F2 179 DNF S750 48 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet René Bartholoni François Jaeger DB HBR-5 Coupé Panhard 745cc F2 169 DNF S1.5 34 Porsche KG Edgar Barth Wolfgang Seidel Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1498cc F4 168 DNF S750 53 Team Lotus Engineering Alan Stacey Keith Greene Lotus 17 LM Coventry Climax FWMA 742cc S4 156 DNF S3.0 8 Ecurie Ecosse Ron Flockhart John Lawrence Tojeiro Jaguar 3.0L S6 137 DNF S3.0 12 Scuderia Ferrari Jean Behra Dan Gurney Ferrari 250 TR/59 Ferrari 3.0L V12 129 DNF S3.0 1 Brian Lister Engineering Ivor Bueb Bruce Halford Lister Sport Jaguar 3.0L S6 121 DNF S2.0 30 Team Lotus Engineering Graham Hill Derek Jolly Lotus 15 LM Coventry Climax1963cc S4 119 DNF GT2.0 27 Standard Triumph Ltd Ninian Sanderson Claude Dubois Triumph TR3S Triumph 1984cc S4 114 DNF S3.0 19 Edwin Martin Edwin Martin Bill Kimberly Ferrari 250 TR/58 Ferrari 3.0L V12 108 DNF GT1.5 38 Equipe Los Amigos Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean-François Malle Lotus Elite Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4 105 DNF S750 52 Automobili OSCA Jean Laroche André Testut OSCA 750S OSCA 742cc S4 88 DNF S2.0 24 Cooper Car Company Jim Russell Bruce McLaren Cooper T49 'Monaco' Coventry Climax FPF 1964cc S4 79 DNF S2.0 32 Porsche KG Hans Herrmann Umberto Maglioli Porsche 718 RSK Porsche 1587cc F4 78 DNF S3.0 4 David Brown Racing Dept. Stirling Moss Jack Fairman Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L I6 70 DNF S3.0 3 Ecurie Ecosse Innes Ireland Masten Gregory Jaguar D-Type Jaguar 3.0L S6 70 DNF GT750 50 Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso Colin Davis DB HBR-5 Spyder Panhard 745cc F2 63 DNF S2.0 23 Scuderia Ferrari Giorgio Scarlatti Giulio Cabianca Dino 196 S Ferrari 1984cc V6 63 DNF S750 62 Société E.F.A.C. René-Philippe Faure Georges Guyot Stanguellini EFAC 750 Sport Fiat 741cc S4 58 DNF GT1.1 59 Jacques Faucher Jacques Faucher Gérard Leffargue DB HBR-5 Super Rallye Panhard 851cc F2 53 DNF S3.0 7 Graham Whitehead Graham Whitehead Brian Naylor Aston Martin DBR1/300 Aston Martin 3.0L S6 52 DNF S3.0 2 Brian Lister Engineering Walt Hansgen Peter Blond Lister Sport Jaguar 3.0L S6 52 DNF S3.0 10 Equipe Nationale Belge Lucien Bianchi Alain de Changy Ferrari 250 TR/58 Ferrari 3.0L V12 47 DNF S3.0 15 Scuderia Ferrari Cliff Allison Hermano da Silva Ramos Ferrari 250 TR/59 Ferrari 3.0L V12 41 DNF S750 56 Automobili Stanguellini René-Louis Revillon Joseph Dieu Stanguellini 750 Sport Fiat 741cc S4 37 DNF GT750 43 Sid Hurrell Sid Hurrell Roy North Saab 93 Sport GT 750 Saab 748cc S3 (tweetaktmotor) 35 DNF GT2.0 26 Standard Triumph Ltd Peter Bolton Mike Rothschild Triumph TR3S Triumph 1984cc S4 35 DNF S750 51 Automobili OSCA Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez OSCA 750S OSCA 749cc S4 32 DNF GT2.0 60 John Dashwood John Dashwood William Wilks Fraser Nash Le Mans Coupé Bristol 1971cc S6 30 DNF S750 54 Team Lotus Engineering Mike Taylor Jonathan Sieff Lotus 17 LM Coventry Climax FWMA 742cc S4 23 DNF GT3.0 21 Écurie Trois Chevrons Hubert Patthey Renaud Calderari Aston Martin DB4 GT Aston Martin 3.0L S6 21 DNF S3.0 17 North American Racing Team Rod Carveth Gil Geitner Ferrari 250 TR/58 Ferrari 3.0L V12 21 DNF GT750 47 Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet Gérard Laureau Pierre Chancel DB HBR-5 Coupé Panhard 745cc F2 9 DNS GT1.5 58 Richard Stoop Douglas Graham Mike McKee Lotus Elite Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4 0 DNA S3.0 9 Equipe Nationale Belge Lucien Bianchi Mauro Bianchi Jacques Croisier Lister Sport Jaguar 3.0L S6 0 DNA GT2.0 28 Equipe Nationale Belge André Pilette Armand Blaton AC Ace Bristol 1971cc S6 0 DNA GT1.5 39 Squadra Virgilio Conrero Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Alfa Romeo 1290cc S4 0 DNA GT1.5 40 Squadra Virgilio Conrero José Rosinski Claude Bobrowski Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Alfa Romeo 1290cc S4 0 DNA GT1.5 57 Team Lotus Engineering Colin Chapman Lotus Elite Coventry Climax FWE 1216cc S4 0

1959 Le Mans