The ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen took place on 7 June, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the third round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship.
Report
Entry
A massive total of 77 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 68 arrived for practice and started the long-distance race on the 14.174 mile German circuit. David Brown who had won the event in 1957 and again in 1958 sent along just one Aston Martin DBR1 over from England for Stirling Moss/Jack Fairman. As for championship leaders, Porsche, this was their home event and they arrived with two different cars; 356A and 718 RSK for their squad of drivers led by Wolfgang von Trips and Jo Bonnier.
Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had three works 250 TR 59s in the Eifel mountains, Tony Brooks/Jean Behra, Phil Hill/Olivier Gendebien and Dan Gurney/Cliff Allison. They were joined by a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Porsche 356A Carreras Oscas and other mainline sportscars.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,710 minutes over the three days prior to the race. The Ferrari 250 TR of Behra took pole position, averaging a speed of 88.33 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit.
Race
With each lap over 14 miles in length, the race covered a total of 44 laps, or 1,000 miles, the Nordschleife was a fearsome thing to behold. A crowd of approximately 200,000 in attendance came to witness the race, despite a day of intermittent rain.
As for the race, victory went to the Aston Martin DBR1/300 of Moss and Fairman, gaining the marque their first points of the season, to win for the third time in a row. The victory was one of Moss's greatest drives, driving 41 of the 44 laps and having to make up for time lost while Fairman drove. The winning partnership, won in a time of 7hr 33:18.0 mins, averaging a speed of 89.204 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Hill/Gendebein was 41secs., who were followed home by their team-mates Brooks/Behra who were 3min 27s adrift of the Aston. The first of the Porsches came home in fourth, with Umberto Maglioli/Hans Herrmann winning their class. Moss's pace was so quick that his fastest lap of the race, was faster than Behra's pole lap by over five seconds. The race continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km.
Official Classification
Class Winners are in Bold text.
Pos No ClassDriver Entrant Chassis Laps Reason Out 1st 1 S3.0 Stirling Moss Jack Fairman David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 7hr 33:18.0, 44 2nd 4 S3.0 Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR 59 7hr 33:59.0, 44 3rd 3 S3.0 Tony Brooks Jean Behra Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR 59 7hr 36:45.0, 44 4th 15 S2.0 Umberto Maglioli Hans Herrmann Porsche KG Porsche 718 RSK 7hr 40:57.0, 44 5th 5 S3.0 Dan Gurney Cliff Allison Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR 58 43 6th 34 S1.5 Heini Walter Arthur Heuberger Heini Walter Porsche 718 RSK 42 7th 26 S1.5 Wolfgang von Trips Jo Bonnier Porsche KG Porsche 718 RSK 41 8th 10 S3.0 Mário Cabral Joaquim Felipe Nogieira Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 300S 41 9th 55 GT3.0 ”Jean Beurlys” ”Blary” Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GT LWB 40 10th 67 GT1.6 Hans-Joachim Walter Paul-Ernst Strähle Hans-Joachim Walter Porsche 356A Carrera 39 11th 68 GT1.6 Helmut Busch Christian Heins Dr. Helmut Busch Porsche 356A Carrera 39 12th 72 GT1.6 Siegfried Günther Helmut Zick Siegfried Günther Porsche 356A Carrera 39 13th 25 S2.0 Pedro Rodríguez Leo Levine Porsche KG Porsche 356B Super 9 39 14th 56 GT3.0 ”Eldé” Lucien Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GT LWB 39 15th 65 GT1.6 Emil Pardee Peter Talbot Emil B. Pardee Porsche 356A Carrera 39 16th 43 S1.1 John Campbell-Jones John Horride John Campbell-Jones Lotus-Climax Eleven 39 17th 24 S2.0 Herbert Linge Antonio Pucci Porsche KG Porsche 356A Carrera 39 18th 77 GT1.6 Sepp Greger Peter Ruby Josef Greger Porsche 356 Carrera 39 DNF 11 S3.0 Rod Carveth Gilbert Geitner Rodney Carveth Ferrari 250 TR 58 39 Accident 19th 61 GT3.0 Peter Monteverdi Karl Stangl Peter Monteverdi Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 38 20th 71 GT1.6 Gerhard Koch Werner Lindermann Gerhard Koch Porsche 356 Carrera 38 21st 78 GT1.6 Paul Frère Nadège Ferrier Mme. Nadège Ferrier Porsche 356 Carrera 38 22nd 76 GT1.6 Frank Kalkuhl Egon Evertz Frank E. Kalkuhl Porsche 356 Carrera 38 23rd 85 GT1.3 Peter Lumsden Peter Riley R.W. Fitzwilliam Lotus Elite 38 24th 74 GT1.6 Hans Hartzheim Heinz Hartzheim Hans Hartzheim Porsche 356A Carrera 38 25th 92 GT1.3 Ewald Bandmann Lothar Bender Ewald Bandmann Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 37 26th 93 GT1.3 Ron J. Vogt David Rauch Ron J. Vogt Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 37 27th 94 GT1.3 Rudolf Wilhelm Moser Heinz Friederichs Heinz Friederichs Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato 37 28th 81 GT1.3 Wilfried Junge Günther Schramm Auto-Wax Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 37 29th 29 S1.5 David Piper Keith Grenne David Piper Lotus-Climax 15 36 30th 87 GT1.3 Jacques Charlot Gustave Gosselin Jacques Charlot Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 36 31st 48 S750 Gérard Laureau Paul Armagnac Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet D.B.-Panhard HBR4 36 32nd 89 GT1.3 André Pilette André Liekens Ecurie Francorchamps Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato 36 33rd 91 GT1.3 Georges Hacquin Pierre Henriquet Georges Hacquin Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 35 34th 96 GT1.3 Warren B. King William Linder Warren B. King Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 35 35th 75 GT1.6 Bruno Runte Günther Selbach Bruno Runte Porsche 356 Carrera 35 36th 73 GT1.6 Hellmuth Gerhards Harald Gerhards Hellmuth Gerhards Porsche 356A 35 37th 41 S1.1 Jacques Lefebvre Walter Monaco Jacques Lefebvre Lotus-Climax Eleven 35 DNF 27 S1.5 Wolfgang Seidel Carroll Shelby Wolfgang Seidel Porsche 718 RSK 33 38th 50 S750 René Philippe Faure Duvillier Stanguellini France Stanguellini Efac SP6501 33 39th 51 S750 Georges Guyot Roger Gourdin Stanguellini France Stanguellini Efac SP6501 31 40th 49 S750 René Bartholoni Roger Masson Automobile Deutsch et Bonnet D.B.-Panhard HBR4 31 NC 88 GT1.3 Georges Berger Pascal Demol Georges Berger Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce not classified NC 63 GT3.0 Frank L. Ballard Herbert L. Russell Frank L. Ballard Triumph TR3 not classified DNF 14 S2.0 Edgar Barth Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche KG Porsche 718 RSK 23 Engine DNF 9 S3.0 Mike Taylor Peter Blond Brian Lister Engineering Listen Costin-Jaguar 16 Accident DISQ 46 S1.1 Peter Ashdown Eric Broadley Lola Equipe Lola-Climax Mk.1 15 Loose body DNF 2 S3.0 Graham Whitehead Brian Naylor Graham Whitehead Aston Martin DBR1/300 14 Gear lever DNF 80 GT1.3 Herbert Schultze Eberhard Mahle Auto-Wax Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 14 Brakes DNF 6 S3.0 Ron Flockhart Jock Lawrence Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro-Jaguar 13 Suspension DNF 16 S2.0 Giulio Cabianca Giorgio Scarlatti Scuderia Engeino Castellotti Dino 196 S 9 Engine DNF 83 GT1.3 Edgar Berney Karl Foitek Edgar Berney Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 9 Head gasket DNF 19 S2.0 Christopher Martyn Douglas Graham Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A Twin Cam 9 DNF 21 S2.0 Tim Parnell David Buxton Reg Parnell Lotus-Climax 15 8 Broken chassis DNF 42 S1.1 Fausto Meyrat Stefan Brugger Stefan Brugger Auto Union RS1080 8 Fatal accident(Meyrat) DNF 20 S2.0 Robin Carnegie Bill de Selincourt Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A Twin Cam 8 Head gasket DNF 7 S3.0 Masten Gregory Innes Ireland Ecurie Ecosse Lister-Jaguar Monza 5 Suspension DNF 90 GT1.3 Paul Deetens Annie Speers Paul Deetens Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 2 DNF 62 GT3.0 Rudi Goldener Helmut Koegel Rudi Goldener Mercedes-Benz 190 SL 2 DNF 44 S1.1 Bob Hicks Christopher Power R.J.W. Atley Lotus-Climax Eleven 1 Accident DNF 30 S1.5 Colin Davis Alejandro de Tomaso Alejandro de Tomaso Osca FS 1500 1 Accident DNF 66 GT1.6 Paul Fletcher John Dashwood Fitzwilliam Racing Team MG A Twin Cam 1 Halfshaft DNF 86 GT1.3 Jan Johnson Erik Siegfasth Jan Johnson Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina 1 DNF 52 S750 Fernard Leroy Andre Bauder Stanguellini France Stanguellini Efac SP6501 1 DNF 33 S1.5 Christian Goethals Jean Romain Christian Goethals Porsche 550 RS 0 Engine DNF 23 S2.0 James Cockrell Harald von Saucken James K. Cockrell AC Ace 0 Accident DNF 69 GT1.6 Horst Müllges Hans-August Stausberg Horst Müllges Porsche 356A Super 75 0 DNF 31 S1.5 Alejandro de Tomaso Denise McCluggage Alejandro de Tomaso Osca FS 1500 0 Gearbox DNS 8 S3.0 Lucien Bianchi Alain de Changy Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 TR 58 DNS 32 S1.5 Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 RSK DNS 40 S1.1 Paolo Martoglio Giorgio Cecchini Stanguellini Stanguellini HP13 DNS 57 GT3.0 Willy Mairesse Willy Mairesse Ferrari 250 GT DNS 70 GT1.6 Emile-Claude Clemens Paul Nokin Emile-Claude Clemens Porsche 356A Carrera DNS 82 GT1.3 Bertil Roos Rob Slotemaker Hochet Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce DNS 84 GT1.3 Francisco José Marques Pinto Joaquim Correira de Oliveira Francisco José Marques Pinto Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider DNS 95 GT1.3 Kurt Ahrens Kurt Ahrens Jr. Kurt Ahrens Sr. Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato DNS 18T S2.0 Odoardo Govoni Stirling Moss Adolfo Tedeschi San Giorgio Maserati Tipo 60 practiced only
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:32.0secs (89.204 mph) Nurburgring-1959-06-07.html
Class Winners
Class Winners Sports 3000 1 Aston Martin DBR1/300 Moss / Fairman Sports 2000 15 Porsche 718 RSK Maglioli / Herrmann Sports 1500 34 Porsche 718 RSK Walter / Heuberger Sports 1100 43 Lotus-Climax Eleven Campbell-Jones / Horridge Sports 750 48 D.B-Panhard HBR4 Laureau / Armagnac Grand Touring 3000 55 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta “Beurlys” / “Blary” Grand Touring 1600 67 Porsche 356A Carrera Walter / Strähle Grand Touring 1300 85 Lotus Elite Lumsden / Riley
Standings after the race Pos Championship Points 1 Porsche 15 2 Ferrari 14 3 Aston Martin 8 4 Maserati 2 5 Alfa Romeo 1
Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 3 results out of the 5 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.
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