1959 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

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1959 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

Race Name - Grand Prix of the Netherlands
Date - 5/31/1959
Race Track - Circuit Park Zandvoort
Number of Starting Cars - 15
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner Jo Bonnier
Average Race Speed - 150.426 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jo Bonnier
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
2	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
3	7	Masten Gregory	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
4	9	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
5	4	Jean Behra	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 2.5 V6
6	12	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
7	5	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk16	Climax 2.5 L4
8	11	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
9	15	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
10	14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche RSK	Porsche 1.5 B4
11	3	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T51	Climax 2.5 L4
12	6	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
13	8	Tony Brooks	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari 155/59
14	10	Carroll Shelby	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin DBR4/25	Aston Martin 2.5 L6
15	13	Roy Salvadori	David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin DBR4/25	Aston Martin 2.5 L6