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The 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 27th 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 20 and 21 June 1959, on Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship .
Tom Kristensen has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, more than any other driver.. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.
This is a list of records in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1923. ... 1959 Most wins by fuel type. Rank Fuel Wins Year(s) 1 Petrol: 73 1923 ...
Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1962.In endurance racing, Salvadori won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 with Aston Martin.
The 1959 6-Hour Le Mans Production Car Race was a motor race staged on 1 June 1959 at the Caversham Race Circuit [1] in Western Australia, Australia. It was organised by the WA Sporting Car Club, [1] and was the fifth annual Six Hour Le Mans. [2] The race was won by Clem Dwyer and Vin Smith, driving a Triumph TR3A. [3]
The 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 26th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 21 and 22 June 1958, on the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was also the fifth round of the 1958 World Sports Car Championship , which was running to new regulations introduced at the beginning of the season.
The 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 28th 24 Hours of Le Mans Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 25 and 26 June 1960, on Circuit de la Sarthe.It was the fifth and final round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship as well as being the fifth round of the inaugural FIA GT Cup.
The 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans was a motor race for sports cars, staged at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France on 24 and 25 June 1950. It was the 18th Grand Prix of Endurance . The race was won by the French father-and-son pairing of Louis and Jean-Louis Rosier driving a privately entered Talbot-Lago .