The 1959 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia on 30 March 1959. The race, which was promoted by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd., was contested over 26 laps, a total distance of 100 miles. It was race 5 of 12 in the 1959 Australian Drivers' Championship.
The race was won by New Zealander Ross Jensen driving a Maserati 250F.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Time / laps |
| 1 | Ross Jensen | 18 | Maserati 250F | R. Jensen | 12:38.0 |
| 2 | Len Lukey | 5 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | Lukey Mufflers Pty Ltd | 12:21.0 |
| 3 | Arnold Glass | 7 | Maserati 250F | Capitol Motors | 12:47.0 |
| 4 | Jack Myers | 3 | WM Special Holden | J. Myers | 24 |
| 5 | Ray Wamsley | 19 | Alfa Romeo Tipo B Corvette | R. Wamsley | 24 |
| 6 | Werner Grieve | 113 | HWM Jaguar | W. Grieve | 24 |
| 7 | Doug Whiteford | 16 | Maserati 300S | D. Whiteford | 23 |
| 8 | Frank Walters | 41 | SoCal Special Mercury | F. Walters | 23 |
| 9 | Noel Barnes | 40 | MG TC Special | N. F. Barnes | 20 |
| 10 | Alwyn Rose | 28 | Dalro Jaguar | A. C. Rose | 20 |
| 11 | Bill Clarke | 63 | Berkeley SE492 Excelsior | Auto Imports Pty Ltd | 15 |
| DNF | Alec Mildren | 10 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPE | A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd | 17 |
| DNF | Jesse Griffith | 36 | Maserati 4CL | P. Lovett | 14 |
| DNF | Lionel Ayers | 12 | Cooper Mk.IV MG s/c | L. Ayers | 13 |
| DNF | Leon Thomas | 35 | MG Special s/c | John Bruderlin & Leon Thomas | 13 |
| DNF | Glyn Scott | 26 | Repco Holden Special | Glyn Scott Motors | 9 |
| DNF | Bob Larkin | 88 | Lotus Mk.6 Coventry Climax FWA | New Age Service Station | 9 |
| DNF | Geoff McClelland | 67 | Mac-Vincent | G. McClelland | 9 |
| DNF | Max Williams | 132 | MG TC | M. Williams | 8 |
| DNF | Clive Adams | 8 | Prad Sports Alta | C. Adams | 7 |
| DNF | Stan Jones | 1 | Maserati 250F | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | 6 |
| DNF | Bill Cooke | 48 | Peugeot Special | W. Cooke | 6 |
| DNF | Curley Brydon | 9 | Ferrari Type 125 Corvette | A. H. Brydon | 5 |
| DNF | Ern Tadgell | 58 | Sabakat Coventry Climax FPF | C. E. Tadgell | 3 |
| DNF | John Schroder | 62 | Nota Consul | J. Schroder | 3 |
| DNF | Bill Reynolds | 56 | Orlando MG | Robin Orlando | 1 |
| DNF | Bruce Leer | 33 | MG TC | B. Leer | 0 |
| DNS | Arnold Glass | 2 | Ferrari Super Squalo | Capitol Motors | - |
| DNS | Gordon Stewart | 11 | Stewart MG s/c | Ecurie Cinque | - |
| DNS | Barry Collerson | 15 | Talbot-Lago T26C | B. Collerson | - |
| DNS | Paul Samuels | 17 | MG TC Austin | Moss Bros. Retreads | - |
| DNS | G. T. Wilson | 23 | RVM Riley | G. T. Wilson | - |
| DNS | Roy Williams | 27 | Sheerline Special Austin | R. Williams | - |
| DNS | Bill Patterson | 29 | Cooper T43 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | - |
| DNS | Warren Grace | 43 | MG Special s/c | W. Grace | - |
| DNS | Allan Ferguson | 45 | Isk MG Holden | A. Ferguson | - |
| DNS | Geoff Thorne | 47 | Citroen Special | G. Thorne | - |
| DNS | Noel Hall | 71 | Ralt Vincent | N. Hall | - |
| DNS | John Schroder | 163 | Healey Silverstone Riley | Town & Country Garage Pty Ltd | - |
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start
Notes
- Fastest lap: Alec Mildren (Cooper), 2:48.9
References
- ^ 1959 Bathurst "Hundred", Australian Motor Sport Review, 1958-59, pages 82 to 95
- ^ Official Programme, Bathurst 100, Monday, 30 March 1959
- John Medley, Easter 1959, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 231 to 241
- ^ 1959 Gold Star Round 5 Bathurst 100 - Mt. Panorama 26 laps (100 miles). March 30th 1959, as archived at web.archive.org