The 1959 Dutch Grand Prix was a

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held at

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on 31 May 1959. It was the ninth

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. The race was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 314 kilometres. It was race 3 of 9 in the

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and race 2 of 8 in the

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. The race was won by Swedish driver

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driving a

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. It would be the only World Championship victory of Bonnier's fifteen-year Grand Prix career. It was also the first win for the

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, the race team of the constructor BRM, after almost a decade of effort. Bonnier won by fifteen seconds over Australian driver

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driving a

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, to become the first Swedish driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. Brabham's American teammate

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was the only other driver to finish on the lead lap in his Cooper T51 in third position. Brabham's second position expanded his championship points lead with Bonnier now second along with the Indianapolis 500 winner

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. The organisers wanted to have a local driver in the race, so

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was allowed to compete despite his car being a

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sports car.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

;Notes * – 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Dutch Grand Prix

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