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1959

24 May 1959 - Targa Florio - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
112 Porsche 718 RSK S1.5 Edgar Barth (DDR)/Wolfgang Seidel (D) Porsche KG (D) 1st 1st 14 laps
136 Porsche 718 RSK S1.5 Umberto Maglioli (I)/Hans Herrmann (D) Porsche AG (D) DNF Transmission
130 Porsche 718 RSK S1.5 Jo Bonnier (S)/Wolfgang von Trips (D) Porsche AG (D) DNF 13 laps

21 June 1959 - Le Mans 24 Hours - World Sports Car Championship

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
37 Porsche 718 RSK 718-024 S1.5 Ed Hugus (USA)/Ray ‘Ernie’ Erickson (USA) Ed Hugus DNF 240 laps - Engine
36 Porsche 718 RSK 718-027 S1.5 Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)/Christian Heins (BR) Carel Godin de Beaufort DNF 186 laps - Engine
31 Porsche 718 RSK 718-008 S2.0 Jo Bonnier (S)/Wolfgang von Trips (D) Porsche KG (D) DNF 182 laps - Clutch
34 Porsche 718 RSK 718-006 S1.5 Edgar Barth (DDR)/Wolfgang Seidel (D) Porsche KG (D) DNF 168 laps - Gearbox
32 Porsche 718 RSK 718-007 S2.0 Hans Herrmann (D)/Umberto Maglioli (I) Porsche KG (D) DNF 78 laps - Ignition

1 August 1959 - Berlin GP - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
23 Porsche 718 RSK S1.5 Wolfgang von Trips (D) 1st 1st 2nd 25 laps
22 Porsche 718 RSK S1.5 Jo Bonnier (S) 2nd 2nd 1st 25 laps
28 Porsche 718 RSK 718-029 S1.5 Heini Walter (CH) 3rd 3rd 4th 25 laps
31 Porsche 718 RSK 718-028 S1.5 Christian Goethals (B) 4th 4th 9th 24 laps
21 Porsche 718 RSK 718-030 S1.5 Jean Behra (F) DNF 3rd Fatal Accident
25 Porsche 718 RSK 718-027 S1.5 Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) DNF 5th
29 Porsche 718 RSK S1.5 Wolfgang Seidel (D) DNF 6th
32 Porsche 718 RSK 718-004 S1.5 Anton von Döry (RA) DNF 8th Accident

6 September 1959 - Leopoldville GP - Non Championship Race

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
3 Porsche 718 RSK 718-028 Christian Goethals (B) 1st



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