- C lim ax ▁M k ▁IX , ▁enjo ying ▁considerable ▁success ▁including ▁victory ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁sortie ▁at ▁Good wood . ▁This ▁together ▁with ▁numerous ▁other ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁places ▁brought ▁him ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Motor ▁Sport ▁Brook lands ▁Memorial ▁Tro phy ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁After ▁a ▁less ▁reward ing ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁with ▁a ▁Lot us ▁Ele ven , ▁L ums den ▁acquired ▁the ▁third ▁Lot us ▁El ite ▁prototype ▁( W U U 2 ) ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁L ums den ▁rac ed ▁the ▁The ▁El ite ▁extens ively ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁cc ▁GT ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁Nur bur gr ing ▁ 1 0 0 0   km ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Sports ▁Car ▁Championship ▁with ▁co - driver ▁Peter ▁R iley , ▁the ▁pair ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Le ▁Mans ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁finished ▁ 8 th ▁overall , ▁ 1 st ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁cc ▁GT ▁class , ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁inst ig ated ▁Index ▁of ▁Th erm al ▁E ffic iency ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁Index ▁of ▁Performance . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁L ums den ▁began ▁his ▁partners hip ▁with ▁co - driver ▁Peter ▁S argent ▁at ▁the ▁Nur bur gr ing ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁K