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World Sports Car Championship

Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1913-09-13
hometown
St. Helier, Jersey
died
1988-02-12
Orange, Florida
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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1913-09-13
hometown
St. Helier, Jersey
died
1988-02-12
Orange, Florida
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Competitors

Consalvo Sanesi profile photo
Consalvo
Sanesi
it
age
wins
5
poles
1
races
25
podiums
9
fastest laps
0
Karl Busch profile photo
Karl
Busch
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Maria Teresa de Filippis profile photo
Maria Teresa
de Filippis
it
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
10
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
René Foiret profile photo
René
Foiret
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Harry Schell profile photo
Harry
Schell
us
age
wins
4
poles
2
races
126
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Karl Schwaneberg profile photo
Karl
Schwaneberg
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Phil Stiles profile photo
Phil
Stiles
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Luigi Villoresi profile photo
Luigi
Villoresi
it
age
wins
17
poles
15
races
119
podiums
46
fastest laps
15
Giovanni Bracco profile photo
Giovanni
Bracco
it
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
10
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Pedro Escudero profile photo
Pedro
Escudero
ar
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Michel Guy profile photo
Michel
Guy
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Roberto Bonomi profile photo
Roberto
Bonomi
ar
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Lino Fayen profile photo
Lino
Fayen
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Osvaldo Carballido profile photo
Osvaldo
Carballido
uy
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Theo Helfrich profile photo
Theo
Helfrich
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
9
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Sepp Liebl profile photo
Sepp
Liebl
de
age
108
wins
1
poles
0
races
8
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Louis Klemantaski profile photo
Louis
Klemantaski
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Stephen Spitler profile photo
Stephen
Spitler
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Miguel Schroeder profile photo
Miguel
Schroeder
ar
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Michael May profile photo
Michael
May
ch
age
90
wins
1
poles
1
races
8
podiums
1
fastest laps
1

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1956
World Sportscar Championship - Class S 5.0
Briggs Cunningham
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Jaguar D-type
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
World Sports Car Championship
Briggs Cunningham
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
12 Hours of Sebring - World Sports Car
B S Cunningham
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cunningham C-6R
Offenhauser L4 4v DOHC 2942cc
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
12 Hours of Sebring - World Sports Car
Frank Miller
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Jaguar C Type
Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC 3442cc
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
24 Hours of Le Mans - Class S 8.0
Briggs Cunningham
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cunningham C4-R
Chrysler 5.5
1
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
12 Hours of Sebring - World Sports Car
Briggs S. Cunningham
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Frazer Nash Targa Florio
Bristol 2.0
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
24 Hours of Le Mans - Class S 8.0
Briggs Cunningham
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cunningham C4-RK
Chrysler 5.5
1
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
-
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1956
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1955
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1954
Racing
2
0
1
0
0
1953
Racing
2
0
1
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1954
24 Hours of Le Mans - Class S 8.0
2nd
1953
24 Hours of Le Mans - Class S 8.0
3rd

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