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Formula 1

Driver Information

nationality
British
birthday
1917-12-05
hometown
Chesterton, Staffordshire
died
2004-05-03
Monte Carlo
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Driver Information

nationality
British
birthday
1917-12-05
hometown
Chesterton, Staffordshire
died
2004-05-03
Monte Carlo
helmet

Competitors

Peter Hirt profile photo
Peter
Hirt
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ludwig Fischer profile photo
Ludwig
Fischer
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rudolf Schoeller profile photo
Rudolf
Schoeller
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Élie Bayol profile photo
Élie
Bayol
fr
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
29
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Fritz Riess profile photo
Fritz
Riess
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
4
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Luigi Villoresi profile photo
Luigi
Villoresi
it
age
wins
17
poles
15
races
119
podiums
46
fastest laps
15
Hans Klenk profile photo
Hans
Klenk
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
3
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Jim Rathmann profile photo
Jim
Rathmann
us
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
80
podiums
13
fastest laps
2
Hans Stuck profile photo
Hans
Stuck
de
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
51
podiums
14
fastest laps
4
Duke Nalon profile photo
Duke
Nalon
us
age
wins
2
poles
4
races
47
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Rudolf Krause profile photo
Rudolf
Krause
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Prince B. Bira profile photo
Prince B.
Bira
th
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
72
podiums
12
fastest laps
4
Stirling Moss profile photo
Stirling
Moss
gb
age
wins
93
poles
54
races
260
podiums
131
fastest laps
63
Marcel Balsa profile photo
Marcel
Balsa
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rodger Ward profile photo
Rodger
Ward
us
age
wins
37
poles
19
races
308
podiums
74
fastest laps
0
Theo Helfrich profile photo
Theo
Helfrich
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
9
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Art Cross profile photo
Art
Cross
us
age
wins
40
poles
0
races
151
podiums
114
fastest laps
0
Alan Brown profile photo
Alan
Brown
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
18
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
George Connor profile photo
George
Connor
us
age
wins
1
poles
2
races
67
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Johnny Claes profile photo
Johnny
Claes
be
age
wins
3
poles
3
races
57
podiums
6
fastest laps
2

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1952
XXII Grand Prix des Frontières - Chimay - F2
Ken Downing
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Connaught A
Lea-Francis
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
3rd Grote Prijs van Nederland - Formule 1
Ken Downing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Connaught A
Lea-Francis
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
4° BRDC International Trophy - Silverstone - Formula 1
Ken Downing
0
13th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Connaught A
Lea-Francis
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
FIA World Championship of Drivers
Connaught Engineering
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Connaught A
Lea Francis 2.0
Dunlop
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1952
Racing
5
0
1
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1952
XXII Grand Prix des Frontières - Chimay - F2
2nd

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