Driver: Ken Downing | Driver Database

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Ken Downing helmet photo

Ken

Downing

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

Alberto Augusto

age

wins

13

poles

0

races

7

podiums

0

fastest laps

0

age

wins

16

poles

6

races

185

podiums

43

fastest laps

5

age

wins

13

poles

1

races

53

podiums

22

fastest laps

0

age

wins

1

poles

0

races

8

podiums

2

fastest laps

0

age

wins

10

poles

1

races

65

podiums

24

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

5

podiums

0

fastest laps

0

age

wins

38

poles

14

races

294

podiums

60

fastest laps

1

age

wins

6

poles

4

races

30

podiums

10

fastest laps

3

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

18

podiums

6

fastest laps

0

age

wins

1

poles

0

races

3

podiums

1

fastest laps

0

age

wins

6

poles

2

races

66

podiums

19

fastest laps

4

age

wins

9

poles

0

races

51

podiums

10

fastest laps

0

age

wins

1

poles

3

races

25

podiums

4

fastest laps

0

age

wins

17

poles

15

races

119

podiums

46

fastest laps

15

age

wins

5

poles

10

races

81

podiums

16

fastest laps

1

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

19

podiums

2

fastest laps

0

age

wins

15

poles

2

races

90

podiums

36

fastest laps

6

age

wins

1

poles

1

races

20

podiums

4

fastest laps

0

age

wins

1

poles

3

races

76

podiums

10

fastest laps

0

age

wins

180

poles

2

races

375

podiums

324

fastest laps

0

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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