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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

Lance Macklin profile photo
Lance
Macklin
gb
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
43
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Bill Vukovich profile photo
Bill
Vukovich
us
age
wins
6
poles
4
races
30
podiums
10
fastest laps
3
Max de Terra profile photo
Max
de Terra
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Chet Miller profile photo
Chet
Miller
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
31
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Robert O'Brien profile photo
Robert
O'Brien
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ernst Klodwig profile photo
Ernst
Klodwig
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bob Sweikert profile photo
Bob
Sweikert
us
age
wins
12
poles
6
races
65
podiums
32
fastest laps
0
Bill Schindler profile photo
Bill
Schindler
us
age
wins
180
poles
2
races
375
podiums
324
fastest laps
0
Manuel Ayulo profile photo
Manuel
Ayulo
us
age
wins
2
poles
3
races
54
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Giuseppe Farina profile photo
© Grand Prix Photo
Giuseppe
Farina
it
age
wins
22
poles
15
races
122
podiums
47
fastest laps
20
Hans Stuck profile photo
Hans
Stuck
de
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
51
podiums
14
fastest laps
4
Maurice Trintignant profile photo
Maurice
Trintignant
fr
age
wins
16
poles
6
races
185
podiums
43
fastest laps
5
Ludwig Fischer profile photo
Ludwig
Fischer
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Roger Laurent profile photo
Roger
Laurent
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Toulo de Graffenried profile photo
Toulo
de Graffenried
ch
age
wins
2
poles
2
races
67
podiums
13
fastest laps
1
David Murray profile photo
David
Murray
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
16
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Willi Krakau profile photo
Willi
Krakau
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
André Simon profile photo
André
Simon
fr
age
wins
1
poles
2
races
57
podiums
8
fastest laps
2
Peter Whitehead profile photo
Peter
Whitehead
gb
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
62
podiums
15
fastest laps
6
Paul Frére profile photo
Paul
Frére
be
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
1

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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