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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

Paul Frére profile photo
Paul
Frére
be
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
1
Dries van der Lof profile photo
Dries
van der Lof
nl
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bob Scott profile photo
Bob
Scott
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
37
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Roger Laurent profile photo
Roger
Laurent
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Bobby Ball profile photo
Bobby
Ball
us
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
20
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Hans Stuck profile photo
Hans
Stuck
de
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
51
podiums
14
fastest laps
4
Duncan Hamilton profile photo
Duncan
Hamilton
gb
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Bob Sweikert profile photo
Bob
Sweikert
us
age
wins
12
poles
6
races
65
podiums
32
fastest laps
0
Toulo de Graffenried profile photo
Toulo
de Graffenried
ch
age
wins
2
poles
2
races
67
podiums
13
fastest laps
1
Robert Manzon profile photo
Robert
Manzon
fr
age
wins
1
poles
4
races
90
podiums
8
fastest laps
1
Johnny Claes profile photo
Johnny
Claes
be
age
wins
3
poles
3
races
57
podiums
6
fastest laps
2
Ken Wharton profile photo
Ken
Wharton
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
39
podiums
8
fastest laps
3
Philippe Etancelin profile photo
Philippe
Etancelin
fr
age
wins
9
poles
2
races
72
podiums
17
fastest laps
4
Bill Aston profile photo
Bill
Aston
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
21
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Bill Schindler profile photo
Bill
Schindler
us
age
wins
180
poles
2
races
375
podiums
324
fastest laps
0
Jan Flinterman profile photo
Jan
Flinterman
nl
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Mike Hawthorn profile photo
Mike
Hawthorn
gb
age
wins
15
poles
10
races
91
podiums
39
fastest laps
23
Eddie Johnson profile photo
Eddie
Johnson
us
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
51
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Troy Ruttman profile photo
Troy
Ruttman
us
age
wins
29
poles
8
races
137
podiums
43
fastest laps
0
Élie Bayol profile photo
Élie
Bayol
fr
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
29
podiums
3
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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