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Ken
Downing
Formula 1
Driver Information
nationality
British
birthday
5 Dec 1917
hometown
Chesterton, Staffordshire
died
3 May 2004
Monte Carlo
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Driver Information
nationality
British
birthday
5 Dec 1917
hometown
Chesterton, Staffordshire
died
3 May 2004
Monte Carlo
Competitors
Paul
Frére
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
1
Compare to Downing
Stirling
Moss
age
wins
93
poles
54
races
260
podiums
131
fastest laps
63
Compare to Downing
José Froilán
González
age
wins
24
poles
12
races
85
podiums
46
fastest laps
18
Compare to Downing
Louis
Rosier
age
wins
9
poles
1
races
107
podiums
23
fastest laps
3
Compare to Downing
Dennis
Poore
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Theo
Helfrich
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
9
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Adolf
Brudes
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Lance
Macklin
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
43
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Travis Leon
Webb
age
wins
13
poles
1
races
53
podiums
22
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Josef
Peters
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Hans
Klenk
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
3
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Jimmy
Bryan
age
wins
33
poles
4
races
115
podiums
61
fastest laps
1
Compare to Downing
Bobby
Ball
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
20
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
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Bill
Aston
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
21
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
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Kenneth
McAlpine
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
16
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Rodger
Ward
age
wins
37
poles
19
races
307
podiums
74
fastest laps
0
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Jim
Rathmann
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
80
podiums
13
fastest laps
2
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Troy
Ruttman
age
wins
29
poles
8
races
137
podiums
43
fastest laps
0
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Graham
Whitehead
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
28
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Robert
Manzon
age
wins
1
poles
4
races
90
podiums
8
fastest laps
1
Compare to Downing
Career Overview
year
series
team
points
position
1952
12° 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
3° 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
World Championship of Drivers - Formula One
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
12° Grand Prix des Frontières - Chimay - F2
2nd
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