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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
Gianfranco
Comotti
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
24
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Toulo
de Graffenried
age
wins
2
poles
2
races
67
podiums
13
fastest laps
1
Compare to Downing
Chuck
Stevenson
age
wins
6
poles
7
races
85
podiums
19
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Helmut
Niedermayr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Jan
Flinterman
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Toni
Ulmen
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
8
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Maurice
Trintignant
age
wins
16
poles
6
races
185
podiums
43
fastest laps
5
Compare to Downing
Harry
Merkel
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Roy
Salvadori
age
wins
13
poles
12
races
176
podiums
45
fastest laps
12
Compare to Downing
Jimmy
Bryan
age
wins
33
poles
4
races
115
podiums
61
fastest laps
1
Compare to Downing
Cliff
Griffith
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
25
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Élie
Bayol
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
29
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
George
Abecassis
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
13
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Eric
Brandon
age
wins
14
poles
0
races
46
podiums
30
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Art
Cross
age
wins
40
poles
0
races
151
podiums
114
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Peter
Hirt
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Robert
Manzon
age
wins
1
poles
4
races
90
podiums
8
fastest laps
1
Compare to Downing
Prince B.
Bira
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
72
podiums
12
fastest laps
4
Compare to Downing
Jean
Behra
age
wins
11
poles
4
races
114
podiums
31
fastest laps
9
Compare to Downing
Eddie
Johnson
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
51
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
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
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
FIA World Championship 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
XXII Grand Prix des Frontières - Chimay - F2
2nd
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Banks
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Fischer
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