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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

Jimmy Reece profile photo
Jimmy
Reece
us
age
wins
1
poles
3
races
76
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Harry Schell profile photo
Harry
Schell
us
age
wins
4
poles
2
races
126
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Duncan Hamilton profile photo
Duncan
Hamilton
gb
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Peter Hirt profile photo
Peter
Hirt
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
David Murray profile photo
David
Murray
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
16
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Franco Rol profile photo
Franco
Rol
it
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Max de Terra profile photo
Max
de Terra
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Rudolf Schoeller profile photo
Rudolf
Schoeller
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kenneth McAlpine profile photo
Kenneth
McAlpine
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
16
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ernst Klodwig profile photo
Ernst
Klodwig
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Eric Thompson profile photo
Eric
Thompson
gb
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
12
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Cliff Griffith profile photo
Cliff
Griffith
us
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
25
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Prince B. Bira profile photo
Prince B.
Bira
th
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
72
podiums
12
fastest laps
4
Piero Taruffi profile photo
Piero
Taruffi
it
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
66
podiums
19
fastest laps
4
Bob Scott profile photo
Bob
Scott
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
37
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
George Abecassis profile photo
George
Abecassis
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
13
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Manuel Ayulo profile photo
Manuel
Ayulo
us
age
wins
2
poles
3
races
54
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Henry Banks profile photo
Henry
Banks
us
age
wins
10
poles
1
races
65
podiums
24
fastest laps
0
Jack McGrath profile photo
Jack
McGrath
us
age
wins
5
poles
10
races
81
podiums
16
fastest laps
1
Peter Collins profile photo
Peter
Collins
gb
age
wins
15
poles
2
races
90
podiums
36
fastest laps
6

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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