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Marcel Balsa profile photo
Marcel Balsa helmet photo
Marcel
Balsa
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Formula 1

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
1 Jan 1909
hometown
St. Frion
died
11 Aug 1984
Maisons Alfort, Paris
helmet

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
1 Jan 1909
hometown
St. Frion
died
11 Aug 1984
Maisons Alfort, Paris
helmet

Competitors

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Maurice
Trintignant
fr
age
wins
16
poles
6
races
185
podiums
43
fastest laps
5
Harry Merkel profile photo
Harry
Merkel
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bill Vukovich profile photo
Bill
Vukovich
us
age
wins
6
poles
4
races
30
podiums
10
fastest laps
3
Jimmy Bryan profile photo
Jimmy
Bryan
us
age
wins
33
poles
4
races
115
podiums
61
fastest laps
1
Freddie Agabashian profile photo
Freddie
Agabashian
us
age
wins
1
poles
3
races
33
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Bill Schindler profile photo
Bill
Schindler
us
age
wins
180
poles
2
races
375
podiums
324
fastest laps
0
Dennis Poore profile photo
Dennis
Poore
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
14
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Élie Bayol profile photo
Élie
Bayol
fr
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
29
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Alan Brown profile photo
Alan
Brown
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
18
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Peter Hirt profile photo
Peter
Hirt
ch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Willi Krakau profile photo
Willi
Krakau
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Harry Schell profile photo
Harry
Schell
us
age
wins
4
poles
2
races
126
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Ernst Klodwig profile photo
Ernst
Klodwig
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Felice Bonetto profile photo
Felice
Bonetto
it
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
42
podiums
5
fastest laps
2
Joe James profile photo
Joe
James
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
30
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Willi Heeks profile photo
Willi
Heeks
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Eric Brandon profile photo
Eric
Brandon
gb
age
wins
14
poles
0
races
46
podiums
30
fastest laps
0
Ken Downing profile photo
Ken
Downing
gb
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Roy Salvadori profile photo
Roy
Salvadori
gb
age
wins
13
poles
12
races
176
podiums
45
fastest laps
12
George Abecassis profile photo
George
Abecassis
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
13
podiums
3
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1952
6° Grand Prix de Paris - Montlhéry - Formule 2
Marcel Balsa
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW Special
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
Marcel Balsa
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Balsa BMW Eigenbau
BMW 2.0
Englebert
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1951
6° Circuit des Remparts - Angoulême - Formule 2
Marcel Balsa
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW Special
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
5° Circuit des Remparts - Angoulême - Formule 2
Marcel Balsa
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW Spezial
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1945
Coupe Des Prisonniers - Bois de Boulogne
0
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Bugatti T51
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1939
Grand Prix de Pau
M Balsa
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Bugatti T35B
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1952
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1951
Racing
0
0
0
0
0
1950
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1945
Racing
1
0
0
?
0
1939
Racing
1
0
0
0
0

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