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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
helmet

Competitors

Rodger Ward profile photo
Rodger
Ward
us
age
wins
37
poles
19
races
308
podiums
74
fastest laps
0
Bill Aston profile photo
Bill
Aston
gb
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
21
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Gene Hartley profile photo
Gene
Hartley
us
age
wins
30
poles
0
races
195
podiums
34
fastest laps
0
Ludwig Fischer profile photo
Ludwig
Fischer
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Johnny Claes profile photo
Johnny
Claes
be
age
wins
3
poles
3
races
57
podiums
6
fastest laps
2
Yves Giraud-Cabantous profile photo
Yves
Giraud-Cabantous
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
50
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Adolf Brudes profile photo
Adolf
Brudes
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Arthur Legat profile photo
Arthur
Legat
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Peter Collins profile photo
Peter
Collins
gb
age
wins
15
poles
2
races
90
podiums
36
fastest laps
6
Prince B. Bira profile photo
Prince B.
Bira
th
age
wins
3
poles
1
races
72
podiums
12
fastest laps
4
Troy Ruttman profile photo
Troy
Ruttman
us
age
wins
29
poles
8
races
137
podiums
43
fastest laps
0
Jan Flinterman profile photo
Jan
Flinterman
nl
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Karl-Günther Bechem profile photo
Karl-Günther
Bechem
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Gino Bianco profile photo
Gino
Bianco
br
age
wins
5
poles
4
races
35
podiums
11
fastest laps
4
Bobby Ball profile photo
Bobby
Ball
us
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
20
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Alberto Augusto Crespo profile photo
Alberto Augusto
Crespo
ar
age
wins
13
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Robert O'Brien profile photo
Robert
O'Brien
us
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
Eric Thompson profile photo
Eric
Thompson
gb
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
12
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Eddie Johnson profile photo
Eddie
Johnson
us
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
51
podiums
10
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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