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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
Theo
Helfrich
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
9
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Eddie
Johnson
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
51
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Louis
Rosier
age
wins
9
poles
1
races
107
podiums
23
fastest laps
3
Compare to Downing
Mike
Hawthorn
age
wins
15
poles
10
races
91
podiums
39
fastest laps
23
Compare to Downing
Bill
Schindler
age
wins
180
poles
2
races
375
podiums
324
fastest laps
0
Compare to Downing
Ernst
Klodwig
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Harry
Merkel
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Helmut
Niedermayr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
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Rudolf
Krause
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
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Charles
de Tornaco
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Duncan
Hamilton
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
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Felice
Bonetto
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
42
podiums
5
fastest laps
2
Compare to Downing
Johnny
McDowell
age
wins
1
poles
3
races
25
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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Harry
Schell
age
wins
4
poles
2
races
126
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
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Tony
Crook
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Johnny
Claes
age
wins
3
poles
3
races
57
podiums
6
fastest laps
2
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Henry
Banks
age
wins
10
poles
1
races
65
podiums
24
fastest laps
0
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Reg
Parnell
age
wins
6
poles
0
races
56
podiums
14
fastest laps
6
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Paul
Pietsch
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
21
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
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
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
12° Grand Prix des Frontières - Chimay - F2
2nd
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