Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile .... French Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix was a race held as part of F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championships.... held at Reims
Reims
The city of Reims lies in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France 129 km east-northeast of Paris.Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire.... on July 5, 1959:
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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile .... French Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix was a race held as part of F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championships.... held at Reims
Reims
The city of Reims lies in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France 129 km east-northeast of Paris.Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire.... on July 5, 1959:
Charles Anthony Standish Brooks is a United Kingdom former racing driver from England also known as the "racing dentist". He participated in 39 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 July 1956, and scored the first win by a British driver in a British car in a Grand Prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a Connaught Engineering...
Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, Order of Australia, Officer of the Order of the British Empire is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
Bruce Leslie McLaren , born in Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.His name lives on in McLaren which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, with McLaren cars and drivers winning a total of 20 world championships....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
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Harry Schell
Harry Schell
Henry O'Reilly Schell was an United States Grand Prix motor racing driver....
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Giorgio Scarlatti
Giorgio Scarlatti
Giorgio Scarlatti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 13, 1956. He scored one championship point....
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
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Carel Godin de Beaufort
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Jonkheer Carel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus Godin de Beaufort was a Netherlands nobleman and motor racing driver from the Netherlands. He competed in Formula One between and ....
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
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Fritz d'Orey
Fritz d'Orey
Frederico J C Themudo "Fritz" d'Orey was a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 3 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 5, 1959....
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
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Maurice Trintignant
Maurice Trintignant
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
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Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss Order of the British Empire is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship"....
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Jean Behra
Jean Behra
Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Scuderia Ferrari and Porsche teams....
Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
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Roy Salvadori
Roy Salvadori
Roy Francesco Salvadori is a former motor racing driver and manager from England. He participated in 50 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 12 July 1952, and achieved two podiums, scoring a total of 19 Championship points....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
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Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager....
Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...
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Innes Ireland
Innes Ireland
Robert McGregor Innes Ireland , was a Scotland Commissioned officer, Engineering, and motor racing driver. He was a larger-than-life character who, according to a rival team boss, "lived without sense, without an analyst and provoked astonishment and affection from everyone."...
Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, American Championship Car Racing and sports car racing.... -Climax
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
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Ian Burgess
Ian Burgess
Ian Burgess is a United Kingdom former racing driver from England. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1958 and numerous non-Championship Formula One races....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
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Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory
Masten Gregory was a racing driver from USA. He raced in Formula One between and , participating in 43 World Championship races, and numerous non-Championship races....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Climax
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
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Graham Hill
Graham Hill
Norman Graham Hill was a United Kingdom racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He was born in Hampstead, London.Graham Hill is the only driver to win the so-called Triple Crown of Motorsport....
Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, American Championship Car Racing and sports car racing.... -Climax
Coventry Climax
Coventry Climax was a United Kingdom Forklift, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer....
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Colin Davis
Colin Davis (driver)
Colin Charles Houghton Davis is a United Kingdom former racing driver from England. Son of the legendary "Bentley Boy" and Le Mans winner S. C....
The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper . Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946.... -Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....
