This fivetime belgian motorcycle champion was a keen amateur racing driver during the early 1950s. Formula 1 real all time points comparison f1 points all. Les became a cooper works driver in 1953 winning the british f3 championship in 1954. As backup for the three cars jaguar factory team, ecurie francorchamps, who was founded the year before, came to le mans and enjoyed the same factory management as the.
Apr 24, 2019 or how about if you throw a lamborghini aventador svj in the mix, but then really heat things up watching a mclaren senna all blasting around silverstone circuit, driven by le mans racing driver. Working on talbotlagos history i wasnt yet successful in finding complete chassis and race logs from the types 150c, 90md t26ss, 90mc t26, t26c, t26cda, t26gs. Alan peer and roger taylor were the main drivers of eart east anglia racing team who raced ford anglias very successfully during the 60s in. Roger has opted to retire from driving a race car and is now focusing his efforts on fielding a car for up and coming late model driver scott bull. Formula 1 people who started with motorbike racing the. Ecurie francorchamps was a belgian motor racing team. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. Jan 29, 2000 110011, 110052 ecurie belgique, driver. Roger laurent racing career profile driver database. Roger is our resident late model expert winning the nascar northwest region in 2002 and having 5 championships in the nascar weekly racing series at colorado national speedway in the last 10 years. Or how about if you throw a lamborghini aventador svj in the mix, but then really heat things up watching a mclaren senna all blasting around.
Formula 1 real all time points formula 1 points all. For roger, racing is not only about the competition, but it is also about the people and it is a way for him to give back to the community. Rogers pharmacy in victoria, tx get driving directions to 4402 n laurent st victoria, tx 77901. Talbotlago chassis and race logs the nostalgia forum the. Laurent is a french masculine given name of latin origin. George edgar abecassis dfc 21 march 19 18 december 1991 was a british racing driver, and cofounder of the hwm formula one team. A fine diecast model manufacturer from over 1,000 individual parts in 1. Personal results compared to the best of the ferrari challenge. He began racing just after the second world war in club events before entering his own talbot in more senior races. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Roy the weasel james was a true racing driver but to fund his habit he turned to a life of crime.
Must have been in the last year or so that he was racing. All results in formula 1 history by all drivers are taken into account and recalculated based on the selected points scoring system definition. A five times belgian motorcycle champion, roger never really found great success in cars. An omega speedmaster gifted by paul newman hodinkee. Brian henton born 19 sep 1946 castle donington, leicestershire. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The technical report on the fatal crash of leicester racing driver roger williamson in last months dutch grand prix at zandvoort, received by his sponsor, mr. The car was promptly sold to one of them the former belgian 350cc and 500cc motorcycle racing champion roger laurent. Ryshouwer, of the hague, who is an official delegate and member. It is with regret that the club has to announce the death of life member, les leston. Roger laurent 21 february 19 6 february 1997 was a racing driver and motorcycle racer from belgium.
Jan 22, 2020 the newly minted fullseason corvette racing factory driver will be making his first gt start at daytona since 2012. In his first full season of driving a late model, scott won the track championship at farmer city raceway, and just missed out on the track championship at fairbury. Feb 20, 2016 formula 1 people who started with motorbike racing posted in the nostalgia forum. In this wonderful le mans racing jaguar we at bonhams are delighted to offer one of. Roger bromiley racing career profile driver database. Tom wheatcroft, today, showed that williamson was blamless in the accident. After a season of club racing in 1970 with an alfa romeo giulia sprint gta, roger did not compete again while concentrating on his business eccles goodridge cast and. His fourwheel debut was driving a formula 2 veritas rsbmw in national events during 1949. Its sale to him was finalised on may 19, 1953, and xkc 047 as it was properly identified at the time was works prepared and entered by the ecurie francorchamps team in which laurent was a partner at le mans.
I need some names of f1 people who started their careers in motorbike racing such as depailler, giacomelli, brambilla, surtees and ecclestone hope you can help me to find some more. Ecurie francorchamps raced in sports car racing from the 1950s until the 1970s. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. First uno twin 125 qualifier second uno twin 125 qualifier previous race results next race results previous at this track next at this track. Formula 1 people who started with motorbike racing posted in the nostalgia forum. He was a part of the missing childrens task force and has the honor of having the most found kids of all of the drivers who posted pictures of missing children on their cars. Laurent competed aboard a moto guzzi in the 1949 grand prix motorcycle racing season, entering the belgian grand prix. He initially went to le mans as a reserve, but was drafted in to share with swaters in place of sometime grand prix driver roger laurent just 20 minutes before the start of the race. Paul newman, as hodinkee readers probably know, was both a renowned actor and a professional racing driver, who famously prompted his wife to gift him a rolex daytona to time his laps. Drivers are awarded points based on their finishing position in each race, and the driver who accumulates the most points over each championship is crowned that years world drivers champion.
In 1954 they finished fourth with laurent and team owner jacques swaters as the drivers. Ecurie francorchamps first started in le mans in 1953 with a jaguar ctype finishing ninth. Rogers racing participates in the nhra hot rod heritage racing series. Entered by the ecurie belge a year later, roger laurent finished third in the opening heat at chimay before retiring. Between 1952 and 1954 ecurie francorchamps raced in formula one, and raced in sports cars into the 1970s. They are principally known for running privateer cars in formula one and sports car racing during the 1950s and 1970s. Notice of death roger eccles british racing drivers club. Crash porsche rsr iroc arosa classiccar 2014 youtube. Belgium racing driver who competed in 2 grand prix.
Henton was an extremely persevering driver, who deserved much better drives and opportunities in formula 1 than he got although his late start into the sport, aged 24, in 1970 and being over. Find out how he outran the fuzz in powerful jags and about his role in the greatest heist in. Explanation in the all time points view, drivers are compared based on the points achieved under the selected f1 points scoring system. Born alfred lazarus fingleston, les began racing a jaguar ss100 in 1949 then switched to formula 3 in the 1950s, winning 16 races in 1952 in his own les leston special. Nascar winston cup race number 1 of 30 sunday, february 19, 1984 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl 200 laps on a 2. He was a formula one driver who raced for the simcagordini and gordini teams. A landowner, he holds equestrian events atnear his home in ingarsby hall, leicestershire. From the beginning the longdistance classic was the main target for jaguar, they were aware of the marketing effect of a success in le mans. To pay tribute to courageous pioneering speedqueens, the bugatti nation colour project is releasing a twopiece bundle item that consists of a bugatti type 35 replica in the yellow finish and an attractive female racecar driver figurine item no.
Page 1 of 2 talbotlago chassis and race logs posted in the nostalgia forum. Teddy pilette, vicepresident of the grand prix drivers club is the third generation of the pilette family from belgium to go motor racing. Drivers ntt indycar series, indy lights, indy pro 2000. It is used in france, canada, and other frenchspeaking countries. In the wake of this race, chassis xkc 047 was sent back to jaguar cars ltd. In 1967 roger raced an abarth 1600 ot in british sports car events and also competed in the spa ks with john fitzpatrick as codriver only to retire with engine maladies. One of these races was a nonchampionship formula 1 event at helsinki in 1952, which roger won. Talbotlago chassis and race logs the nostalgia forum.
The name was derived from the roman surname laurentius, which meant from laurentum. This belgian racing team campaigned this talbotlago wearing national livery of bright yellow and riding under the banner of ecurie belgique. He started racing figure 8s at englewood speedway in 1971, and then moved up to late models in 1977. Race 1952 belgian grand prix was part of the 1952 f1 world championship and was won by alberto ascari on 19520622 00. Newly signed grt adac gt masters driver tim zimmermann will be onsite this. This was a story of women asserting will and skills behind the wheel with impressive successes.
He actually owned several versions of the daytona chronograph, including one with an exotic dial that was later nicknamed after him and which would go on to become one of the most collectible, as well as. The team was founded by racing driver jacques swaters. French driver toyota gazoo racing testing driver fia wec 20192020 signatech alpine. Fathers and sons part 2 the pilettes in the second part of this series we turn to a motor racing family that stretches back over one hundred years, the pilettes. Roger laurent racing results,career statistics and team mates. Profile for racing driver roger laurent from belgium. Roger miller was a gentle soul who will be missed, said family members in a statement released late sunday. Find roger drivers phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Suddenly freres was a hot name, and the belgian rac offered him a place in the 52 grand prix. Esports fantasy daily fantasy f1 play f1 2020 f1 mobile racing f1 manager. Formula one race number 6 of 8 sunday, august 3, 1952 at nurburgring, nurburg, germany 18 laps on a 22. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.