Georges Berger
Born | (1918-09-14)14 September 1918 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium |
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Died | 23 August 1967(1967-08-23) (aged 48) Nürburgring, Germany |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Belgian |
Active years | 1953–1954 |
Teams | non-works Gordini |
Entries | 2 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1953 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1954 French Grand Prix[1] |
Georges Berger (14 September 1918 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, near Brussels – 23 August 1967 at the Nürburgring) was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix.
He initially competed during the 1950s in a Formula 2 BMW-engined Jicey with which he finished third in the Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car (a 1.5-litre 4 cylinder Gordini type 15)[1] in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps with engine failure.[1] The following year he raced a Gordini with nothing more than a fourth position at Rouen. After this he faded from single-seater racing.
Later in his career he shared the winning Ferrari at the 1960 Tour de France automobile. He was killed racing a Porsche 911 in the 1967 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring.
Complete Formula One results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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1953 | Georges Berger | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL Ret | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
1954 | Georges Berger | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA Ret | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c Steve Small (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 56. ISBN 0851127029.
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- André Pilette (1951, 1953–1954, 1956, 1961, 1963–1964)
- Roger Laurent (1952)
- Charles de Tornaco (1952–1953)
- Arthur Legat (1952–1953)
- Paul Frère (1952–1956)
- Georges Berger (1953–1954)
- Olivier Gendebien (1955–1956, 1958–1961)
- André Milhoux (1956)
- Christian Goethals (1958)
- Alain de Changy (1959)
- Lucien Bianchi (1959–1963, 1965, 1968)
- Willy Mairesse (1960–1963, 1965)
- Jacky Ickx (1966–1979)
- Teddy Pilette (1974, 1977)
- Patrick Nève (1976–1978)
- Bernard de Dryver (1977–1978)
- Thierry Boutsen (1983–1993)
- Bertrand Gachot (1989–1991)
- Eric van de Poele (1991–1992)
- Philippe Adams (1994)
- Jérôme d'Ambrosio (2011–2012)
- Stoffel Vandoorne (2016–2018)
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