André Simon (racing driver)
Appearance
Born | Paris, France | 5 January 1920
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Died | 11 July 2012 Évian-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France | (aged 92)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1951–1952, 1955–1957 |
Teams | Gordini, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Maserati (Incl non-works) |
Entries | 12 (11 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1951 French Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
André Constant Simon (5 January 1920 – 11 July 2012)[1] was a racing driver from France.[2] He participated in Formula One from 1951 to 1957, competing in a total of 12 World Championship races but scoring no championship points.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
[edit]Key | |
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Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | Second place |
Bronze | Third place |
Green | Other points position |
Blue | Other classified position |
Not classified, finished (NC) | |
Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Race cancelled (C) | |
Light blue | Practiced only (PO) |
Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) | |
Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) | |
Did not arrive (DNA) | |
Withdrawn (WD) | |
Text formatting | Meaning |
Bold | Pole position |
Italics | Fastest lap |
Superscript | Sprint race result |
Abbreviation | Meaning |
WDC | World Drivers' Championship position |
WCC | World Constructors' Championship position |
NC | Not classified |
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
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1951 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | SUI DNA |
500 | BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR | GER Ret |
ITA 6 |
ESP Ret |
NC | 0 |
1952 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari Straight-4 | SUI Ret * |
500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA 6 |
NC | 0 |
1955 | Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes-Benz Straight-8 | ARG | MON Ret |
500 | BEL | NED | NC | 0 | |||
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GBR Ret |
ITA | |||||||||
1956 | André Simon | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR | GER | NC | 0 | |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | ITA 9 | ||||||||||
1957 | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON DNQ |
500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | NC | 0 | |
Ottorino Volonterio | ITA 11 † | ||||||||||||
Source:[3]
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- * Indicates shared drive with Giuseppe Farina
- † Indicates shared drive with Ottorino Volonterio
References
[edit]- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - André Simon". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Saward, Joe (11 July 2012). "André Simon". Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 355. ISBN 0851127029.
External links
[edit]- Profile at grandprix.com
- Profile at Motor Sport magazine database
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2012 deaths
- Racing drivers from Paris
- French racing drivers
- French Formula One drivers
- Gordini Formula One drivers
- Ferrari Formula One drivers
- Mercedes-Benz Formula One drivers
- Maserati Formula One drivers
- Scuderia Centro Sud Formula One drivers
- European Formula Two Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- 12 Hours of Reims drivers
- French auto racing biography stubs
- Formula One people stubs