Louis Chiron

Louis Alexandre Chiron (born 3 August 1899 in Monaco, died 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1950 onwards. A leading driver in the 1920s and 1930s (notably winning the French Grand Prix five times), Chiron kept racing after the War. Known for winning the very first race in Formula One championship history, the 1950 British Grand Prix, Chiron also finished second in Italy that year, finishing fifth in the championship. He would never score a point again. His allegiance never stuck with a single team in particular, racing for seven teams in total (including his own), with 15 of his 38 entries being made for Scuderia Commesso. His best shot at success came in 1953, when he was invited to replace the injured Giuseppe Farina for three races. However, he failed to score, and Farina took his seat back after recovering.

In 1949, Chiron famously accused Hellé Nice of having been a Gestapo agent during the War. These accusations effectively killed Nice's racing career, aside from one final entry in the 1950 French Grand Prix.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Pts.
1950	Claes Racing Developments	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	GBR 1	MON Ret	500 DNQ	SUI Ret	BEL 6	FRA 7	ITA 2					5th	15
1951	Ferrari America	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON Ret	500	BEL									NC	0
	Scuderia Commesso	Maserati 4CLT/48					FRA 9	GBR Ret	GER Ret	NED Ret	ITA Ret
1952	Scuderia Commesso	Maserati 4CLT/48	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON DNPQ	ENG Ret	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR DNQ	GER Ret	NED DNQ	ITA DNQ	USA 10	AUS 15		NC	0
1953	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	MON	NED	BEL	FRA 12	GBR 11	GER Ret	SUI	ITA	USA			NC	0
1954	Leader	Leader LF153	O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s	MON DNQ	FRA DNQ	BEL 15	NED DNPQ	GBR DPNQ	SUI DNQ	GER DNQ	USA Ret	ITA DNQ			NC	0
1955	Ecurie Voeckler	Alfa Romeo AR161	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON DNPQ	FRA DNQ	BEL	GBR	SCO							NC	0
	Louis Chiron	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8						SOV DNS	ITA
1956	Ecurie Maghreb	AAC 555	AAC 555 2.5 L4	MON DNPQ	FRA DNQ	BEL DNQ	GER DNQ	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR	ITA	THA		NC	0
1957	Louis Chiron	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A 2.5 L8	MAR	MON DNQ	FRA	BEL	NED	IRL	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP	USA	NC	0

* denotes season still in progress