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. 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 six teams in total, with 15 of his 37 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.

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	WDC	Pts.
1950	Claes Racing Developments	Maserati 4CLT/48	Mserati 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	SOV	ITA				NC*	0*

* denotes season still in progress