André Simon

André Simon (born 5 January 1920 in Paris, died 11 July 2012 in Évian-les-Bains) was a racing driver from France. His career began in 1950, but he withdrew from what was to be his first race, having failed to submit his entry on time. He later drove for various teams, including for Johnny Claes, Motorsport Bleu, O.S.C.A., Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Voeckler and Gordini, usually without much success. 1952 was an exception to that rule, when Motorsport Bleu won the entrants' championship, helped by Simon's unexpected victory at Monaco. He later finished third in Belgium, but didn't score any other points for several years.

In 1956, Ecurie Voeckler struck a deal to enter a Gordini Type 56. This enabled them to bring Simon back near the front, and in 1957, his newfound pace allowed him to score two podiums and finish the year in sixth place.

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	Redman Racing Team	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	GBR	MON	500	SUI	BEL	FRA DNA	ITA					NC	0
1951	Claes Racing Developments	Maserati 4CLT	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	MON 8	500	BEL 9	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	NED Ret	ITA 7				NC	0
1952	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	MON 1	ENG 11	BEL 3	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER	NED Ret	ITA Ret	USA	AUS		10th	12
1953	O.S.C.A. Automobili	O.S.C.A. 53	O..S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8	MON	NED	BEL 10					ITA DNQ				NC	0
	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6				FRA DNQ	GBR	GER DNQ	SUI		USA DNQ
1954	Mercedes-Benz Team Europe	Mercedes-Benz WM-2	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	MON DNQ	FRA 14	BEL Ret	NED DNQ	GBR DNQ	SUI Ret	GER 14	USA	ITA			NC	0
1955	Ecurie Voeckler	Alfa Romeo AR161	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON DNPQ	FRA DNQ	BEL 18	GBR DNPQ	SCO DNQ	SOV	ITA Ret					NC	0
1956	Ecurie Voeckler	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A 2.5 L8	MON	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	GER								NC	0
	Alexander Racing Team-Gordini							GDR Ret	IRL	SCO	GBR	ITA	THA
1957	Ecurie Voeckler	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A 2.5 L8	MAR	MON	FRA 2	BEL Ret	NED Ret	IRL	GBR Ret	GER 2				6th	15
	Alexander Racing Team-Gordini											ITA Ret	ESP 4	USA
1958	Ecurie Voeckler	Gordini Type 56B	Gordini G258/B 2.5 L8	AUS	MON 6	FRA Ret	NED	BEL	GER	GBR	POR	ITA	MAR	USA	15th*	1*