B. Bira

Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh (born 15 July 1914 in Bangkok, died 23 December 1985 in Baron's Court Station, London, UK), also know as Prince Bira or B. Bira was a Thai racing driver and Siamese prince who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 onwards. Competing at first for Motorsport Bleu then for Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing, Bira was one of the most successful drivers in the early days of Formula One, winning the 1952 and 1954 world titles, scoring six Grand Prix victories and a then-record 19 podiums. In 1955, he and teammate Dries van der Lof were attacked outside their hotel following the 1955 British Grand Prix, by attackers rumoured to have been hired by Renzo owner Simone Bizzarri. Both he and van der Lof were severely injured in the attack, but later recovered to drive for Lotus.

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	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	GBR 9	MON 3	500	SUI 3	BEL Ret	FRA 10	ITA Ret				7th	8
1951	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	MON	500	BEL 1	FRA 11	GBR Ret	GER Ret	NED Ret	ITA 6			11th	8
1952	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	MON 5	ENG Ret	BEL 5	FRA 1	GBR 1	GER Ret	NED Ret	ITA Ret	USA 7	AUS 1	1st	30
1953	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON 3	NED 4	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER 5	SUI 1	ITA Ret	USA 2		4th	23
1954	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON Ret	FRA 2	BEL 2	NED 2	GBR 2	SUI 2	GER 2	USA Ret	ITA 1		1st	45
1955	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON Ret	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	GBR Ret	SCO	SOV	ITA				NC	0
1956	Team Lotus	Lotus 10	B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin 2.5 L6	MON Ret	FRA 5	BEL	GER 2	GDR Ret	IRL Ret	SCO 2	GBR 5	ITA Ret	THA	4th*	16*

* denotes season still in progress