John Fitch

John Cooper Fitch (born 4 August 1917 in Indianapolis, died 31 October 2012 in Lime Rock) was an American racing driver. A very successful sportscar driver with multiple class wins in Le Mans and Sebring as well as an SCCA National title, he was one of the first American drivers competing in Europe after World War II. It was for his home race in 1952 that he first competed in Formula 1 for Motorsport Bleu, before an unsuccessful appearance for O.S.C.A. the following year which ended with an accident. He nonetheless accepted to drive for Assasti Millanti the following two years, before a severe accident in the 1954 United States Grand Prix left him with shattered legs, a broken pelvis and spinal damage. Returning to racing in 1961, he largely focused his remaining life on improving road safety and running Lime Rock Park race track.

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.
1952	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	MON	ENG	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	USA 14	AUS	NC	0
1953	O.S.C.A. Automobili	O.S.C.A. 53	O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8	MON	NED	BEL	FRA Ret							NC	0
	Assasti Millanti	Leader LF153	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12					GBR DNPQ	GER Ret	SUI	ITA DNQ	USA
1954	Assasti Millanti	Leader LF153	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON DNPQ	FRA DNPQ	BEL DNPQ	NED	GBR DNPQ	SUI DNQ	GER DNQ				NC	0
	F.H. Warden Competition	Bentley Speed 4	Bentley 16VL-1 3.0 V16								USA Ret	ITA