Difference between revisions of "Michał Nahorski"
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| − | '''Michał Edward Nahorski''' (born 1909 in St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Polish, later Soviet racing driver. | + | '''Michał Edward Nahorski''' (born 11 September 1909 in St. Petersburg, Russia, died 22 July 1959 in Chęciny) was a Polish, later Soviet racing driver. |
Before WW2, Nahorski was a keen motorcycle racer - winning the Polish Junior Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1938. Following the war, Nahorski opened a watchmakers in Katowice which helped fund his motorcyle racing career. Nahorski became one of the finest riders in Poland before moving into car racing in the mid-1950s. | Before WW2, Nahorski was a keen motorcycle racer - winning the Polish Junior Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1938. Following the war, Nahorski opened a watchmakers in Katowice which helped fund his motorcyle racing career. Nahorski became one of the finest riders in Poland before moving into car racing in the mid-1950s. | ||
| − | Nahorski began to excel in cars and in [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]] he entered the [[East German Grand Prix]] under the psuedonym of "Michael Naysmith" - an amateur driver from Plymouth, England. He was joined by highly rated Romanian driver [[Marin Dumitrescu]] who was racing under the psuedonym of "Martin Drummond". In reality, the team - Brown Racing Enterprises - was set up in order for several British and Eastern European engineers and drivers (including Team Principal Donald Brown, Nahorski and Dumitrescu) to defect to the Soviet Union. After the pair qualified for the race - the team's loaned equipment was found abandoned in the paddock on the Sunday morning with news that all personnel had defected | + | Nahorski began to excel in cars and in [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]] he entered the [[East German Grand Prix]] under the psuedonym of "Michael Naysmith" - an amateur driver from Plymouth, England. He was joined by highly rated Romanian driver [[Marin Dumitrescu]] who was racing under the psuedonym of "Martin Drummond". In reality, the team - Brown Racing Enterprises - was set up in order for several British and Eastern European engineers and drivers (including Team Principal Donald Brown, Nahorski and Dumitrescu) to defect to the Soviet Union. After the pair qualified for the race - the team's loaned equipment was found abandoned in the paddock on the Sunday morning with news that all personnel had defected. |
| + | Nahorski was a six-time Polish rally champion, but was killed in a fiery accident during the 1959 Adriatic Rally along with his co-driver Jan Langer. He was 49. | ||
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| + | ==Complete Alternative Formula One results== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" | ||
| + | ! Year | ||
| + | ! Entrant | ||
| + | ! Chassis | ||
| + | ! Engine | ||
| + | ! 1 | ||
| + | ! 2 | ||
| + | ! 3 | ||
| + | ! 4 | ||
| + | ! 5 | ||
| + | ! 6 | ||
| + | ! 7 | ||
| + | ! 8 | ||
| + | ! 9 | ||
| + | ! 10 | ||
| + | ! WDC | ||
| + | ! Points | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]] | ||
| + | ! [[Brown Racing Enterprises]] | ||
| + | ! [[Aston Martin AM-04]] | ||
| + | ! [[Jaguar]] JFE-2 4.5 V12 | ||
| + | | [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]<br><small>DNS</small> | ||
| + | | [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | ||
| + | | [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]] | ||
| + | ! NC | ||
| + | ! 0 | ||
| + | |} | ||
[[Category:Real-life drivers]] | [[Category:Real-life drivers]] | ||
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:15, 15 April 2023
Michał Edward Nahorski (born 11 September 1909 in St. Petersburg, Russia, died 22 July 1959 in Chęciny) was a Polish, later Soviet racing driver.
Before WW2, Nahorski was a keen motorcycle racer - winning the Polish Junior Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1938. Following the war, Nahorski opened a watchmakers in Katowice which helped fund his motorcyle racing career. Nahorski became one of the finest riders in Poland before moving into car racing in the mid-1950s.
Nahorski began to excel in cars and in 1956 he entered the East German Grand Prix under the psuedonym of "Michael Naysmith" - an amateur driver from Plymouth, England. He was joined by highly rated Romanian driver Marin Dumitrescu who was racing under the psuedonym of "Martin Drummond". In reality, the team - Brown Racing Enterprises - was set up in order for several British and Eastern European engineers and drivers (including Team Principal Donald Brown, Nahorski and Dumitrescu) to defect to the Soviet Union. After the pair qualified for the race - the team's loaned equipment was found abandoned in the paddock on the Sunday morning with news that all personnel had defected.
Nahorski was a six-time Polish rally champion, but was killed in a fiery accident during the 1959 Adriatic Rally along with his co-driver Jan Langer. He was 49.
Complete Alternative Formula One results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Brown Racing Enterprises | Aston Martin AM-04 | Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 | MON | FRA | BEL | GER | GDR DNS |
IRL | SCO | GBR | ITA | THA | NC | 0 |
