Manfred von Brauchitsch

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Manfred Georg Rudolf von Brauchitsch (born 15 August 1905 in Hamburg, died 5 February 2003 in Gräfenwarth) was a German racing driver. A successful but unlucky pre-War driver for Mercedes-Benz, von Brauchitsch did not see action in World War II, but was forced to leave Germany at its close, being a high-ranking member of the Nazi party. Resettling in South America, he could not find any bearings, and instead returned to Germany to restart his racing career. Originally driving for Jacques de Rham's Scuderia Maremmana, where he scored three points in 1951, he later moved to Bentley and Anglo-Italia before defecting to East Germany in 1955. When East Germany organised its own race in 1956, he drove a second car for Bruce Halford before retiring from motorsport at the age of 50.

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 Scuderia Maremmana Ferrari 166S Jaguar XK 3.4 L6 GBR MON 500 SUI BEL
11
FRA ITA NC 0
1951 Scuderia Maremmana Ferrari 166S Jaguar XK 3.4 L6 MON
DNQ
500 BEL
4
FRA
13
GBR
Ret
GER
7
NED ITA
Ret
18th 3
1952 Scuderia Maremmana Ferrari 166S Jaguar XK 3.4 L6 MON
Ret
ENG
8
BEL FRA GBR GER
6
NED ITA
Ret
USA AUS NC 0
1953 British Bentley Racing Motors Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16 MON
DNQ
NED
DNQ
BEL FRA GBR
DNQ
GER SUI
15
ITA USA NC 0
1954 Scuderia Anglo-Italia Bentley Speed 4 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s MON FRA
12
BEL
12
24th 1
O.S.C.A. F154 NED
Ret
SUI
10
Bentley 16VL-1 1.5 V16 GBR
Ret
GER
10
USA ITA
6
1956 Halford Auto Racing Team Vanwall VW55 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 MON FRA BEL GER GDR
Ret
IRL SCO GBR ITA THA NC 0