Rudi Fischer

Rudolf "Rudi" Fischer (born 19 April 1912 in Stuttgart, Germany, died 30 December 1976 in Luzern) was a Swiss racing driver. Founder of Écurie Espadon, Fischer began racing in around 1947. He finished second in the 1948 West Swiss GP. His F1 début came at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix driving for Motorsport Bleu, where he finished tenth and earned a drive for the tail end of the 1951. Fischer stunned the field in the 1951 German Grand Prix, but although he would lead 3 laps and eventually finish third his best finish would come at the non-championship 1954 Syracuse Grand Prix, in which he would come home second for the Balkan Lion outfit. He never scored again, continuing to drive for Balkan Lion until the end of 1954, developing a reputation as a steady hand who was easy on his machinery. He retired at the age of 42 to focus on his restaurant business.

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	MON	500	SUI 10	BEL	FRA	ITA				NC	0
1951	Motorsport Bleu	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER 3	NED DNQ	ITA 12			14th	4
1952	International Racing Group	Maserati 4CLT/48	Porsche 356 1.6 L4	MON DNQ	ENG	BEL 21	FRA 9	GBR						NC	0
	Scuderia Commesso		Ferrari 375 4.5 V12						GER 12	NED	ITA	USA	AUS
1953	Balkan Eagle	Alfa Romeo AR160	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	MON DNPQ	NED DNQ	BEL 8	FRA 14	GBR DNQ	GER 13	SUI 12	ITA 13	USA 12		NC	0
1954	Balkan Eagle	Alfa Romeo AR160	Balkan Lion F154 1.5 L4	MON DNA	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	NED DNQ	GBR DNQ	SUI	GER	USA	ITA		NC	0

* denotes season still in progress