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'''Charles Van Acker''' (born 14 March 1912 in Brussels, died 31 May 1998 in South Bend, Indiana) was a Belgian-American racing driver. Born in Belgium, he settled in the United States where he became a racing driver. From 1946 to 1951, he started 27 races in the AAA Championship, scoring 5 podiums and winning two races at Winchester in 1946 and Milwaukee in 1947, finishing fourth in the 1947 championship. After a disappointing season in 1949, his career was revived in 1950 when the Indianapolis 500 gained World Championship status. [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]] wanted a Belgian driver with local experience, and Van Acker was promptly hired. He qualified 9th and finished 11th in that race, prompting a contract renewal for 1951, when he started 11th and finished 5th. That would be his last Indianapolis 500, but he later competed in other Formula 1 races for the team, including the [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix]] and the [[1952 United States Grand Prix]].

==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! WDC
! Pts.
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| [[1950 Alternate Formula One season|1950]]
! [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]]
! [[Bugatti T15]]
! [[Offenhauser]] 3.0 L4C
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>11</small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1951 Alternate Formula One season|1951]]
! [[Garage Francorchamps]]
! [[Ferrari 375]] 
! [[Ferrari]] 375 4.5 V12
| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|bgcolor=dfffdf| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>5</small>
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!rowspan=2| 23rd
!rowspan=2| 2
|-
! [[Scuderia Belgio]]
! [[Alfa Romeo 158/50]] 
! [[Alfa Romeo]] 158 1.5 L8s
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>8</small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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|-
| [[1952 Alternate Formula One season|1952]]
! [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]]
! [[Kurtis Kraft 500B]]
! [[Offenhauser]] 3.0 L4C
| [[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1952 English Grand Prix|ENG]]
| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
! NC
! 0
|}

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