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'''Octave John''' ''''Johnny'''' '''Claes''' (born 11 August 1916 in London, died 3 February 1956 in Brussels) was a Belgian racing driver and jazz trumpeter who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 until 1955. Starting off as the owner-driver of the initially competitive [[Claes Racing Developments]], he competed as a privateer (employing other drivers alongside him) until significant rule changes in 1953 drove him to drive for other teams, notably [[Leader]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]] before buying into [[Jacques Swaters]]' [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]] in early 1955. After a couple of entries that year, Claes retired from racing due to ill health. He died shortly thereafter from tuberculosis, aged 39. | '''Octave John''' ''''Johnny'''' '''Claes''' (born 11 August 1916 in London, died 3 February 1956 in Brussels) was a Belgian racing driver and jazz trumpeter who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 until 1955. Starting off as the owner-driver of the initially competitive [[Claes Racing Developments]], he competed as a privateer (employing other drivers alongside him) until significant rule changes in 1953 drove him to drive for other teams, notably [[Leader]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]] before buying into [[Jacques Swaters]]' [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]] in early 1955. After a couple of entries that year, Claes retired from racing due to ill health. He died shortly thereafter from tuberculosis, aged 39. He managed to score two solitary points at the [[1952 Italian Grand Prix]]. | ||
==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ||
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>9</small> | |bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>9</small> | ||
|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | |bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small> | |bgcolor=efcfff| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | |bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | ||
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | |bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>7</small> | |bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>7</small> | ||
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | |bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | ||
|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1953 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | |bgcolor=efcfff| [[1953 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
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| [[1955 Alternate Formula One season|1955]] | |rowspan=2| [[1955 Alternate Formula One season|1955]] | ||
! [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]] | !rowspan=2| [[Ecurie Nationale Belge]] | ||
! [[Cooper T41]] | ! [[Cooper T41]] | ||
! [[Jaguar]] JFE-2 4.5 V12 | ! [[Jaguar]] JFE-2 4.5 V12 | ||
| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | | [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | ||
|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1955 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | |bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1955 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | ||
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>16</small> | |||
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | | [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | ||
| [[1955 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]] | | [[1955 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]] | ||
| [[1955 Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]] | | [[1955 Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]] | ||
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | | [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | ||
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[[Category:Real-life drivers]] | [[Category:Real-life drivers]] | ||
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] |
Latest revision as of 10:44, 13 November 2015
Octave John 'Johnny' Claes (born 11 August 1916 in London, died 3 February 1956 in Brussels) was a Belgian racing driver and jazz trumpeter who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 until 1955. Starting off as the owner-driver of the initially competitive Claes Racing Developments, he competed as a privateer (employing other drivers alongside him) until significant rule changes in 1953 drove him to drive for other teams, notably Leader and Mercedes-Benz before buying into Jacques Swaters' Ecurie Nationale Belge in early 1955. After a couple of entries that year, Claes retired from racing due to ill health. He died shortly thereafter from tuberculosis, aged 39. He managed to score two solitary points at the 1952 Italian Grand Prix.
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. |
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1950 | Claes Racing Developments | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s | GBR Ret |
MON Ret |
500 | SUI Ret |
BEL 10 |
FRA 9 |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||
1951 | Claes Racing Developments | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s | MON 6 |
500 | BEL Ret |
FRA 6 |
GBR Ret |
GER 6 |
NED Ret |
ITA DNQ |
NC | 0 | ||
1952 | Claes Racing Developments | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s | MON Ret |
ENG DNQ |
BEL 14 |
FRA 6 |
GBR DNQ |
GER Ret |
NED Ret |
ITA 5 |
USA Ret |
AUS 7 |
18th | 2 |
1953 | Leader | Leader LF153 | Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10 | MON DNQ |
NED DNQ |
BEL Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER 20 |
SUI 13 |
ITA DNQ |
USA Ret |
NC | 0 | |
1954 | Mercedes-Benz Team Europe | Mercedes-Benz WM-2 | Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10 | MON DNQ |
FRA Ret |
BEL Ret |
NED 8 |
GBR DNQ |
SUI 11 |
GER 9 |
USA | ITA | NC | 0 | |
1955 | Ecurie Nationale Belge | Cooper T41 | Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 | MON | FRA DNQ |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | BEL 16 |
GBR | SCO | SOV | ITA |