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'''Geoffrey Crossley''' (born 11 May 1921 in Baslow, died 7 January 2002 in Abingdon) was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 in 1950. He competed in the British Grand Prix, the first race of the World Championship, where he became the youbgest driver ever to start a race at the age of 29 years and 2 days, although his record would be beaten at the next race by a 27-year-old [[José Froilán González]]. After the Belgian Grand Prix, he decided to retire from motor racing, unable to afford the maintenance on his car. He made a brief comeback at Goodwood in 1955, but the car was off the pace. The youngest driver in the first F1 race died of a stroke in John Radcliffe's Hospital in Oxfordshire.
'''Geoffrey Crossley''' (born 11 May 1921 in Baslow, died 7 January 2002 in Abingdon) was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 in 1950. A competent local racer in the UK, he entered the [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix]] in an Alta, but failed to qualify. He died in Oxfordshire at the age of 80.


==Complete Formula One results==
==Complete Alternative Formula One results==
===Regular championship===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Year
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! Points
! Points
|-
|-
| [[1950 Formula One seasons|1950]]
|[[1950 Alternate Formula One season|1950]]
! Geoffrey Crossley
! [[Geoffrey Crossley]]
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Alta GP|GP]]
! [[Alta GP]]
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Straight-4|L4]][[supercharger|s]]
! [[Alta]] 1.5 L4s
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>9</small>
|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
! NC
! NC
! 0
! 0
|}
===[[Champion Elimination Medals Championship]]===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! WDC
! Wins
! 2nd
! 3rd
! Points
|-
| [[1950 Formula One seasons|1950]]
! Geoffrey Crossley
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Alta GP|GP]]
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Straight-4|L4]][[supercharger|s]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small></small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>9</small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
! NC
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
|}
===[[Johnny Claes Memorial Trophy]]===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! WDC
! Laps
|-
| [[1950 Formula One seasons|1950]]
! Geoffrey Crossley
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Alta GP|GP]]
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Straight-4|L4]][[supercharger|s]]
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>14</small><br><small>3</small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small></small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>0</small><br><small>NC</small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
! 8th
! 14
|}
|}


[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 06:01, 22 November 2016

Geoffrey Crossley (born 11 May 1921 in Baslow, died 7 January 2002 in Abingdon) was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 in 1950. A competent local racer in the UK, he entered the 1950 Belgian Grand Prix in an Alta, but failed to qualify. He died in Oxfordshire at the age of 80.

Complete Alternative Formula One results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
1950 Geoffrey Crossley Alta GP Alta 1.5 L4s GBR MON 500 SUI BEL
DNQ 		FRA ITA NC 0
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