B. Bira
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Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh (born 15 July 1914 in Bangkok, died 23 December 1985 in Baron's Court Station, London, Great Britain), also know as Prince Bira or B. Bira was a Thai racing driver and Siamese prince who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1955. He was the only Southeast Asian driver to compete in Formula 1 until Alex Yoong.
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Complete Formula One results
Regular championship
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati Straight-4 s | GBR Ret |
MON 5 |
500 |
SUI 4 |
BEL |
FRA |
ITA Ret |
8th | 5 | ||
| 1951 | Ecurie Siam | Maserati 4CLT/48 | OSCA V12 | SUI |
500 |
BEL DNA |
ESP Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||
| Maserati Straight-4 | FRA DNA |
GBR |
GER DNA |
ITA |
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| 1952 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 s | SUI Ret |
500 |
BEL 10 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | FRA Ret |
GBR 11 |
GER |
NED |
ITA |
||||||||
| 1953 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
NED |
BEL |
FRA Ret |
GBR 7 |
GER Ret |
SUI |
NC | 0 | |
| Scuderia Milano | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | ITA 11 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG 7 |
500 |
17th | 3 | |||||||
| "B. Bira" | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | BEL 6 |
FRA 4 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP 9 | |||||
| 1955 | "B. Bira" | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG |
MON |
500 |
BEL DNA |
NED |
GBR |
ITA |
NC | 0 |
Champion Elimination Medals Championship
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati Straight-4 s | GBR Ret |
MON 5 |
500 |
SUI 4 |
BEL |
FRA |
ITA Ret |
13th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1951 | Ecurie Siam | Maserati 4CLT/48 | OSCA V12 | SUI |
500 |
BEL DNA |
ESP Ret |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Maserati Straight-4 | FRA DNA |
GBR |
GER DNA |
ITA |
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| 1952 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 s | SUI Ret |
500 |
BEL 8 |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | FRA Ret |
GBR 9 |
GER |
NED |
ITA |
|||||||||||
| 1953 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis Straight-4 | ARG |
500 |
NED |
BEL |
FRA Ret |
GBR 5 |
GER Ret |
SUI |
19th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Scuderia Milano | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | ITA 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG 5 |
500 |
13th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| "B. Bira" | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | BEL 5 |
FRA 3 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP 8 | ||||||||
| 1955 | "B. Bira" | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG |
MON |
500 |
BEL DNA |
NED |
GBR |
ITA |
NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Claes Memorial Trophy
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati Straight-4 s | GBR 0 NC |
MON 0 NC |
SUI 0 NC |
BEL |
ITA 0 NC |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1951 | Ecurie Siam | Maserati 4CLT/48 | OSCA V12 | SUI |
BEL 0 DNA |
ESP 0 NC |
NC | 0 | ||||
| Maserati Straight-4 | FRA 0 DNA |
GBR |
GER 0 DNA |
ITA |
||||||||
| 1952 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 s | SUI 0 NC |
BEL 0 NC |
3rd | 42 | |||||
| Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | FRA 42 1 |
GBR 0 NC |
GER |
NED |
ITA | ||||||
| 1953 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis Straight-4 | ARG |
NED |
BEL |
FRA 0 NC |
GBR 0 NC |
GER 0 NC |
SUI |
NC | 0 |
| 1954 | "B. Bira" | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | BEL 0 NC |
FRA 0 NC |
GBR 0 NC |
GER 0 NC |
SUI |
ITA |
ESP 1 32 |
4th | 32 |
| 1955 | "B. Bira" | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG |
MON |
BEL 0 DNA |
NED |
GBR |
ITA |
NC | 0 |
