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'''Louis Alexandre Chiron''' (born 3 August 1899 in Monaco, died 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1950 onwards. Known for winning the very first race in Formula One championship history, the [[1950 British Grand Prix]], Chiron also finished second in Italy that year, finishing fifth in the championship. He would never score a point again. His allegiance never stuck with a single team in particular, racing for six teams in total, with 15 of his 37 entries being made for [[Scuderia Commesso]]. His best shot at success came in 1953, when he was invited to replace the injured [[Giuseppe Farina]] for three races. However, he failed to score, and Farina took his seat back after recovering.
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'''Louis Alexandre Chiron''' (born 3 August 1899 in Monaco, died 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1950 onwards. A leading driver in the 1920s and 1930s (notably winning the French Grand Prix five times), Chiron kept racing after the War. Known for winning the very first race in Formula One championship history, the [[1950 British Grand Prix]], Chiron also finished second in Italy that year, finishing fifth in the championship. He would never score a point again. His allegiance never stuck with a single team in particular, racing for seven teams in total (including his own), with 15 of his 38 entries being made for [[Scuderia Commesso]]. His best shot at success came in 1953, when he was invited to replace the injured [[Giuseppe Farina]] for three races. However, he failed to score, and Farina took his seat back after recovering.
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In 1949, Chiron famously accused [[Hellé Nice]] of having been a Gestapo agent during the War. These accusations effectively killed Nice's racing career, aside from one final entry in the [[1950 French Grand Prix]].
  
 
==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
 
==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
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! WDC
 
! Pts.
 
! Pts.
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! [[Claes Racing Developments]]
 
! [[Claes Racing Developments]]
 
! [[Maserati 4CLT/48]]
 
! [[Maserati 4CLT/48]]
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! [[Mserati]] 4CLT 1.5 L4s
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! [[Maserati]] 4CLT 1.5 L4s
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|bgcolor="ffffbf"| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>1</small>
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|bgcolor=ffffbf| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>1</small>
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|bgcolor="efcfff"| ''[[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| ''[[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]''<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="dfdfdf"| '''[[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br><small>2</small>
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|bgcolor=dfdfdf| '''[[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br><small>2</small>
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! 15
 
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|rowspan="2"| [[1951 Alternate Formula One season|1951]]
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|rowspan=2| [[1951 Alternate Formula One season|1951]]
 
! [[Ferrari America]]
 
! [[Ferrari America]]
 
! [[Ferrari 375]]  
 
! [[Ferrari 375]]  
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!rowspan="2"| [[Ferrari]] 375 4.5 V12
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!rowspan=2| [[Ferrari]] 375 4.5 V12
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|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
 
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
 
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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!rowspan="2"| NC
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!rowspan="2"| 0
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!rowspan=2| NC
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!rowspan=2| 0
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Scuderia Commesso]]
 
! [[Scuderia Commesso]]
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|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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! [[Maserati 4CLT/48]]
 
! [[Maserati 4CLT/48]]
 
! [[Ferrari]] 375 4.5 V12
 
! [[Ferrari]] 375 4.5 V12
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|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1952 English Grand Prix|ENG]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1952 English Grand Prix|ENG]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="efcfff"| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcF"| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcF| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcF"| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcF| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1952 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="cfcfff"| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>15</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1952 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br><small>15</small>
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! NC
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
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| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
 
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
 
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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|bgcolor="#cFCFFF"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
 
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
 
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
 
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
| [[1953 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
 
| [[1953 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
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! NC
 
! NC
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! [[Leader LF153]]  
 
! [[Leader LF153]]  
 
! [[O.S.C.A.]] 156s 1.5 L6s
 
! [[O.S.C.A.]] 156s 1.5 L6s
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|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1954 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1954 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="cFCFFF"| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>15</small>
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|bgcolor=cFCFFF| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>15</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcF"| [[1954 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcF| [[1954 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcF"| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DPNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcF| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DPNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcF"| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcF| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcf"| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor="EFCFFF"| [[1954 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=EFCFFF| [[1954 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="ffcfcF"| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcF| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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! NC
 
! NC
 
! 0
 
! 0
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[1955 Alternate Formula One season|1955]]
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! [[Ecurie Voeckler]]
 
! [[Ecurie Voeckler]]
 
! [[Alfa Romeo AR161]]  
 
! [[Alfa Romeo AR161]]  
 
! [[Jaguar]] JFE-2 4.5 V12
 
! [[Jaguar]] JFE-2 4.5 V12
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[1955 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1955 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
 
| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 
| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
 
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
 
| [[1955 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]
 
| [[1955 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]
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| [[1955 Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]]<br><small>DNS</small>
 
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 
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| [[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]]
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! [[Ecurie Maghreb]]
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! [[Ferrari 555|AAC 555]]
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! [[Ferrari|AAC]] 555 2.5 L4
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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| [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]]<br><small></small>
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| [[1957 Alternate Formula One Season|1957]]
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! [[Louis Chiron]]
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! [[Gordini Type 56]]
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! [[Gordini]] G258/A 2.5 L8
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| [[1957 Moroccan Grand Prix|MAR]]
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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| [[1957 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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| [[1957 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
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| [[1957 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]
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| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]
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| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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| [[1957 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
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| [[1957 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
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! NC
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! 0
 
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 12 February 2018

Louis Alexandre Chiron (born 3 August 1899 in Monaco, died 22 June 1979) was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1950 onwards. A leading driver in the 1920s and 1930s (notably winning the French Grand Prix five times), Chiron kept racing after the War. Known for winning the very first race in Formula One championship history, the 1950 British Grand Prix, Chiron also finished second in Italy that year, finishing fifth in the championship. He would never score a point again. His allegiance never stuck with a single team in particular, racing for seven teams in total (including his own), with 15 of his 38 entries being made for Scuderia Commesso. His best shot at success came in 1953, when he was invited to replace the injured Giuseppe Farina for three races. However, he failed to score, and Farina took his seat back after recovering.

In 1949, Chiron famously accused Hellé Nice of having been a Gestapo agent during the War. These accusations effectively killed Nice's racing career, aside from one final entry in the 1950 French 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 11 WDC Pts.
1950 Claes Racing Developments Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s GBR
1 		MON
Ret 		500
DNQ 		SUI
Ret 		BEL
6 		FRA
7 		ITA
2 		5th 15
1951 Ferrari America Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 MON
Ret 		500 BEL NC 0
Scuderia Commesso Maserati 4CLT/48 FRA
9 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		NED
Ret 		ITA
Ret
1952 Scuderia Commesso Maserati 4CLT/48 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 MON
DNPQ 		ENG
Ret 		BEL
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
DNQ 		GER
Ret 		NED
DNQ 		ITA
DNQ 		USA
10 		AUS
15 		NC 0
1953 Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8 MON NED BEL FRA
12 		GBR
11 		GER
Ret 		SUI ITA USA NC 0
1954 Leader Leader LF153 O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s MON
DNQ 		FRA
DNQ 		BEL
15 		NED
DNPQ 		GBR
DPNQ 		SUI
DNQ 		GER
DNQ 		USA
Ret 		ITA
DNQ 		NC 0
1955 Ecurie Voeckler Alfa Romeo AR161 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 MON
DNPQ 		FRA
DNQ 		BEL GBR SCO NC 0
Louis Chiron Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 SOV
DNS 		ITA
1956 Ecurie Maghreb AAC 555 AAC 555 2.5 L4 MON
DNPQ 		FRA
DNQ 		BEL
DNQ 		GER
DNQ 		GDR
 IRL
 SCO
 GBR
 ITA
 THA
 NC 0
1957 Louis Chiron Gordini Type 56 Gordini G258/A 2.5 L8 MAR MON
DNQ 		FRA BEL NED IRL GBR GER ITA ESP USA NC 0

* denotes season still in progress

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