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After WW2, Dumitrescu made his debut in motor racing in Romanian off-road series driving in a modified military Jeep. In [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]], Dumitrescu defected to the Soviet Union after entering the [[East German Grand Prix]] with the Brown Racing Enterprises team under the psuedonym of "Martin Drummond". The team was solely set up to allow Team Principal Donald Brown, Polish driver [[Michał Nahorski]], Dumitrescu and a number of British and West German engineers to defect. The team's loaned [[Lotus]] equipment was found abandoned on the Sunday morning of the race as news began trickling through of the defections. Dumitrescu continued to race in the Soviet Union until the late 1970s before retirement. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Dumitrescu returned to Romania.
 
After WW2, Dumitrescu made his debut in motor racing in Romanian off-road series driving in a modified military Jeep. In [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]], Dumitrescu defected to the Soviet Union after entering the [[East German Grand Prix]] with the Brown Racing Enterprises team under the psuedonym of "Martin Drummond". The team was solely set up to allow Team Principal Donald Brown, Polish driver [[Michał Nahorski]], Dumitrescu and a number of British and West German engineers to defect. The team's loaned [[Lotus]] equipment was found abandoned on the Sunday morning of the race as news began trickling through of the defections. Dumitrescu continued to race in the Soviet Union until the late 1970s before retirement. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Dumitrescu returned to Romania.
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==Complete Alternative Formula One results==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Year
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! Entrant
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! Chassis
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! Engine
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! 1
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! 2
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! 3
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! 4
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! 5
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! 6
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! 7
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! 8
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! 9
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! 10
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! WDC
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! Points
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|-
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|[[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]]
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! [[Brown Racing Enterprises]]
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! [[Aston Martin AM-04]]
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! [[Jaguar]] JFE-2 4.5 V12
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| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
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| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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| [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]
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| [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]
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| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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| [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]]
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! NC
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! 0
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 15 April 2023

Marin Dumitrescu (January 19th, 1919 in Comani, Romania - April 27th, 2021) was a Romanian racing driver.

After WW2, Dumitrescu made his debut in motor racing in Romanian off-road series driving in a modified military Jeep. In 1956, Dumitrescu defected to the Soviet Union after entering the East German Grand Prix with the Brown Racing Enterprises team under the psuedonym of "Martin Drummond". The team was solely set up to allow Team Principal Donald Brown, Polish driver Michał Nahorski, Dumitrescu and a number of British and West German engineers to defect. The team's loaned Lotus equipment was found abandoned on the Sunday morning of the race as news began trickling through of the defections. Dumitrescu continued to race in the Soviet Union until the late 1970s before retirement. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Dumitrescu returned to Romania.

Complete Alternative Formula One results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1956 Brown Racing Enterprises Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 MON FRA BEL GER GDR
DNQ 		IRL SCO GBR ITA THA NC 0
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