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| − | '''Robert Manzon''' (born 12 April 1917 in Marseille) | + | '''Robert Manzon''' (born 12 April 1917 in Marseille, died 19 January 2015 in Cassis) was a French racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 onwards. Spending his entire racing career driving for Gordini, at least in Formula One, he was one of the more successful drivers at the start of the championship, winning four championship Grands Prix and finishing in the championship's top ten five consecutive years, scoring three fastest laps and one single pole position. In later years, he was the last surviving points scorer from the championship's inaugural season. He died near his home town of Marseille in 2015 at the age of 97. |
==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 3 June 2015
Robert Manzon (born 12 April 1917 in Marseille, died 19 January 2015 in Cassis) was a French racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 onwards. Spending his entire racing career driving for Gordini, at least in Formula One, he was one of the more successful drivers at the start of the championship, winning four championship Grands Prix and finishing in the championship's top ten five consecutive years, scoring three fastest laps and one single pole position. In later years, he was the last surviving points scorer from the championship's inaugural season. He died near his home town of Marseille in 2015 at the age of 97.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Alexander Racing Team | Gordini T15 | Gordini 1.5 L4s | GBR | MON Ret |
500 | SUI Ret |
BEL 5 |
FRA Ret |
ITA Ret |
20th | 2 | |||
| 1951 | Alexander Racing Team | Gordini T15 | Gordini 1.5 L4s | MON 1 |
500 | BEL Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER | NED Ret |
ITA 5 |
5th | 11 | ||
| 1952 | Alexander Racing Team | Gordini T16 | Gordini 1.5 L4s | MON 4 |
ENG 1 |
BEL 7 |
FRA 2 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
NED 6 |
ITA Ret |
USA 8 |
AUS 5 |
4th | 20.5 |
| 1953 | Alexander Racing Team - Gordini | Gordini G-953 | Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6 | MON Ret |
NED 2 |
BEL Ret |
FRA 4 |
GBR 4 |
GER Ret |
SUI Ret |
ITA 6 |
USA Ret |
9th | 12 | |
| 1954 | Alexander Racing Team - Gordini | Gordini G-953 | Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6 | MON Ret |
FRA 1 |
BEL Ret |
NED Ret |
GBR Ret |
SUI Ret |
GER 4 |
USA Ret |
ITA Ret |
7th | 12 | |
| 1955 | Alexander Racing Team - Gordini | Gordini G-953 | Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6 | MON Ret |
FRA 6 |
BEL Ret |
GBR Ret |
SCO 1 |
SOV Ret |
ITA | 5th* | 10* |
* denotes season still in progress
