Roy Salvadori
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Nationality  British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
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| Active years | 1952-1962 |
| Teams | Ferrari, Connaught, Maserati, BRM, Cooper, Bowmaker-Yeoman Lola |
| Races | 50 (47 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Career points | 19 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1952 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
Roy Francesco Salvadori (b. 12 May 1922, Dovercourt, Essex) is a former motor racing driver and manager from England. He participated in 50 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 12 July 1952, and achieved two podiums, scoring a total of 19 Championship points.
During a varied career he also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959, driving for Aston Martin and teamed with Carroll Shelby. After retiring from driving he returned to running his car dealership, but was tempted back to Formula One to manage the Cooper racing team in 1966 and 1967.
Complete World Championship Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Pts. |
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| 1952 | G. Caprara | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari I4 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR 8 |
GER | NED | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1953 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis I4 | ARG | 500 | NED Ret |
BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
SUI | ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1954 | Gilby Engineering Ltd. | Maserati 250F | Maserati I6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | ||
| 1955 | Gilby Engineering Ltd. | Maserati 250F | Maserati I6 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | GER | GBR Ret |
ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | Gilby Engineering Ltd. | Maserati 250F | Maserati I6 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
ITA 11 |
NC | 0 | |||
| 1957 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25 | BRM I4 | ARG | MON DNQ |
500 | 19th | 2 | ||||||||
| Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall I4 | FRA Ret |
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| Cooper Car Company | Cooper T43 | Climax I4 | GBR 5 |
GER Ret |
PES Ret |
ITA | ||||||||||
| 1958 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45 | Climax I4 | ARG | MON Ret |
NED 4 |
500 | BEL 8 |
FRA 11 |
GBR 3 |
GER 2 |
POR 9 |
ITA 5 |
MOR 7 |
4th | 15 |
| 1959 | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45 | Climax I4 | MON 6 |
500 | FRA Ret |
USA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| David Brown Corporation | Aston Martin DBR4/250 | Aston Martin I6 | NED Ret |
GBR 6 |
GER | POR 6 |
ITA Ret |
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| 1960 | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T51 | Climax I4 | ARG | MON Ret |
500 | USA 8 |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| David Brown Corporation | Aston Martin DBR4/250 | Aston Martin I6 | NED DNS |
BEL | FRA | |||||||||||
| Aston Martin DBR5/250 | Aston Martin I6 | GBR Ret |
POR | ITA | ||||||||||||
| 1961 | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T53 | Climax I4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA 8 |
GBR 6 |
GER 10 |
ITA 6 |
USA Ret |
17th | 2 | |||
| 1962 | Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team | Lola Mk4 | Climax V8 | NED WD |
MON Ret |
BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
ITA Ret |
USA DNS |
RSA Ret |
NC | 0 |
References
- "Drivers: Roy Salvadori". GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-salroy.html. Retrieved on 25 September 2007.
- "Roy Salvadori". Grand Prix Racing. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/510.cfm. Retrieved on 25 September 2007.
- "Drivers: Salvadori, Roy". Autocourse Grand Prix Archive. http://www.autocoursegpa.com/driver~driver_id~12031.htm. Retrieved on 25 September 2007.
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| Preceded by Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1959 with: Carroll Shelby |
Succeeded by Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère |
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