Adolfo Schwelm-Cruz
Nation: | Argentina | ||||||||
Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | 1953 Grand Prix of Argentina | ||||||||
Last start: | 1953 Grand Prix of Argentina | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1953 Cooper | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
Adolfo Julio Carlos Schwelm-Cruz (born June 28, 1923 in Buenos Aires ; † February 10, 2012 there ) was an Argentine racing car driver .
Career
In 1949 Schwelm-Cruz drove the first professional races in Italy with an Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 . Two years later he won the championship in the national sports car racing series of Argentina, which helped him to become nationally known.
In the 1953 season , Schwelm-Cruz participated in his home race, the Argentine Grand Prix , in a Cooper T20 . Although he was able to qualify for the race in 13th place, he was the first driver to retire from the race after only 20 laps due to a wheel loss caused by a broken suspension.
statistics
Statistics in the automobile world championship
general overview
season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Race laps |
Points | WM-Pos. |
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1953 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T20 | Bristol 2.0 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
total | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Single results
season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 |
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1953 | |||||||||
DNF |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th |
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1954 | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | CAP |
DNF | ||||||||
1955 | Gordini | Gordini T15S | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | TAR |
DNF |
Web links
Commons : Adolfo Schwelm-Cruz - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Adolfo Schwelm Cruz. In: oldracingcars.com. Retrieved April 23, 2012 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schwelm-Cruz, Adolfo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwelm-Cruz, Adolfo Julio Carlos (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 2012 |
Place of death | Buenos Aires , Argentina |