André Simon (racing driver)
Nation: | France | ||||||||
Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | 1951 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | 1957 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1951 Gordini 1952 Scuderia Ferrari 1955 Mercedes - Maserati 1956 Gordini - Maserati 1957 Maserati | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
André Simon (born January 5, 1920 in Paris , † July 11, 2012 in Évian-les-Bains ) was a French Formula 1 and sports car racing driver .
Life
André was born the son of a car workshop owner who also ran a dealership for Mathis in La Varenne . His father died at the age of nine, so that his uncle raised him. Just four years later, Simon was working in the family's workshop.
After World War II , Simon borrowed money for the purchase of a Talbot-Lago - sports car around with it in 1948 in Montlhéry a sports car race to contest. A friend lent him his own Delahaye for use at the Grand Prix du Comminges just a few months later.
In 1949 , the already experienced Eugène Chaboud asked him if he would like to share the effort in the Le Mans 24-hour race with him. His work there drew Amadée Gordini's attention to him, for whom he was racing in Formula 2 with great success in 1950 and 1951 . 1951 had Simon, also on Gordini, his first starts in Formula 1 world championship races, at the Grand Prix of Italy he reached the sixth place.
During the automobile world championship in 1952 , André Simon was invited as a guest driver by Scuderia Ferrari to compete for the red racers in France . But he did not have the desired success and a serious illness at the end of the year interrupted his career for a whole year. In 1954 he drove for Gordini again and when Hans Herrmann injured himself during training for the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix , he stepped in as a guest driver for Mercedes . Again Simon had no luck and had to give up due to a technical defect. He joined Maserati later that year . He celebrated his greatest success with a win at the Grand Prix d'Albi, which was not part of the World Cup . He was not successful in world championship races; his last appearance was at the Italian Grand Prix in 1957 .
André Simon later switched to the Scuderia Ferrari sports car team, where he achieved a number of victories between 1960 and 1964. Then he said goodbye to actual motorsport , but had a road accident in 1966 so badly that he was in a coma for two weeks .
Recovered from this, Simon continued his workshop until he retired in 1984.
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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1951 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini T15 | Gordini 1.5 L4s | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
1952 | Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 2.0 L4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
1955 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes 2.5 L8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1956 | André Simon | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | Gordini 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1957 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
total | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Single results
season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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1951 | ||||||||
DNA | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | ||||
1952 | ||||||||
DNF | 6th | |||||||
1955 | ||||||||
DNF | DNF | |||||||
1956 | ||||||||
DNF | 9 | |||||||
1957 | ||||||||
DNQ | 11 |
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 |
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1949 | Charles Pozzi | Delahaye 175S | Pierre Flahault | failure | Engine failure |
1950 | Automobiles Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15S | Aldo Gordini | failure | Gearbox damage |
1951 | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15S | Robert Manzon | failure | Ignition distributor |
1952 | Luigi Chinetti | Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta | Lucien Vincent | Rank 5 | |
1954 | Automobiles Gordini | Gordini T24S | Jean Behra | failure | Ignition damage |
1955 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Karl Kling | withdrawn | |
1956 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625LM Spider Touring | Phil Hill | failure | Power transmission |
1957 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 450S | Jean Behra | failure | accident |
1960 | Automobiles OSCA | OSCA Sport 750 | Jean Laroche | failure | Engine failure |
1962 | Fernand Tavano | Ferrari 250 GTO | Fernand Tavano | failure | Differential damage |
1963 | Maserati France Johnny Simone | Maserati Tipo 151/3 | Lloyd Casner | failure | accident |
1964 | Maserati France | Maserati Tipo 151 | Maurice Trintignant | failure | Electrics |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
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1954 | Gordini | Gordini T24S | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | CAP | ||||||||||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 | Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | TAR | ||||||||||||||||
DNF | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | Maserati | Maserati 300S | BUA | SEB | MIM | ONLY | KRI | |||||||||||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Maserati | Maserati 450S | BUA | SEB | MIM | ONLY | LEM | KRI | CAR | |||||||||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | Osca | OSCA Sport 750 | BUA | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | |||||||||||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 |
Fernand Tavano André Simon |
Ferrari 250 GT Ferrari 250 GTO |
DAY | SEB | SEB | MAY | TAR | BER | ONLY | LEM | TAV | CCA | RTT | ONLY | BRI | BRI | PAR | |||||||
DNF | DNF | 3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
1963 | Maserati France |
Maserati Tipo 151 Fiat 2300 |
DAY | SEB | SEB | TAR | SPA | MAY | ONLY | CON | ROS | LEM | MON | WIS | TAV | FRE | CCE | RTT | OVI | ONLY | MON | MON | TDF | BRI |
DNF | DNF | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Maserati France Ford France |
Maserati Tipo 151 Shelby Daytona |
DAY | SEB | TAR | MON | SPA | CON | ONLY | ROS | LEM | REI | FRE | CCE | RTT | SIM | ONLY | MON | TDF | BRI | BRI | PAR | ||
DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||||||||||||||||||
1965 | Ford France | Shelby Daytona | DAY | SEB | BOL | MON | MON | RTT | TAR | SPA | ONLY | MUG | ROS | LEM | REI | BOZ | FRE | CCE | OVI | ONLY | BRI | BRI | ||
12 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Simon, André |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Formula 1 racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 2012 |
Place of death | Evian-les-Bains |