Charles Schott

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Charles Schott was an American racing car driver .

Career

Charles Schott drove sports car races in North America in the early 1950s. In addition to national races, Schott competed three times in the Sebring 12-hour race . He achieved his best ranking in 1952 when he and Morris Carroll finished second overall on a Jaguar XK 120 . In the first race of the sports car world championship in motorsport history, he finished 34th in the 1953 Sebring 12-hour race .

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Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1952 United States 48United States Charles Schott Jaguar XK 120 United States 48United States Morris Carroll Rank 2 and class win
1953 United States 48United States Charles Schott Excalibur J. United States 48United States John van Driel Rank 34
1953 United States 48United States Charles Schott Jaguar XK 120 United States 48United States Dave Michaels Rank 23

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
1953 Charles Schott Excalibur J. United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM BelgiumBelgium SPA GermanyGermany ONLY United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT MexicoMexico CAP
34
1954 Charles Schott Jaguar XK 120 ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT MexicoMexico CAP
23

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