David Murray (racing driver)
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 United Kingdom
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| First start: | Great Britain Grand Prix 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1952 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1950–1951 Maserati · 1952 Cooper | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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David Murray (born December 28, 1909 in Edinburgh , † April 5, 1973 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ) was a British racing driver who was active in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1952 .
Career
Murray made his debut on May 13, 1950 at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone . He started from 18th place, but retired during the race due to an engine failure. At the French Grand Prix in Reims he qualified for 20th place on the grid, but the race was completed by David Hampshire . On September 3 of that year, Murray took in Monza at the Italian Grand Prix in part, but did not finish the race due to a gearbox failure.
The 1951 season began for Murray on July 14, 1951 in Silverstone, where he retired again, this time because of a defective valve spring. He had an accident in training for the German Grand Prix and was unable to take part in the race.
In the 1952 season Murray drove a Cooper-Bristol T20 at the British Grand Prix . He was also unable to finish this race due to a faulty spark plug . So he started four times at a Grand Prix, but could not finish any race.
Murray died in a car accident in Gran Canaria in 1973 .
statistics
Statistics in the automobile world championship
general overview
| season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Round |
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| 1950 | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati 1.5 L4s | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| 1951 | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati 1.5 L4s | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| 1952 | Ecurie Ecosse | Cooper T20 | Bristol 2.0 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| total | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Single results
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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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| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1937 |
David Murray
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BMW 328 |
Pat Fairfield
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failure | fatal accident at Fairfield |
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| SURNAME | Murray, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th April 1973 |
| Place of death | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |