Georges Berger (racing driver)
Nation: | Belgium | ||||||||
Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | 1953 Belgian Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | 1954 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1953–1954 Georges Berger | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
Georges Berger (born September 14, 1918 in Molenbeek , † August 23, 1967 in Adenau at the Nürburgring ) was a Belgian racing driver .
Career
Georges Berger began his career in national races in Belgium. His first vehicle was a Jicey BMW , with which he competed in numerous Formula 2 races between 1948 and 1952 . In 1953 he bought a Gordini Type 15 , with which he reached third place in the Formula 1 race in Rouen , which was not part of the world championship . Berger also took part in two races for the world championship. In 1953 he drove the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps and in 1954 the French Grand Prix in Reims . He contested both races with his Gordini, but each time he had an engine failure.
Berger has participated in countless sports car races with vehicles such as the Maserati , AC Bristol and a Ferrari 250 GT . His greatest successes remained the victories in the Tour de France for automobiles in 1960 and 1961 , as co-driver of Willy Mairesse .
Berger had a fatal accident at the wheel of a Ferrari in an 84-hour sports car marathon on the Nürburgring in 1967.
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 | Georges Berger | Gordini type 15 | Gordini 1.5 L4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
1954 | Georges Berger | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Single results
season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 |
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1953 | |||||||||
DNF | |||||||||
1954 | |||||||||
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 |
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1958 | AC Cars Ltd. | AC Ace LM | Hubert Patthey | Rank 9 | |
1961 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Lucien Bianchi | failure | Clutch damage |
1962 | Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Robert Darville | failure | accident |
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 |
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1953 | Borgward Hansa 1500 sports coupe | SEB | MIM | LEM | SPA | ONLY | RTT | CAP | ||||||||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | Maserati 150S | BUA | SEB | MIM | ONLY | KRI | ||||||||||||||||
146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Georges Berger | Maserati 150S | BUA | SEB | MIM | ONLY | LEM | KRI | CAR | |||||||||||||
79 | DNF | |||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | AC Cars | AC Ace | BUA | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | RTT | ||||||||||||||
9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | Georges Berger | Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | RTT | |||||||||||||||
DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | Ecurie Azur | Alfa Romeo Giulietta SVZ | BUA | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | |||||||||||||||
31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 GT | SEB | TAR | ONLY | LEM | PES | |||||||||||||||
16 | DNF | |||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Ecurie Francorchamps Equipe Nationale Belge André Simon |
Ferrari 250 GT | DAY | SEB | SEB | MAY | TAR | BER | ONLY | LEM | TAV | CCA | RTT | ONLY | BRI | BRI | PAR | |||||
DNF | DNF | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 GTO | DAY | SEB | TAR | MON | SPA | CON | ONLY | ROS | LEM | REI | FRE | CCE | RTT | SIM | ONLY | MON | TDF | BRI | BRI | PAR |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Berger, Georges |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1967 |
Place of death | at the Nürburgring |