Joe Kelly (racing driver)
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Great Britain Grand Prix 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1951 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1950–1951 Alta (private) | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Joseph "Joe" Kelly (born March 13, 1913 in Dublin , † November 28, 1993 in Neston , England ) was an Irish racing driver and dealer. In 1950 and 1951 he took part in the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Great Britain .
Career
Kelly contested his first big race in his private Alta GP , it was the BRDC International Trophy 1949. Not least because of his inferior vehicle, he only reached the finish line in twentieth and thus penultimate.
In 1950 and 1951 he contested the Great Britain Grand Prix - also in the Alta GP . Both times Kelly was so inferior that he was not included in the final standings because he crossed the finish line too many laps behind. He achieved a remarkable result in 1952 with third place at the Ulster Trophy in Dundrod; however, this race was not part of the championship. Kelly was the first Irish Grand Prix participant in history.
After a serious accident at Oulton Park in 1955, Kelly ended his racing career and from then on only occasionally took part in mountain and sports car races.
Kelly worked full-time as an automobile dealer in Ireland and England.
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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| 1950 | Joe Kelly | Alta GP | Alta 1.5 L4s | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| 1951 | Joe Kelly | Alta GP | Alta 1.5 L4s | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| total | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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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 | 7th |
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| 1953 | Joe Kelly | Jaguar C-Type |
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| 1954 | Joe Kelly | Ferrari 750 Monza |
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| 1955 | John Maurice Tew | Frazer Nash Le Mans |
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| SURNAME | Kelly, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kelly, Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1993 |
| Place of death | Neston , Cheshire, England, UK |