Vic Elford
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 United Kingdom
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | 1968 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | German Grand Prix 1971 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1968 Cooper 1969 Colin Crabbe Racing 1971 BRM | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | WM-14. ( 1969 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 8th | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Victor Henry "Vic" Elford (* 10. June 1935 in London ) is a former, in the 1960s and 1970s active British automobile - racing driver and Formula 1 -Pilot.
Racing career
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Because of his diverse activities and successes, Elford is considered one of the greatest all-rounders in motorsport history . He contested his first race in 1961 with a Mini from BMC , his first rally in 1962 in a DKW . From 1968 up to and including 1971 he took part in a total of 13 Grand Prix in Formula 1. He made his debut on July 7, 1968 at the French Grand Prix , his last appearance was the 1971 German Grand Prix . In total, “Quick Vic” scored eight world championship points for the teams of Cooper , McLaren and BRM . A few years later Elford was again active in the F1 World Championship, in 1979 as manager of the German ATS Formula 1 team. Within just three months, Elford succeeded in making ATS and its driver Hans-Joachim Stuck competitors for championship points after the team had previously had difficulties qualifying for races at all.
Vic Elford was also known in the sports car scene and was among others. a. often used by Porsche as a works driver. In a Porsche 908 he won the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring three times , in 1968 with Joseph Siffert , 1970 with Kurt Ahrens and 1971 with Gérard Larrousse ; In 1969 he was third with Ahrens. In the USA he successfully took part in both TransAm and CanAm races in the early 1970s . In addition, Elford was a victorious rally driver, especially as a works driver for Porsche. One of his outstanding achievements in the dance of the Wild Rider troupe was the overall victory in the Monte Carlo Rally of 1968. In addition to numerous other activities on race tracks and rally courses Vic Elford was on 4 February 1967, the Lydden Hill Race Circuit in Kent with a brand new Porsche 911 R from British Porsche importer AFN also won the first rallycross race in car racing history.
In Steve McQueen's film Le Mans , Vic Elford can be seen in action several times as the driver of a Porsche 917 in close-up shots. In the movie The Speed Merchants of Michael Keyser he has been a principal narrator to hear, so as the main narrator and commentator. After Elford had left his own vehicle in front of running cameras at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and rescued a driver colleague from his burning Ferrari , the then French President Georges Pompidou awarded him the title Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite for courage and demonstrated heroism .
Vic Elford live as retirees in South Florida ( USA ).
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1967 |
 Porsche System Engineering
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Porsche 906K Carrera 6 |
 Ben Pon
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Rank 7 and class win | ||
| 1968 |
Porsche System Engineering
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Porsche 908 |
Gerhard Mitter
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Disqualified | ||
| 1969 |
Porsche System Engineering
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Porsche 917L |
Richard Attwood
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failure | Gearbox damage | |
| 1970 |
 Porsche KG Salzburg
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Porsche 917L |
Kurt Ahrens
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 1971 |
Martini International Racing
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Porsche 917L |
 Gérard Larrousse
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 1972 |
 Autodelta SpA
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Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 |
Helmut Marko
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failure | Clutch damage | |
| 1973 |
Automobiles Charles Pozzi
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Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 |
Claude Ballot-Léna
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Rank 6 and class win | ||
| 1974 |
Robert Buchet
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Porsche Carrera RSR |
Claude Ballot-Léna
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failure | Petrol injection | |
| 1983 |
Jean Rondeau Ford France
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Rondeau M379 |
Anne-Charlotte Verney
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Joël Gouhier
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failure | suspension |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1968 |
Porsche Automobile Co.
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Porsche 907 2.2 |
Jochen Neerpasch
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Rank 2 | |
| 1969 |
Porsche System Engineering Ltd.
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Porsche 908/02 |
Richard Attwood
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Rank 7 | |
| 1970 |
Porsche Audi
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Porsche 917K |
Kurt Ahrens
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failure | accident |
| 1971 |
Martini & Rossi Racing
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Porsche 917K |
Gérard Larrousse
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Overall victory | |
| 1972 |
Autodelta SpA
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Alfa Romeo T33 / TT / 3 |
Helmut Marko
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failure | Engine failure |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Elford, Vic |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elford, Victor Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |