Tom Belsø

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Tom Belsø

Nationality Danish
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1973 - 1974
Teams	Frank Williams Racing Cars
Races	5 (2 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1973 Swedish Grand Prix
Last race	1974 British Grand Prix

Tom Belsø (born August 27, 1942 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former motor racing driver. He is credited as the first Formula One driver from Denmark. He started out in touring cars but became a Formula Two racer in 1972, with his best result being a fourth place at the Albi Grand Prix. In 1973 he raced a Lola in Formula 5000.

[edit] Formula One

He also qualified a Formula One Iso-Marlboro for the Frank Williams Racing Cars team at the 1973 Swedish Grand Prix, but could not start the race because his sponsorship money didn't arrive. In 1974 he tried four times to qualify for Williams, but was only successful in South Africa and Sweden. In South Africa, the clutch on Belsø's FW01 failed on the first lap of the race. In Sweden, he finished his only complete Grand Prix, finishing in 8th place.

[edit] Complete Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Points
1973	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso-Marlboro IR	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE DNS	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	NC	0
1974	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso-Marlboro FW	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA Ret	ESP DNQ	BEL	MON	SWE 8	NED	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	NC	0

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