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Noel Marcus van Raalte (22 December 1888, in Paddington, London – 5 May 1940, in Kensington, London) was a British racecar driver. A wealthy playboy whose peerage family owned Brownsea Island, he raced in the 1915 Indianapolis 500 in a Sunbeam, finishing in 10th place.[1] He later owned the first Bentley automobile.[2]
Indy 500 results
| Year
|
Car
|
Start
|
Qual
|
Rank
|
Finish
|
Laps
|
Led
|
Retired
|
| 1915
|
7
|
14
|
86.870
|
14
|
10
|
200
|
0
|
Running
|
| Totals
|
200
|
0
|
|
|
| Starts
|
1
|
| Poles
|
0
|
| Front Row
|
0
|
| Wins
|
0
|
| Top 5
|
0
|
| Top 10
|
1
|
| Retired
|
0
|
|
References
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer pages 17 & 19 Tuesday 1 June 1915
- ^ [1] OldRacingCars.com, 19 April 2005
