Georges Berger
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Born | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium | 14 September 1918
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Died | 23 August 1967 Nürburgring, Germany | (aged 48)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1953–1954 |
Teams | non-works Gordini |
Entries | 2 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1953 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1954 French Grand Prix[1] |
Georges Berger (14 September 1918 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, near Brussels – 23 August 1967 at the Nürburgring) was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix.
He initially competed during the 1950s in a Formula 2 BMW-engined Jicey with which he finished third in the Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car (a 1.5-litre 4 cylinder Gordini type 15)[1] in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps with engine failure.[1] The following year he raced a Gordini with nothing more than a fourth position at Rouen. After this he faded from single-seater racing.
Later in his career he shared the winning Ferrari at the 1960 Tour de France automobile. He was killed racing a Porsche 911 in the 1967 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring.
Complete Formula One results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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1953 | Georges Berger | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL Ret |
FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
1954 | Georges Berger | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c Steve Small. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. p. 56. ISBN 0851127029.
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1918 births
- 1967 deaths
- Belgian racing drivers
- Belgian Formula One drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Racing drivers killed while racing
- Sport deaths in Germany
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
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- People from Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
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