Toulo de Graffenried

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Emmanuel de Graffenried
Alfa Romeo
Entries23 (22 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points9
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 British Grand Prix
Last entry1956 Italian Grand Prix

Baron Emmanuel Leo Ludwig 'Toulo' de Graffenried (18 May 1914,

motor racing driver. He participated in 23 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and scored a total of nine championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.[2]

De Graffenried was born in Paris, the son of Swiss Baron Leo de Graffenried and his American wife Irma Stern. He began his racing career in 1936, driving his own

FIA World Championship began. In that inaugural year, de Graffenried contested four of the season's seven races, with mixed results. He continued to drive in occasional races over the next six years, with his best finish being fourth place at the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix.[4]

Following his retirement from racing, de Graffenried managed his car dealership in

Marlboro
cigarette brand.

In recognition of his win at the first British Grand Prix, de Graffenried made his last appearance at the wheel of a racing car during the 1998 celebrations of Silverstone's 50th anniversary at age 84.

He was the last surviving driver to have competed in the first World Championship Formula One Grand Prix.

Racing record

Complete European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 EDC Pts
1938 Baron de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34
L6
 FRA GER
Ret 		31st 31
Ecurie Du Puy de Graffenried SUI
DNS 		ITA
1939 Baron de Graffenried Maserati 6C-34
L6
 BEL FRA GER SUI
Ret 		25th 29
Source:[5]

Post WWII Grandes Épreuves results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5
1947 Emmanuel de Graffenried
4CL
L4s
 SUI
9 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
Ret
Enrico Platé FRA
Ret
1948 Enrico Platé
4CL
L4s
 MON
3 		SUI
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		ITA
9
1949 Emmanuel de Graffenried
4CLT/48
L4s
 GBR
1 		BEL SUI
7 		FRA
Enrico Platé ITA
4
Source:[6]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Pts
1950 Enrico Platé
4CLT/48
L4s
 GBR
Ret 		MON
Ret 		500 SUI
6 		BEL FRA ITA
6 		NC 0
1951
SA Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo 159
L8s
 SUI
5 		500 BEL ITA
Ret 		ESP
6 		16th 2
Enrico Platé
4CLT/48
L4s
 FRA
Ret 		GBR GER
Ret
1952 Enrico Platé
4CLT/48
L4
 SUI
6 		500 BEL FRA
Ret 		GBR
19 		GER NED ITA
DNQ 		NC 0
1953 Enrico Platé Maserati A6GCM
L6
 ARG 500 NED
5 		8th 7
Emmanuel de Graffenried BEL
4 		FRA
7 		GBR
Ret 		GER
5 		SUI
Ret 		ITA
Ret
1954 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM
L6
 ARG
8 		500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP
Ret 		NC 0
1956 Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F
L6
 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
7 		NC 0
Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Toulo de Graffenreid". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  3. ^ "II British Grand Prix 1949". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "XIV Grand Prix de Belgique". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "THE GOLDEN ERA – OF GRAND PRIX RACING". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Emmanuel de Graffenried – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Emmanuel de Graffenried – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

External links

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