André Simon (racing driver)
| Born | 5 January 1920 Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Died | 11 July 2012 (aged 92) Évian-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | French |
| Active years | 1951–1952, 1955–1957 |
| Teams | Gordini, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Maserati (Incl non-works) |
| Entries | 12 (11 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1951 French Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
André Constant Simon (5 January 1920 – 11 July 2012)[1] was a racing driver from France.[2] He participated in Formula One from 1951 to 1957, competing in a total of 12 World Championship races but scoring no championship points.
Along with the 1955 Formula One season, Mercedes entered the 1955 World Sportscar Championship, were usually two drivers per car were needed, thus at least six for a three car effort. With his Le Mans experience since 1949, finishing 5th in the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans which was won by Mercedes, Simon was hired to mainly help driving the sportscars. Mercedes was a four car team in January 1955 and at the 1955 Mille Miglia in May, where Karl Kling got injured and had to skip the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix. Thus, Mercedes was down to three, and only to two when Hans Herrmann got injured in practice and was out for the season. Simon was quickly at hand and got the drive in the No. 4 Mercedes. He was teamed up with Kling for Le Mans, and ran in 3rd when Mercedes retired after the 1955 Le Mans disaster.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 15 | Gordini Straight-4 | SUI DNA |
500 | BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR | GER Ret |
ITA 6 |
ESP Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 1952 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari Straight-4 | SUI Ret * |
500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA 6 |
NC | 0 |
| 1955 | Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes-Benz Straight-8 | ARG | MON Ret |
500 | BEL | NED | NC | 0 | |||
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GBR Ret |
ITA | |||||||||
| 1956 | André Simon | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA Ret |
GBR | GER | NC | 0 | |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini Straight-6 | ITA 9 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON DNQ |
500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | NC | 0 | |
| Ottorino Volonterio | ITA 11 † | ||||||||||||
Source:[3]
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- * Indicates shared drive with Giuseppe Farina
- † Indicates shared drive with Ottorino Volonterio
References
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - André Simon". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Saward, Joe (11 July 2012). "André Simon". Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 355. ISBN 0851127029.
External links
- Profile at grandprix.com
- Profile at Motor Sport magazine database