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Johnny Claes

Full name
Octave John Claes
Date of birth
Aug 11, 1916 (39)
Date of death
Feb 3, 1956
Nationality
Belgian
Place of birth
Fulham

Career stats

5
Seasons active
0/5
Championships
25
Races
0/25
Wins
0/25
Pole positions
0/25
Podiums
Ferrari
Last team
1950 British GP
First race
1955 Dutch GP
Last race
0
Wins
0
Sprint wins
0
Podiums
9
DNF
1
DNS
0
Fastest laps
912
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
0
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1955 - - 2 0 0 0 Ferrari & Maserati
1953 - - 5 0 0 0 Connaught & Maserati
1952 - - 5 0 0 0 Gordini, HWM, & Simca-Gordini
1951 - - 7 0 0 0 Talbot-Lago
1950 - - 6 0 0 0 Talbot-Lago

Finish positions

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7
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8
2
9
10
2
11
3
12
1
13
2
14
1
15
16
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

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10
1
11
1
12
1
13
14
3
15
2
16
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2
20
1
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1
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Johnny Claes: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Johnny Claes is a Belgian Formula 1 driver born on August 11, 1916. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1950 British Grand Prix, driving for Talbot-Lago. Over the course of his career, Claes has participated in 25 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Johnny Claes's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 5
  • Races entered: 25
  • Best race result: 7th
  • Best qualifying result: 10th
  • Total career points: 0

Johnny Claes's last race in Formula 1 was the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix. Explore more about Claes's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Johnny Claes has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Johnny Claes has raced for several teams:

  • Talbot-Lago (1950-1951)
  • Simca-Gordini (1952)
  • Gordini (1952)
  • HWM (1952)
  • Simca-Gordini (1952)
  • Connaught (1953)
  • Maserati (1953)
  • Ferrari (1955)
  • Maserati (1955)

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