Charles de Tornaco

Charles de Tornaco
Born	7 June 1927; Brussels, Belgium
Died	18 September 1953 (aged 26); Modena, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Belgian
Active years	1952–1953
Teams	non-works Ferrari
Entries	4 (2 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1952 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry	1953 Belgian Grand Prix

Baron Charles Victor Raymond André Evance de Tornaco (pronounced [ʃaʁl də tor.naˈko]; 7 June 1927 – 18 September 1953)^[1] was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952. He scored no championship points.

De Tornaco was the co-founder of Ecurie Belgique, which later became Ecurie Francorchamps, and most of his racing career was with this team, driving Ferraris. In practice for the Modena Grand Prix in 1953, de Tornaco rolled his car and suffered serious head and neck injuries. There were no adequate medical facilities present, and he died on his way to hospital in a private saloon car.^[2]^[3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results[edit]

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1952	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	Ferrari Straight-4	SUI	500	BEL 7	FRA	GBR	GER	NED Ret	ITA DNQ		NC	0
1953	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	Ferrari Straight-4	ARG	500	NED	BEL DNS	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0

Non-Championship Formula One results[edit]

(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	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
1952	Charles de Tornaco	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot-Lago Straight-6	RIO	SYR	VAL NC	RIC	LAV	PAU	IBS	MAR	AST	INT	ELÄ	NAP	EIF	PAR	ALB
		HWM 52	Alta 2.0 L4																FRO 5	ULS
		Ferrari 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4																		MNZ Ret	LAC	ESS	'MAR	SAB	CAE	DMT	COM	NAT	BAU	MOD	CAD Ret	SKA	MAD	AVU	JOE	NEW	RIO
1953	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	SYR NC	PAU	LAV	AST	BOR	INT	ELÄ	NAP	ULS	WIN	FRO	COR	EIF	ALB Ret	PRI	ESS	MID	ROU	CRY	AVU	USF	LAC	BRI	CHE	SAB	NEW	CAD 5	RED	SKA	LON	MOD DNS†	MAD	JOE	CUR

References[edit]

^ "Motorsport Memorial - Charles de Tornaco". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ Steve Small - "The Grand Prix Who's Who", 1996
^ "Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna und Co.: Das sind die heftigsten Unfälle der Formel-1-Geschichte". news.de (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

Preceded by Chet Miller	Formula One fatal accidents 18 September 1953	Succeeded by Onofre Marimón

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[mem-1] "Motorsport Memorial - Charles de Tornaco". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[2] Steve Small - "The Grand Prix Who's Who", 1996

[3] "Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna und Co.: Das sind die heftigsten Unfälle der Formel-1-Geschichte". news.de (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

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