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Remembering Roy Salvadori (1922 – 2012)

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Roy Salvadori (l) with Carroll Shelby and Stirling Moss at Le Mans
Roy Salvadori (left) with Carroll Shelby (middle) and Stirling Moss (right) at Le Mans (photo: Aston Martin)

British motor racing driver and manager Roy Francesco Salvadori passed away Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 at the age of 90. Born in Dovercourt, Essex, Salvadori was best known for winning the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans, co-driving the Aston Martin DBR1 with Carroll Shelby.

Roy Salvadori participated in 50 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 12 July 1952, scoring a total of 19 Championship points. He raced for the factory teams of Cooper, Aston Martin, Vanwall, BRM and Connaught. He also drove F1 Ferrari, Maserati, Cooper – Maserati and Connaught for private entrants. His best result in the FIA Formula One World Championship was 4th position in 1958 which was won that year by Mike Hawthorn, with Stirling Moss second and Tony Brooks third.

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