Richard Seaman – Driver Profile

John Richard Beattie Seaman (1913 - 1939)The era of the classic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows in the period 1934 – 1939 is linked to the racing driver John Richard Beattie Seaman. The Englishman drove his first race in a Silver Arrow in the Tripoli Grand Prix on 9 May 1937. He drove his last race on 25 June 1939: he crashed in the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa and died from his severe injuries a few hours later.

John Richard Beattie Seaman (1913 – 1939) – Driver Profile

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