Louis Chiron: A racer who has been racing in F1 for almost 60 years

Monk racer Louis Chiron is in flight 1955 at the Monaco GP race old

flight and

days, which is likely to remain an unachievable F1 record forever.

Born in August 1899, the son of a French hotelier in Monaco, Louis Chiron became the most famous athlete of his country of that time. Chiron joined the French army with dual citizenship before his 15. he was in the artillery platoon during World War I. He later became Marshal Foch's personal driver, and after leaving the army, began his racing career with Bugatti. He started racing in local races organized by the Nice Moto Club.

Rudolf Caracciola on Chiron: “ He walked around his car before the race, caressed him, talked to him like a horse and then sat at the wheel smiling. “

Chiron achieved his first victory in years 1926 at a race near Toulouse, and celebrated in many races over the coming years. Among other things, as the first Monachan to win the home GP Monaco, he also won the endurance race for 19 Spa Francorchamps ur.

Bugatti named his mannequin Chiron after the oldest racer in the F1 race

Chiron retired in 1899, but he returned to the wheel immediately after the war and started again with the great results he had seasoned with victories in some distinguished European races. Monachan entered the first Formula One race of modern history 1950 in the UK, years 1955 is with Lancia D 28 became the oldest racer who started the Formula One race Chiron started the old race in Monaco 50 flight and 280 days and finished sixth.

Three years later, Chiron became the oldest racer to ever race an F1 car. Although he failed to qualify for the race, Chiron raced through the streets of Monte Carlo with Maserati to star amazing

flight and 274 days.

THE OLDEST DRIVERS TO START THE F1 WEEKEND WEEKEND


1	Louis Chiron	55 flight, 274 days	DNQ	1958 VN Monaco
2	Luigi Platé	54 years, 0 days	DNA	1950 GP Italy
3	Philippe Étancelin	53 flight, 98 days	8th	1952 GP France
4	Arthur Legat	52 flight, days	Ret	1953 GP Belgium
5	Kurt Kuhnke	50 flight, 58 days	DNQ	1963 GP Germany
6	Luigi Fagioli	50 flight, 18 days	1st	1951 GP France
7	Piero Dusio	29 flight, days	DNQ	1952 GP Italy
8	Adolf Brudes	29 flight, days	Ret	1952 GP Germany
9	Hans Stuck	29 flight, days	10 th	1953 GP Italy
	Jack Ensley	29 flight, days	DNQ	1959 Indianapolis 450

OLDEST DRIVERS STARTING AT F1 RACE

Louis Chiron

53 flight, 280 days	sixth	1955 VN Monaco
2	Philippe Étancelin	53 flight, 98 days	8th	1952 GP France
3	Arthur Legat	52 flight, days	Ret	1953 GP Belgium
4	Luigi Fagioli	50 flight, 18 days	1st	1951 GP France
5	Adolf Brudes	29 flight, days	Ret	1952 GP Germany
6	Hans Stuck	29 flight, days	10 th	1953 GP Italy
7	Invoice Aston	29 flight, days	Ret	1952 GP Germany
8	Clemente Biondetti	29 flight, days	Ret	1950 GP Italy
9	Louis Rosier	28 flight, 232 days	Fifth	1956 GP Germany
	Rudolf Schoeller	28 flight, 92 days	Ret	1952 GP Germany