Georges Berger

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Georges Berger
Nationality  Flag of Belgium Belgian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1953 - 1954
Teams non-works Gordini
Races 2
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
Last race 1954 French Grand Prix

Georges Berger (born 14 September 1918 in Molenbeek Saint-Jean, near Brussels; died 23 August 1967 at the Nürburgring) was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix.

He initially competed during the 1950s in a Formula 2 BMW-engined Jicey with which he finished third in the Grand Prix des Frontieres at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps. The following year he raced a Gordini with nothing more than a fourth position at Rouen. He eventually disappeared from single-seater racing.

Later in his career he shared the winning Ferrari at the 1960 Tour de France automobile. He was killed racing a Porsche 911 in the 1967 Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring.

[edit] Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points
1953 Georges Berger Gordini Type 15 Gordini Straight-4 ARG
500
NED
BEL
Ret
FRA
GBR
GER
SUI
ITA
- 0
1954 Georges Berger Gordini Type 16 Gordini Straight-6 ARG
500
BEL
FRA
Ret
GBR
GER
SUI
ITA
ESP
- 0
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