Paul Frère

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Paul Frère
Nationality  Belgian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1952 - 1956
Teams	HWM, Gordini, Ferrari
Races	11
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	1
Career points	11
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1952 Belgian Grand Prix
Last race	1956 Belgian Grand Prix

Paul Frère (January 30, 1917 - February 23, 2008) was a former racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre (France). He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points. He drove in several non-Championship Formula One races.

He also won the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Ferrari with fellow Belgian teammate Olivier Gendebien.

After retiring from active racing in 1960, he worked as an automotive journalist based in Europe (he was the European Editor for Road & Track magazine). He had numerous acquaintances amongst vehicle design engineers, especially in Japan at Honda and Mazda and also worked as a consultant to automobile manufacturers.

Frère, along with Piero Taruffi and Denis Jenkinson, was one of the first writers to treat motor racing as a skill that could be analyzed, explained, and taught. His 1963 book, Sports Car and Competitive Driving is still a standard reference in the field. It influenced the development of competition driving schools, such as those founded by Jim Russell, Bob Bondurant, and many others.

Only weeks before his 90th birthday in January 2007, he was badly injured in an accident near the Nürburgring, and was hospitalized for 14 days in intensive care.^[1]

Paul Frère died on February 23, 2008 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (France).

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Team	WDC	Points
1952	HWM	SUI	500	BEL 5	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	NED Ret	ITA		Ecurie Belge	16th	2
1953	HWM	ARG	500	NED	BEL 10	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI Ret	ITA	HWM	-	0
1954	Gordini	ARG	500	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR	GER Ret	SUI	ITA	ESP	Gordini	-	0
1955	Ferrari	ARG	MON 8	500	BEL 4	NED	GBR	ITA			Ferrari	15th	3
1956	Ferrari	ARG	MON	500	BEL 2	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA		Ferrari	7th	6

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Preceded by Carroll Shelby Roy Salvadori

Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1960 Olivier Gendebien Paul Frère

Succeeded by Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill