Tom Belsø

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Tom Belsø
Born (1942-08-27) 27 August 1942
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Denmark Danish
Active years 1973 - 1974
Teams Frank Williams Racing Cars
Races 5 (2 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1973 Swedish Grand Prix
Last race 1974 British Grand Prix

Tom Belsø (born 27 August 1942 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former motor racing driver. He is credited as the first Formula One driver from Denmark. He started out in touring cars but became a Formula Two racer in 1972, with his best result being a fourth place at the Albi Grand Prix, finishing 17th in the European F2 Championship. In 1973 he raced a Lola in Formula 5000. He also raced in a few non-championship Formula One races, finishing 8th in the 1973 BRDC International Trophy, and retiring in the 1974 BRDC International Trophy and 1975 Race of Champions.

Formula One

He also qualified a Formula One Iso-Marlboro for the Frank Williams Racing Cars team at the 1973 Swedish Grand Prix, but could not start the race because his sponsorship money didn't arrive. In 1974 he tried four times to qualify for Williams, but was only successful in South Africa and Sweden. In South Africa, the clutch on Belsø's FW01 failed on the first lap of the race. In Sweden, he finished his only complete Grand Prix, finishing in 8th place.


Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
1973 Frank Williams Racing Cars Iso-Marlboro IR Cosworth V8 ARG
BRA
RSA
ESP
BEL
MON
SWE
DNS
FRA
GBR
NED
GER
AUT
ITA
CAN
USA
NC 0
1974 Frank Williams Racing Cars Iso-Marlboro FW Cosworth V8 ARG
BRA
RSA
Ret
ESP
DNQ
BEL
MON
SWE
8
NED
FRA
GBR
DNQ
GER
AUT
ITA
CAN
USA
NC 0

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