Toulo de Graffenried

Emmanuel de Graffenried
Born (1914-05-18)18 May 1914
Paris, France
Died 22 January 2007(2007-01-22) (aged 92)
Lonay, Vaud, Switzerland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Active years 1950–1954, 1956
Teams Maserati, Alfa Romeo
Entries 23 (22 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 9
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1950 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1956 Italian Grand Prix

Baron Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried (18 May 1914, Paris, France – 22 January 2007, Lonay, Switzerland) was a Swiss motor racing driver. He participated in 23 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and scored a total of nine championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.[1]

De Graffenried began his racing career in 1936, driving his own Maserati voiturette. Some of his most memorable results came at his home track: the challenging, cobbled, street circuit at Bremgarten near Bern. He won the 1949 British Grand Prix,[2] a year before the FIA World Championship began. In that inaugural year de Graffenried contested five of the season's seven races, with mixed results. He continued to drive in occasional races over the next six years, with his best finish being fourth place at the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix.[3]

Following his retirement from racing, de Graffenried managed his car dealership in Lausanne, featuring Alfa Romeo, Rolls-Royce and Ferrari automobiles. He also acted as stunt double for Kirk Douglas during the filming of The Racers. Later, he became a common figure at Formula One events during the 1970s and 1980s as the corporate ambassador for Phillip Morris' Marlboro cigarette brand.

In recognition of his win at the first British Grand Prix, de Graffenried made his last appearance at the wheel of a racing car during the 1998 celebrations of Silverstone's 50th anniversary at age 84. At the time of his death he was the last surviving starter from the inaugural Formula One World Championship race, the 1950 British Grand Prix, following the death of Eugène Martin three months previously.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Yr Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points
1950 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati Straight-4 GBR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 500 SUI
6		 BEL FRA ITA
6		 NC 0
1951 SA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo Straight-8 SUI
5		 500 BEL ITA
Ret		 ESP
6		 16th 2
Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati Straight-4 FRA
Ret		 GBR GER
Ret
1952 Enrico Platé Maserati-Platé 4CLT Maserati Straight-4 SUI
6		 500 BEL FRA
Ret		 GBR
19		 GER NED ITA
DNQ		 NC 0
1953 Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Maserati Straight-6 ARG 500 NED
5		 BEL
4		 FRA
7		 GBR
Ret		 GER
5		 SUI
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 8th 7
1954 Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM/250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG
8		 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP
Ret		 NC 0
1956 Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA
7		 NC 0

References

  1. ↑ "The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  2. ↑ "II British Grand Prix 1949". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "XIV Grand Prix de Belgique". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
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