Killed in practice for the German Grand Prix. A throwback to an earlier age, he was a top privateer who achieved results that his sometimes limited machinery shouldn't have achieved, becoming the first Dutchman to score World Championship points. Mechanically minded, he often solely prepared the car himself. Still fondly remembered in his home nation, de Beaufort's greatest moment was arguably a sportscar win at Spa in 1959. A tall, stocky man, he often had trouble with smaller single-seater cars and drove his orange-painted Porsche instead. Of Dutch nobility, Carel was a Jonkheer, which in Dutch nobility, is two levels below a Count, which he was often referred as.

Biography last updated 28 Jan 2017