The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?
by Richard Jenkins
Sections
I have endeavoured to try and provide as up-to-date and accurate information as possible for everyone featured on this site, and I am always indebted to the many contributors who help with the information on this site and sadly, space doesn't allow for me to thank everyone here. However, I would like to dedicate the ongoing work, progress and achievements on this site to those contributors who are sadly no longer with us but helped aide this project so much: Len Calinoff, Phil Harms, Gene Heeter, Earl Ma, Don Radbruch, Roscoe H Rann and Barry Lake.
Updates and corrections are always welcomed — please either join the debate here or feel free to contact me on with any information you might have.
This part of the site is also dedicated to the memory of Tony Marsh, as it was his post-Grand Prix life that served as the initial inspiration for "Where Are They Now" back in 1998 For more about what this part of the site is trying to achieve, please read my full introduction.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| Name | Born | Died | Nat | Grands Prix | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giulio Cabianca | 19 Feb 1923 Verona |
15 Jun 1961 Modena Autodrome |
I | 3 (1958-1960) |
Killed in a testing accident, when his car overshot a gateway and crashed into a taxi. His niche was in sportscars, where he was one of the top drivers in the late '50's. |
| Mario Araujo de Cabral | 15 Jan 1934 Cedofeita, Porto |
P | 4 (1959-1964) |
Now happily retired, living in Lisbon, Portugal. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) | |
| Phil Cade | 12 Jun 1916 Charles City, Iowa |
28 Aug 2001 Winchester, Massachusetts |
USA | 0 (1959) |
Amateur racer who raced on until the late '60's. Particularly good in sportscars. |
| Alex Caffi | 18 Mar 1964 Rovato, Brescia |
I | 56 (1986-1992) |
Went into Italian and Spanish touring cars initially, but now in sportscars and GT's, winning the Italian GT2 title in 2006. He was also the Grand Prix Master's safety car and series test driver and in 2011, also moved into rallying. He carries on in that, as well as endurance events in 2012 and has even appeared in truck racing recently. He also is involved, as an advisor and owner, along with ex-Formula 2 racer Duilio Truffo, in Formula Guida - this is a racing school for single-seaters and sports prototypes, as well as being a safe driving and performance school for road cars, based at the Autodromo di Franciacorta near Rovato, Italy. More information about Formula Guida can be found here. Read interview. (Last updated 28 Apr 2013) | |
| Buddy Cagle | 11 Jul 1930 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
USA | 0 (1956) |
Worked for many years as the Auto Shop teacher at Will Rogers High School, in Tulsa, OK, after a very long racing career at national and lower levels. He also builds experimental aircraft and remains linked with the sport and local projects. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) | |
| John Campbell-Jones | 21 Jan 1930 Leatherhead, Surrey |
GB | 2 (1962-1963) |
Still alive and well, living in London. Now retired, he was a car dealer and owned a restaurant, but does still have a few property interests as well. His daughter is an actress on British TV. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) | |
| Adrian Campos | 17 Jun 1960 Alcira, nr. Valencia |
E | 16 (1987-1988) |
A hugely successful team manager, he ran a large outfit in Spanish F3, after formerly running teams in Dallara Nissan and the Spanish Open Fortuna Nissan series. He ran a GP2 series team, but also still runs a Spanish F3 team. He has been pivotal in the successful career of Fernando Alonso, and used to be his manager. In 2010, after years of planning, he got the green light to enter his team in F1. However funding proved a problem, and the team was taken over. Adrian also supports his son's blossoming career and in 2011, launched an Auto GP team, which in 2013, he shut down to concentate on the WTCC team he has launched. (Last updated 16 Mar 2013) | |
| John Cannon | 21 Jun 1933 Hammersmith, London, England |
18 Oct 1999 nr. Quemado, New Mexico, USA |
CDN | 1 (1971) |
Can-Am winner, who also went on to race in F2 and F5000; killed in a light aeroplane crash when an air supply fault led to a fatal crash-landing in a cornfield. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) |
| Eitel Cantoni | 04 Oct 1906 Montevideo |
06 Jun 1997 Montevideo |
ROU | 3 (1952) |
Wealthy patron and businessman, who raced in a lot of endurance events in South America. (Last updated 1 Feb 2013) |
| Bill Cantrell | 31 Jan 1908 West Point, Kentucky |
22 Jan 1996 Madison, Indiana |
USA | 1 (1950-1952) |
Perhaps better known as an US speedboats legend. A former driver, he became a co-owner, manager, mechanic and boat builder in the discipline, only bowing out full time from the sport in the late 1980's, although he visited historic events until his death. |
| Willard Cantrell | 06 Dec 1914 Mount Vernon, Missouri |
06 Feb 1986 Anaheim, California |
USA | 0 (1953) |
Became the USAC regional midget supervisor after racing retirement. He later ran the NMRATA midget group. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Ivan Capelli | 24 May 1963 Milan |
I | 93 (1985-1993) |
Long-time commentator for Italian terrestrial TV, he returned to full-time racing in 2003, in the FIA GT series, and continues to drive in the discipline in both Italy and round the world as well as a lot more historic events lately. Also a racing instructor, and he is head of Maserati's driving instructor school. (Last updated 8 Apr 2012) | |
| Piero Carini | 06 Mar 1921 Sondrio |
30 May 1957 St. Etienne, France |
I | 3 (1952-1953) |
Killed in a sportscar race. A very capable sportscar driver, he took class wins in both the Mille Miglia and the Targa Florio. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Duane Carter | 05 May 1913 Fresno, California |
07 May 1993 Indianapolis, Indiana |
USA | 8 (1950-1960) |
Later became an official for USAC. Father of 'Pancho' Carter, Duane died of cancer. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Neal Carter | 30 Aug 1923 Wapakoneta, Ohio |
USA | 0 (1952) |
Another midget legend, still alive and living in Florida. Instrumental in the medical and safety development in US single-seaters in the 1980's. | |
| Eugenio Castellotti | 10 Oct 1930 Lodi, Milan |
14 Mar 1957 Modena Autodrome |
I | 14 (1955-1957) |
Top Italian driver killed whilst testing a Ferrari at Modena. Italy's great hope, he had excelled in sportscars, including winning a wet Mille Miglia without a visor! He enjoyed the high life and at the time of his death was seeing a famous Italian opera singer. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Johnny Cecotto | 25 Jan 1956 Caracas |
YV | 18 (1983-1984) |
A top touring car driver, he raced on regularly for many years, with a number of titles to his name. Now taking much more of a back-seat, with some historic bike events, but mainly focuses on his son, Johnny Jr and his racing career - Johnny even ran a F3 team for him. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) | |
| Francois Cevert | 25 Feb 1944 Paris |
06 Oct 1973 Watkins Glen Circuit, New York State, USA |
F | 47 (1969-1973) |
Hugely promising driver killed in a horrific crash in qualifying for the US GP. A charming, good looking man, he was Jackie Stewart's protege, after stellar performances in F2 and F3. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) |
| Eugene Chaboud | 12 Apr 1907 Lyon |
28 Dec 1983 Montfermeil |
F | 3 (1950-1951) |
Sportscar ace, winner of the 1938 Le Mans. Personal wealth allowed him the chance to race frequently. Worked for a while as sporting director of Ecurie France. Finished his career rallying before taking up a business career. |
| Jay Chamberlain | 29 Dec 1925 Hollywood, California |
01 Aug 2001 Tucson, Arizona |
USA | 1 (1962) |
Was involved in the US historic car business and with Lotus for many years, retiring just before his death in 2001. |
| Karun Chandhok | 19 Jan 1984 Madras |
IND | 11 (2010-2011) |
Longtime GP2 and A1 GP driver who made F1 with Hispania but is now in the World Endurance Championship after a brief return to F1 with Team Lotus in 2011. (Last updated 28 Jan 2012) | |
| Colin Chapman | 19 May 1928 Richmond, Surrey |
16 Dec 1982 East Carleton, nr. Norwich, Norfolk |
GB | 0 (1956) |
Went on to become a legendary name in motorsport, founder of Lotus and a huge innovator in both F1 and the car world. Died of a heart attack whilst still boss of Lotus. |
| Dave Charlton | 27 Oct 1936 Brotton, nr. Redcar, Yorkshire, England |
24 Feb 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa |
ZA | 11 (1965-1975) |
After retiring from driving in the 1980's, Dave kept his links with the sport by visiting historic events and hill-climbs in South Africa and even visited his country of birth for a few events. Sadly died in 2013. (Last updated 25 Feb 2013) |
| Pedro Chaves | 27 Feb 1965 Bonfim, Oporto |
P | 0 (1991) |
Raced for a long time in Indy Pro and then spent years in rallying. Was also in GT racing, both internationally and in Spain and kart events, but is now retired, though he appears in historic and special events. Was in A1GP, firstly as Lebanon's driver coach, then as a manager for Portugal's team. He also helps his son David's career. (Last updated 6 Apr 2010) | |
| Bill Cheesbourg | 12 Jun 1927 Tucson, Arizona |
06 Nov 1995 Tucson, Arizona |
USA | 3 (1957-1959) |
Until virtually up to his death, Bill owned and operated a Volkswagen specialty shop in Tucson. Despite his death, the business still flourishes and the shop, in Nth. Columbus Blvd., is still one of Tucson's busiest repair shops. Bill's racing career only stopped in the 1980's after many years racing on dirt tracks. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Eddie Cheever | 10 Jan 1958 Phoenix, Arizona |
USA | 132 (1978-1989) |
Became a successful team owner in the IRL and also ran the team in Grand-Am and Indy Lights. He now runs his Cheever Group motorsport solutions company and does TV work. Races at historics, endurance events and also raced in the GP Masters, winning the Silverstone round in 2006. His son is now racing in US lower-formulae. Read interview. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) | |
| Andrea Chiesa | 06 May 1964 Milan |
CH | 3 (1992) |
Andrea is often in sportscars, and now also races in trallies. He also works in Italian and Swiss media and is mainly a racing instructor. (Last updated 31 Mar 2013) | |
| Max Chilton | 21 Apr 1991 Reigate, Surrey |
GB | 5 (2013) |
New F1 driver for the Marussia team. (Last updated 13 May 2013) | |
| Ettore Chimeri | 04 Jun 1921 Lodi, Milan |
27 Feb 1960 Havana, Cuba |
I | 1 (1960) |
Killed in a sportscar practice in Cuba just weeks after his GP debut. Italian born, but Venezuelan based driver, who ran a construction business whiuch allowed the funds for him to race, mostly in sportscars, in both North and South America. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Louis Chiron | 03 Aug 1899 Monte Carlo |
22 Jun 1979 Monte Carlo |
MC | 15 (1950-1958) |
Ran the Monte Carlo Rally and the Monaco GP on Royal request right up until his death. |
| Joie Chitwood | 14 Apr 1912 Denison, Texas |
03 Jan 1988 Tampa Bay, Florida |
USA | 1 (1950) |
Chitwood became a millionaire through performing and then organising stunt car shows. His grandson, Joie III, is the current Indianapolis Motor Speedway President. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Bob Christie | 04 Apr 1924 Grants Pass, Oregon |
01 Jun 2009 Grants Pass, Oregon |
USA | 5 (1954-1960) |
Died recently after a long battle with ill health. Bob worked for Firestone and JC Penny's before becoming a sales rep in Texas. He still attended motorsport events until the mid 2000's. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Johnny Claes | 11 Aug 1916 Fulham, London, England |
03 Feb 1956 Brussels |
B | 23 (1950-1955) |
Popular and under-rated driver who died of tuberculosis. |
| Jim Clark | 04 Mar 1936 Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland |
07 Apr 1968 Hockenheim Circuit, Germany |
GB | 72 (1960-1968) |
One of the greatest Grand Prix drivers of them all, Clark, a farmer by profession, was killed in a F2 race in Germany at the height of his powers. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) |
| Bob Cleberg | 28 May 1929 Tucson, Arizona |
USA | 0 (1960) |
Raced until the 1970's. Still alive and well, still living in Arizona. Keeps in touch with the sport still and was Grand Marshall at the Western World Championship Sprint car decider in 2008. (Last updated 17 May 2011) | |
| Bud Clemons | 27 Jul 1918 Riverside, California |
11 Feb 2001 Riverside, California |
USA | 0 (1957-1958) |
Much better known as a midget driver, it never really happened at Indy for him. Later became a pipe-fitter. Died after a short illness. (Last updated 24 Nov 2011) |
| Kevin Cogan | 31 Mar 1956 Culver City, California |
USA | 0 (1980-1981) |
Now a successful businessman. Made his name in F.Atlantic, but F1 was a flop and his long CART career is remembered more for his crashes than his speed. | |
| Hal Cole | 20 Nov 1912 Tacoma, Washington |
12 Nov 1970 Los Angeles, California |
USA | 0 (1950) |
NASCAR, sprint and midget driver, who raced for some 20 years, from the 1930's onwards. Died after a heart-attack. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Peter Collins | 06 Nov 1931 Kidderminster, Worcestershire |
03 Aug 1958 Bonn, Germany |
GB | 32 (1952-1958) |
Son of a transporter scion, Peter was involved in that business as well. Collins was a fast, varied and extremely honourable driver. Killed in the German GP, just weeks after winning the British GP. |
| Bernard Collomb | 07 Oct 1930 Annecy |
19 Sep 2011 La Colle sur Loup |
F | 4 (1961-1964) |
Sometime garage owner from Nice, who did reasonably well in local events. Remained a garage owner and exporter for his entire working life, later specialising in Japanese cars. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) |
| Alberto Colombo | 23 Feb 1946 Varedo, nr. Milan |
I | 0 (1978) |
1974 Italian F3 champion, he came into racing quite late. Predominantly in F2 and F3, he later became a lower formulae owner and team manager. Now retired, still lives in Varedo and is still in good health. He still follows the sport, but prefers watching on TV than attending events now. (Last updated 8 Dec 2012) | |
| Erik Comas | 28 Sep 1963 Romans, nr. Valence |
F | 59 (1991-1994) |
Still drives on occasion (in rallies), but now also runs CRM motorsports - a driver-manager and motorsports consultancy firm. Erik is boss to a number of drivers, including Treluyer, Sarrazin and Dumas. His son is also racing, and on top of all this, Erik also runs a historic rally racing team and is an occasional tester for Nissan. (Last updated 8 Apr 2012) | |
| Gianfranco Comotti | 24 Jul 1906 Brescia |
10 May 1963 Bergamo |
I | 2 (1950-1952) |
In his later life, he worked for BP in Africa and the Med. Very good pre-war racer, he won GP's at Naples and Commingues and also raced in America. Raced for over 30 years, but his post-war results were mainly in the midfield. Was also one of the founders of the Ancien Pilotes. |
| Russ Congdon | 28 Sep 1924 Puyallup, Washington |
26 Feb 1998 Puyallup, Washington |
USA | 0 (1960) |
Mainly in midget and sprint cars. Quite noticeable in the paddock as he went prematurely grey-haired, his motorsport involvement was limited after burns sustained in a crash in 1964. |
| George Connor | 16 Aug 1906 Rialto, California |
28 Mar 2001 Hesperia, California |
USA | 3 (1950-1952) |
Retired in 1954 and went on to work with Ford on aircraft engines. He spent ages working with Mobil and as a speed trial official in Utah, before settling down to live in the Californian mountain range. He was still driving in his 90's and his death, at 94, meant the last surviving pre-war Indy 500 driver had gone. |
| George Constantine | 22 Feb 1918 Southbridge, Massachusetts |
07 Jan 1968 Southbridge, Massachusetts |
USA | 1 (1959) |
Died after a long fight against illness. SCCA stalwart who was the 1959 USSC Driver of the Year and also took a Daytona 24 Hrs class win. |
| John Cordts | 23 Jul 1935 Hamburg, Germany |
CDN | 1 (1969) |
Born in Germany, then moved to Sweden, before settling in Ontario. Still alive and living in Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Still bikes and rides around the island, but ill-health has slowed him down a little recently. He is locally best known for his woodcarving. Wrote his autobiography in 2007. (Last updated 6 Apr 2010) | |
| Bob Cortner | 16 Apr 1927 Redlands, California |
19 May 1959 Indianapolis, Indiana |
USA | 0 (1958-1959) |
Veteran midget ace, killed in a Indy 500 practice, one day after his rookie test. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| David Coulthard | 27 Mar 1971 Dumfries, Scotland |
GB | 247 (1994-2008) |
Announced his retirement at the end of the 2008 season of a very successful and long F1 career, and retired from racing in 2012 after a spell in the DTM. He'll stay with Red Bull as a consultant, as well as being a TV commentator and summariser and concentrating on his business interests, which include being part-owner of the Columbus hotel in Monaco. Also works as a driver coach. (Last updated 24 Oct 2012) | |
| Piers Courage | 27 May 1942 Colchester, Essex |
21 Jun 1970 Zandvoort Circuit, the Netherlands |
GB | 28 (1966-1970) |
Heir of the brewery firm, killed in a crash at the Dutch GP. Fast, but crash-prone, Piers self-financed his racing career despite the family money. Highly rated, he did very well in F3 and F2. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) |
| Chris Craft | 17 Nov 1939 Porthleven, nr. Helston, Cornwall |
GB | 1 (1971) |
Involved with the Rocket Roadster project with Gordon Murray and is still involved with cars to this day. Lives in Essex. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) | |
| Jim Crawford | 13 Feb 1948 Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
06 Aug 2002 Tierra Verde, Florida, USA |
GB | 2 (1975) |
Raced on in CART and the Indy 500 until 1993, before taking up fishing full-time. He continued this occupation until his death, from a short illness, in 2002, living in St. Petersburg, Florida with his family. (Last updated 11 Nov 2012) |
| Ray Crawford | 26 Oct 1915 Roswell, New Mexico |
01 Feb 1996 Los Angeles, California |
USA | 3 (1953-1959) |
A WWII fighter pilot, Ray later ran a chain of food markets around the Los Angeles area. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Alberto Crespo | 16 Jan 1920 Buenos Aires |
14 Aug 1991 Buenos Aires |
RA | 0 (1952) |
Involved with Argentine motorsport administration until his death. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Antonio Creus | 28 Oct 1924 Madrid |
19 Feb 1996 Madrid |
E | 1 (1960) |
Motorcyclist who later progressed to 4 wheels. Decent in sportscars, he retired from F1 in 1960 as he felt that part of the sport was now too dangerous and with a young family in tow, turned to preparation and contested in hillclimbs and rallies. |
| Larry Crockett | 23 Oct 1926 Cambridge City, Indiana |
20 Mar 1955 Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
USA | 1 (1954) |
Killed in a crash at Langhorne. Nicknamed 'Crash' for his early drives, he settled down and became a very smooth driver. Fine on ovals, he was Indy's 1954 Rookie of the Year. |
| Tony Crook | 16 Feb 1920 Rusholme, Manchester |
GB | 2 (1952-1953) |
Former head of Bristol Cars Ltd., only recently retired from a day-to-day role, after acquiring back in 1954. No longer has any links with them, despite being sole shareholder for aeons. Still retains links with the sport through his membership of the BRDC. (Last updated 6 Apr 2010) | |
| Art Cross | 24 Jan 1918 Jersey City, New Jersey |
15 Apr 2005 La Porte, Indiana |
USA | 4 (1952-1955) |
Worked as a heavy equipment operator for 20 years. Retired to run his farm with wife Margaret, but sadly both died within a few weeks of other in 2005. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
| Geoffrey Crossley | 11 May 1921 Baslow, Derbyshire |
07 Jan 2002 Oxford |
GB | 2 (1950) |
Pleasant amateur who raced for fun, he worked as a furniture manufacturer until the 1980's. Died recently in Oxfordshire, in the John Radcliffe hospital, after a stroke. (Last updated 24 Jan 2010) |
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
