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George Abecassis

George Abecassis in ERA R2A, 1947, from the Abecassis Family Collection. For more photos from this collection, please refer to www.georgeabecassis.com. Used with permission.

George Abecassis in ERA R2A, 1947, from the Abecassis Family Collection. For more photos from this collection, please refer to www.georgeabecassis.com. Used with permission.

George Abecassis in the 1953 HWM1, c1980, from the Abecassis Family Collection. For more from the collection, please refer to www.georgeabecassis.com. Used with permission.

George Abecassis in the 1953 HWM1, c1980, from the Abecassis Family Collection. For more from the collection, please refer to www.georgeabecassis.com. Used with permission.

Born:

21 Mar 1913
Oatlands, nr. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

Died:

18 Dec 1991
Ibstone, nr. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Nationality:

Great Britain

Grands Prix:

2 (1951-1952)

Teams:

H.W.M. (Hersham & Walton Motors) (1951-1954)

Alphabetically, the first of all the GP drivers, George was involved in the car industry in various means for a good number of years, and HWM Motors still runs on today. Both parents were American and George spent 3 years growing up in the country until his father's early death. He died, peacefully, after a heart-attack, in retirement, at his home in Ibstone. George also won a DFC during the war, serving as a decorated bomber pilot, but suffered as a POW in a Nazi concentration camp. He started racing in 1934 but retired after both John Heath's death and also because he was newly married. Later undertook powerboating after his racing career.

Biography last updated 7 Jul 2024