Nationality Belgian Championships 0 Active years 1953–1954 Wins 0 | Teams non-works Gordini Name Georges Berger Entries 2 Role Racing driver | |
Born 14 September 1918
Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium ( 1918-09-14 ) Died August 23, 1967, Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany Similar People Charles de Tornaco, Arthur Legat, Karl Kling | ||
Georges Berger (14 September 1918 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, near Brussels – 23 August 1967 at the Nürburgring) was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix.
He initially competed during the 1950s in a Formula 2 BMW-engined Jicey with which he finished third in the Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car (a 1.5-litre 4 cylinder Gordini type 15) in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps with engine failure. The following year he raced a Gordini with nothing more than a fourth position at Rouen, but again entered the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa in a Gordini Type 15-4, but retired due to an engine valve problem. After this he faded from single-seater racing.
Later in his career he shared the winning Ferrari at the 1960 Tour de France automobile. He was killed racing a Porsche 911 in the 1967 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring.
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