Alan Stacey
British racing driver (1933–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Stacey (29 August 1933 – 19 June 1960) was a British racing driver. He began his association with Lotus when he built one of the MkVI kits then being offered by the company. Having raced this car he went on to build an Eleven, eventually campaigning it at Le Mans under the Team Lotus umbrella. During the following years he spent much time developing the Lotus Grand Prix cars, most notably the front-engined 16 and then the 18. He participated in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1958. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-championship Formula One races.
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Born | (1933-08-29)29 August 1933 Broomfield, England |
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Died | 19 June 1960(1960-06-19) (aged 26) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Liège, Belgium |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1958–1960 |
Teams | Lotus |
Entries | 7 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1958 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1960 Belgian Grand Prix |
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Stacey was an amputee, racing with an artificial lower right leg due to a motorcycle accident when he was 17.[1]