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Richard Seaman
British racing driver (1913–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard John Beattie Seaman (4 February 1913 – 25 June 1939) was a British racing driver.[1] He drove for the Mercedes-Benz team from 1937 to 1939 in the Mercedes-Benz W125 and W154 cars, winning the 1938 German Grand Prix. He died of his injuries after his car overturned at the 1939 Belgian Grand Prix.[2]
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Richard Seaman | |||||||
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![]() Seaman, circa 1939 | |||||||
Born | Richard John Beattie Seaman (1913-02-04)4 February 1913 Chichester, West Sussex, England | ||||||
Died | 25 June 1939(1939-06-25) (aged 26) Spa, Liège, Belgium | ||||||
European Championship career | |||||||
Years active | 1935–1939 | ||||||
Teams | Scuderia Torino, Mercedes-Benz | ||||||
Starts | 7 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||
Podiums | 2 | ||||||
Poles | 1 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 2 | ||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (1937) | ||||||
First race | 1937 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury) | ||||||
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