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British racing driver (1931–2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce Henley Halford (18 May 1931 – 2 December 2001[1]) was a British racing driver from England. He was born in Hampton-in-Arden (then in Warwickshire) and educated at Blundell's School
Born | Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire | 18 May 1931
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Died | 2 December 2001 70) Churston Ferrers, Devon | (aged
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Active years | 1956 – 1957, 1959 – 1960 |
Teams | non-works Maserati, Lotus, and Cooper |
Entries | 9 (8 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1956 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1960 French Grand Prix |
Halford drove in Formula One from 1956 to 1960, participating in nine World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races.[2]
He died in Churston Ferrers, Devon. Halford's obituary in The Daily Telegraph described him as "one of the last of the 1950s' select band of private-entrant owner-drivers from the heyday of the classical front-engined Grand Prix car."[3]
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
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1956 | Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER DSQ |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
1957 | Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER 11 |
PES Ret |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | ||
1959 | John Fisher | Lotus 16 | Climax Straight-4 | MON Ret |
500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |
1960 | Fred Tuck Cars | Cooper T45 | Climax Straight-4 | ARG | MON DNQ |
500 | NED | BEL | NC | 0 | |||||
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T51 | FRA 8 |
GBR | POR | ITA | USA | |||||||||
Source:[4] |
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