Born |
Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium |
14 September 1918
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Died | 23 August 1967 Nürburgring, Germany |
(aged 48)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Belgian |
Active years | 1953–1954 |
Teams | non-works Gordini |
Entries | 2 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1953 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1954 French Grand Prix |
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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