Carel Godin de Beaufort

Jonkheer Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus (Carel) Godin de Beaufort (born April 10, 1934 in Maarsbergen, Netherlands - died August 2, 1964 in Cologne, Germany) was a Dutch racing driver. He became the first Dutchman to ever score points in the Formula One World Championship.

He was killed in an practice session for the 1964 German Grand Prix.

Formula One CareerEdit

Before Formula OneEdit

Before his Formula One career, de Beaufort was a driver in the Formula Two series, until he left the sport in 1959 to pursue his Formula One career.

1957Edit

De Beaufort made his Formula One debut under the name Ecurie Maarsbergen, in the Formula One and Formula Two 1957 German Grand Prix. He raced his Porsche Formula Two car, placing 14th position. He would not race another Formula One event for this season.

1958Edit

He returned to the world of Formula One in the 1958 season when he entered his Formula One Porsche in his home Grand Prix. He manged to finish 11th position.

He again entered into the 1958 German Grand Prix, racing his Porsche Formula Two car. He was unable to complete the race after an he suffered and engine failure on the third lap of the race.

1959Edit

Again, De Beaufort privately entered himself into his home Grand Prix, with his Formula One Porsche. He managed to place 10th position.

The following race, he was offered a drive with Scuderia Ugolini for the 1959 French Grand Prix. He managed to place his Maserati in 9th place, however he was not offered a position on the team.

1960Edit

De Beaufort was able to enter into his home Grand Prix, but with a Formula One Cooper-Climax instead of his Porsche. He finished in 8th place.

1961Edit

In 1961, he had found the funds to enter in more events. He began the season with his F1 Porsche in the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix, placing 14th.

He then entered into the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix, finishing in 11th place. He entered into the 1961 French Grand Prix, but was unable to complete the event when his car began to overheat and was forced to retire to the pits.

Although he raced in six events that season, he was still unable to gain a point.

1962Edit

For the 1962 season, he planned to enter all of the events that year, with his Porsche. He got the highest finish of his career in the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix, placing 6th position.

He entered the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, but did not qualify for the event.

He then gained another 6th position in the 1962 French Grand Prix, adding to his points and allowing him to finish the season with two championship points.

1963Edit

For the 1963 season, he sat out the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix, due to his failure to qualify for the event in the previous season. He participated in the rest of the events in the season, with the exception of the 1963 French Grand Prix.

He walked away from the season with another two points.

1964Edit

In 1964, de Beaufort entered his Porsche in the 1964 Dutch Grand Prix, but retired because of an engine failure on the 8th lap of the race. This failure forced him to sit out the following 3 races.

He returned for the 1964 German Grand Prix, but was unable to start the race after his fatal practice accident.

DeathEdit

De Beaufort was killed during a practice session for the 1964 German Grand Prix. The car veered off of the track in the Bergwerk corner. He was ejected from the car and suffered serious head, chest and leg injuries.

He was taken to a local hospital, but later transferred to a neurological specialist hospital in Cologne, Germany. He died of his injuries three days after the accident.

Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit

Formula One RecordEdit

Career StatisticsEdit

Career ResultsEdit

Complete Formula One results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1957												0	NC
						14th
1958												0	NC
			11th					Ret
1959												0	NC
			10th	9th
1960												0	NC
				8th
1961												0	NC
		14th	11th	Ret	16th	14th	7th
1962												2	16th
	6th	DNQ	7th	6th	14th	13th	10th	Ret	11th
1963												2	14th
		6th	9th		10th	Ret	DNQ	6th	10th	10th
1964												0	NC
		Ret				DNS

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