Lucien Bianchi

Lucien Bianchi
Driver Information
Born	10 November 1934(1934-11-10) Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died	30 March 1969(1969-03-30) (aged 34) Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France
Nationality	BEL
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased (Test crash)
Seasons Active	1959–1963, 1965, 1968
Teams	ENB (1959–1962) UDT Laystall (1961) Reg Parnell Racing (1963) Scuderia Centro Sud (1965) Cooper (1968)
World Titles	0
Races	21 (17 starts)
Poles	0
Wins	0
Podium	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	6
First Race	1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Race	1968 Mexican Grand Prix

Lucien Bianchi (bee-AN-key; born as Luciano Bianchi, on November 10, 1934 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy – died March 30, 1969 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France) was a Belgian racing driver who drove in Formula One.

Bianchi was killed while testing an Alfa Romeo T33 prototype for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is the granduncle of Jules Bianchi, who drove for Marussia until his own death after suffering injuries at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, aged 25.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
1959	Equipe Nationale Belge	Cooper-Climax	0	NC	Report
1960	Equipe Nationale Belge	Cooper-Climax	1	24th	Report
	Fred Tuck Cars
1961	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	0	NC	Report
	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati
		Lotus-Climax
1962	Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus-Climax	0	NC	Report
		ENB-Maserati
1963	Reg Parnell Racing	Lola-Climax	0	NC	Report
1964: Did not compete
1965	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	0	NC	Report
1966–1967: Did not compete
1968	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-BRM	5	17th	Report
		Cooper-Alfa Romeo

Career Statistics

Entries	21
Starts	17
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	6
Laps Raced	555
Distance Raced	4,204 km (2,612 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	Pos
1959													0	NC
	DNQ
1960													1	24th
					6th	Ret	Ret
1961													0	NC
	DNQ		Ret	Ret	Ret
1962													0	NC
			9th			16th
1963													0	NC
		Ret
1964: Did not compete
1965													0	NC
			12th
1966–1967: Did not compete
1968													5	17th
			3rd	6th	Ret		WD	Ret	WD	NC	NC	Ret

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

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