Marcel Balsa

Marcel Balsa

Born	1 January 1901(1901-01-01)
Died	11 August 1984(1984-08-11) (aged 83)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	French
Active years	1952
Teams	non-works BMW
Races	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1952 German Grand Prix
Last race	1952 German Grand Prix

Marcel Lucien Balsa (January 1, 1901 in Creuse – August 11, 1984 in Maisons-Alfort) was a French racing driver.

Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events. He later built a BMW-engined Formula 2 car, and had a good reputation, until he tried a Jicey-BMW^[1] developed by Jean Caillas^[2]. With it he finished third in the Grand Prix of Cadours, the same event where fellow racer Raymond Sommer was killed. He returned to his previous race car and in 1952 raced in the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, only to retire after six laps. In 1953 he won a race at Montlhery but then faded from the racing scene.

Complete Formula One World Championship Results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1952	Marcel Balsa	BMW Special	BMW Straight-6	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	NED	ITA	NC	0

References

1. ^ [1] (fr) article about Jicey the French race car designer
2. ^ [2] The Jicey of Jean Caillas has been found !

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Name	Balsa, Marcel
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Date of birth	January 1, 1901
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Date of death	August 11, 1984
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