- Paul Frère
Former F1 driver
Name = Paul Frère
Nationality = flagicon|Belgium Belgian
Years = F1|1952 - F1|1956
Team(s) = HWM,Gordini , Ferrari
Races = 11
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 1
Points = 11
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1952 Belgian Grand Prix
First win =
Last win =
Last race =1956 Belgian Grand Prix Paul Frère (
January 30 ,1917 -February 23 ,2008 ) was aracing driver andjournalist fromBelgium , born inLe Havre (France). He participated in eleven World ChampionshipFormula One Grands Prix debuting on22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points. He drove in several non-Championship Formula One races.He also won the
1960 24 Hours of Le Mans , driving for Ferrari with fellow Belgian teammateOlivier Gendebien .After retiring from active racing in 1960, he worked as an automotive journalist based in Europe (he was the European Editor for "
Road & Track " magazine). He had numerous acquaintances amongst vehicle design engineers, especially in Japan atHonda andMazda and also worked as a consultant to automobile manufacturers.Frère, along with Piero Taruffi and Denis Jenkinson, was one of the first writers to treat motor racing as a skill that could be analyzed, explained, and taught. His 1963 book, "Sports Car and Competitive Driving" is still a standard reference in the field. It influenced the development of competition driving schools, such as those founded by Jim Russell, Bob Bondurant, and many others.
Only weeks before his 90th birthday in January 2007, he was badly injured in an accident near the
Nürburgring , and was hospitalized for 14 days in intensive care. [cite news| title =Paul Frere dies| publisher =forumula1.net| url =http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-news/paul-frere-dies/| date =2008-02-25 | accessdate =2008-02-25]Paul Frère died on
February 23 2008 inSaint-Paul-de-Vence (France). Turn 15 at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps , formerly the first part of the "Stavelot" corner, has been renamed in his honour. [cite news| title =In memory of Paul Frere| publisher =grandprix.com| url =http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20738.html| date =2008-09-05 | accessdate =2008-09-05]Complete Formula One World Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position)
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