For the Luxembourgish industrialist and politician, see Charles Auguste de Tornaco.
Charles de Tornaco
Born
(1927-06-07)7 June 1927 Brussels, Belgium
Died
18 September 1953(1953-09-18) (aged 26) Modena, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality
Belgian
Active years
1952–1953
Teams
non-works Ferrari
Entries
4 (2 starts)
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Career points
0
Pole positions
0
Fastest laps
0
First entry
1952 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry
1953 Belgian Grand Prix
Baron Charles Victor Raymond André Evance de Tornaco (pronounced[ʃaʁldətor.naˈko]; 7 June 1927 – 18 September 1953)[1] was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952. He scored no championship points.
De Tornaco was the co-founder of Ecurie Belgique, which later became Ecurie Francorchamps, and most of his racing career was with this team, driving Ferraris. In practice for the Modena Grand Prix in 1953, de Tornaco rolled his car and suffered serious head and neck injuries. There were no adequate medical facilities present, and he died on his way to hospital in a private saloon car.[2][3]
^"Motorsport Memorial - Charles de Tornaco". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^Steve Small - "The Grand Prix Who's Who", 1996
^"Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna und Co.: Das sind die heftigsten Unfälle der Formel-1-Geschichte". news.de (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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