August 9, 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 77)[1] Ramsey, New Jersey[1]
Retired
1973
Debut season
1959
Teams
Fred Opert Racing[1][3] Carl Haas Automobiles[3]
Previous series
1964–65 1966–70 1966–69 1967–1968 1967–69 1969
SCCA Regional[3] 24 Hours of Daytona[3] 12 Hours of Sebring[3] Formula A[1] Trans-Am[3] IMSA/Formula Ford[4]
Frederic Barry Opert (25 May 1939 – 9 August 2016), known as "Fred", was an American racing driver,[1][5] car dealer,[2] and founder and owner of the Fred Opert Racing team.[6][7]
As a driver, Opert's race entries included the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.[3] His team, Fred Opert Racing, fielded many notable Formula 1 drivers early in their careers including future Formula One World Champions Keke Rosberg,[8] Alan Jones[9] and Alain Prost,[6] as well as future IndyCar champion Bobby Rahal.[10]
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Barry Opert (25 May 1939 – 9 August 2016), known as "Fred", was an American racing driver, car dealer, and founder and owner of the FredOpert Racing...
Pacific and Formula Two, then "feeder" series to Formula One. He raced for FredOpert, his American patron. His first Formula One drive was with the Theodore...
Championship for F2 Drivers events at Hockenheim. In 1975 Ertl signed for FredOpert Racing to continue racing in F2. By the third race for the team he was...
Two FredOpert Racing 2 0 0 1 2 0 NC‡ Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 1977 Formula One Ligier Gitanes 17 1 0 1 2 18 10th European Formula Two Fred Opert...
United States. On 2 March 1983, Chandon, a member of the New York-based FredOpert Racing Team, was killed while driving a Ralt race car in a private practice...
Project Four Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡ Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 FredOpert Racing 1 0 0 0 0 1977 Formula One Marlboro Team McLaren 17 0 0 0 2 25...
Vandervell British Formula Three 1 0 0 0 1 18 9th European Formula Two FredOpert Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 1979 French Formula Three Ecurie Elf 5 5 4 5 5 75...
where he continued racing. He was the senior driving instructor for the FredOpert racing school in Pennsylvania, USA near Pocono Raceway, a business that...
The following year, he competed in the 1978 New Zealand Grand Prix with FredOpert Racing (Formula Pacific) and in European Formula Three with Wolf Racing...
Hans-Joachim Stuck in an ATS F1 car at the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix. Team manager FredOpert is pictured in a team shirt, facing the camera, on the right...
PER DNS EST NOG NC 0 Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA2 BMW HOC DNQ 1977 FredOpert Racing Chevron B40 Hart SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU MUG ROU NOG PER MIS Ret...
SIL THR 3 HOC NÜR DON 8 14th 4 AFMP Euroracing March 772 VAL 14 PAU MUG FredOpert Racing Chevron B40 Hart ROU 7 NOG PER MIS DNQ EST 1978 Alex Ribeiro March...
Stommelen Chevron B35 BMW HOC THR VAL SAL PAU HOC Ret ROU MUG PER EST NC 0 March Engineering March 762 BMW NOG 7 FredOpert Racing Chevron B35 Hart HOC 16...
Renault 1.1L I4 162 NC S 2.0 58 Carl Haas Automobiles William McKemie FredOpert Elva Courier Mk IV Ford 1.8L I4 153 NC GT 2.5 42 Standard Triumph Motor...
47m 24.585s Most wins (driver) Keke Rosberg (1) Most wins (team) Excita/FredOpert Racing (1) Most wins (manufacturer) Chevron B45 - Ford (1) Circuit information...
Racing 1976 Ken Smith Lola T332 Ken Smith 1977 Keke Rosberg Chevron B34 FredOpert Racing 1978 Keke Rosberg Chevron B34 1979 Teo Fabi March 79B 1980 Steve...
British F3 series. By 1978, Elgh had stepped up to Formula 2 and went to FredOpert Racing team at the start. The first season was quite successful for a...
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