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28 May 2001, 00:02 (Ref:97540) | #1 | ||
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Youngest ever GE Winner
Coming from Tim's question on David Bruce-Brown, this is a question to tantalise.
Who was the youngest ever winner of a Grand Epreuve? I'll leave it to Hans to adjudicate on the worth of the race... he's an expert on that. The Australian GP's youngest winner was Allan Tomlinson, 22 years and 15 days in 1939. |
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28 May 2001, 22:02 (Ref:98062) | #2 |
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I looked further into the Bruce-Brown story and discovered unresolved controversy regarding his age, which could have been either 19, 20 or 22.
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30 May 2001, 09:35 (Ref:98704) | #3 | ||
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How old was Bruce McLaren when he won at Sebring?
Others who were young winners included Schumacher and Fittipaldi. Ricardo Rodriguez would certainly come into it if he had won a GE, but he did win 'major races,' did he not? Made a mistake with Tomlinson, by the way, it was 22 years 6 months and 15 days. Last edited by Ray Bell; 30 May 2001 at 09:36. |
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30 May 2001, 11:54 (Ref:98797) | #4 | ||
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Ages at first GP win:
Bruce McLaren 22y 3m 12d (USA 1959) Jacky Ickx 23y 6m 6d (France 1968) Michael Schumacher 23y 7m 22d (Belgium 1992) Emerson Fittipaldi 23y 9m 22d (USA 1970) Mike Hawthorn 24y 2m 25d (France1953) BUT Youngest World Championship winner: Troy Ruttman 22y 2m 19d (Indy 500, 1952) |
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30 May 2001, 14:49 (Ref:98881) | #5 | ||
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It's nice to see Troy Ruttman mentioned, he ALWAYS gets overlooked...
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