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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roy_SalvadoriRoy Salvadori - Wikipedia

    Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and team manager. He was born in Dovercourt , Essex, to parents of Italian descent. [1] [2] He graduated to Formula One by 1952 and competed regularly until 1962 for a succession of teams including Cooper , Vanwall , BRM , Aston Martin and Connaught .

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    • 2 ( 1959 & 1962)

  2. www.autoweek.com › racing › formula-1Roy Salvadori dies at age 90: Driver spent 10 years in ...

    Jun 2, 2012 · Open Gallery. The 1959 Le Mans winner and former Grand Prix driver Roy Salvadori died on Sunday at the age of 90. His death comes just a few weeks after that of Carroll Shelby, with whom he shared ...

  3. www.f1forgottendrivers.com › drivers › roy-salvadoriRoy Salvadori | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

    Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and team manager. He was born in Dovercourt, Essex, to parents of Italian descent. He graduated to Formula One by 1952 and competed regularly until 1962 for a succession of teams including Cooper, Vanwall, BRM, Aston Martin and Connaught. Also.

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  5. www.motorsportmagazine.com › 21 › roy-salvadoriRoy Salvadori 1922-2012 August 2012 - Motor Sport Magazine

    Jul 7, 2014 · Roy Salvadori represented an era of motor racing dominated by friendships, rivalries, parties, accidents, girlfriends and sportsmanship. As both a professional racer and a gentleman, Salvadori was always the most determined and ruthless of adversaries. Simon Taylor. Roy Salvadori, who has died shortly after his 90th birthday, was maybe the ...

  6. www.autoblog.com › 2012/06/08 › 1959-le-mans-winner1959 Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori dies, 23 days after ...

    Jun 8, 2012 · 0. Race car driver Roy Salvadori died on Sunday, June 3, at the age of 90. He was best known in the U.S. as the teammate of Carroll Shelby, the automotive impresario who was Salvadori's co-driver ...

  7. www.motorsportmagazine.com › articles › singleA tribute to Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori - Motor Sport Magazine

    Jun 7, 2012 · Salvadori’s association with transmission/tractor magnate David Brown’s Ford Forest Green, Feltham-built sports cars, GTs and F1 underscored his career: he joined the team in mid-1953, and would label his 1963 defeat of Ferrari’s 250GTOs at Monza in its Project 214 as his favourite victory. But Roy was a prolific gun-for-hire too, one of ...

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  9. www.classicandsportscar.com › news › obituariesRoy Salvadori dies aged 90 - Classic & Sports Car

    Jun 7, 2012 · Roy Salvadori dies aged 90. Former Formula 1 racer and sports car legend Roy Salvadori passed away on 3 June, just a few weeks after Carroll Shelby, with whom he won the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours driving an Aston Martin DBR1. Salvadori started racing straight after WW2 and attracted the attention of the works teams after he came eighth in the ’52 ...