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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.
- British
- 3 June 2012 (aged 90), Monaco
- 12 May 1922, Dovercourt, Essex, England
Jun 6, 2012 · Charismatic racing driver who found success at Le Mans. Alan Henry. Wed 6 Jun 2012 08.29 EDT. Between 1954 and 1962, Roy Salvadori, who has died aged 90, drove in 47 world championship...
Jun 2, 2012 · 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 the...
Jun 6, 2012 · Died: 3 June, 2012, in Monte Carlo, aged 90. By The Newsroom. Published 6th Jun 2012, 03:37 BST. ROY Salvadori was one of the great British racing drivers of the 1950s and Sixties, the romantic...
Jun 7, 2012 · Roy Salvadori knew his limitations. He’d come close enough to death – (eventually) flung from a somersaulting Frazer Nash Le Mans Rep at Silverstone in 1951 – to realise that…
- Paul Fearnley
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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.
Jun 10, 2012 · Roy Salvadori, a Londoner despite his Italian parentage, was a tough racer best known for his success at Le Mans with Aston Martin. Coincidentally, he died three weeks after his partner in that...