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Vic Elford. Victor Henry Elford (10 June 1935 – 13 March 2022) was an English sports car racing, rallying, and Formula One driver. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968. He scored a total of 8 championship points.
- 13 March 2022 (aged 86)
- British
Mar 14, 2022 · Andrew Frankel. Vic Elford: 1935-2022. The motor sport career of Victor Henry Elford, who has died after a long illness aged 86, just goes to show you can never put too much faith in the statistics. He never even scored a podium in Formula 1, let alone won a race. He never won Le Mans either, despite eight separate attempts.
- Andrew Frankel
Mar 14, 2022 · It led some, even decades later, to state their belief that Elford, who died this weekend as age 86, was the world’s best pure driving talent, anywhere. When told what those people thought about him, Elford would smile tightly and reply, “Me too!”. Vic, third from left, celebrates at the Daytona 24 in 1968 with his Porsche teammates and ...
- Jim Donnelly
Mar 16, 2022 · Vic Elford opened up the 1968 racing season with one of the most exceptional feats in the history of the sport. First, he beat out the Minis, Lancias, and Alpines to win the Rally Monte Carlo in a ...
Mar 13, 2022 · Vic Elford, 1935-2022. By Marshall Pruett | March 13, 2022 7:06 PM ET. Among the world’s greatest drivers, there are soloists and all-rounders. England’s Vic Elford, who died on Sunday at the age of 86 after a prolonged fight with cancer, will be remembered as possibly the most talented artist to delight crowds on tarmac, sand, gravel and ice.
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Vic Elford, one of the finest sportscar racers never to win the Le Mans 24 Hours and Porsche 917 ace, has died at the age of 86. Kevin Turner Mar 13, 2022, 9:17 PM Upd: Mar 15, 2022, 10:02 AM
Mar 14, 2022 · 03/14/2022. "Quick Vic" was a Porsche Motorsport endurance and rally racing legend. Porsche motorsport legend Vic Elford passed away at his home in Plantation, Florida on March 13. The 86-year-old battled against cancer in recent years with the same tenacity and determination that made him one of only four drivers to record six major victories ...
