Andre "Dries" van der Lof (23 August 1919 in Emmen – 24 May 1990 in Enschede) was a racing driver from the Netherlands. Van der Lof was an industrialist whose factory manufactured electric cable,[1] and competed as an amateur in motorsport events. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on 17 August 1952, where together with Jan Flinterman he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in a Formula One World Championship race.[2] Entering an HWM 52, he retired from the race after 70 laps and scored no championship points.[3] He later bought a Maserati 250F and competed in historic racing until the 1980s.[3]
dries, andre, dries, august, 1919, emmen, 1990, enschede, racing, driver, from, netherlands, industrialist, whose, factory, manufactured, electric, cable, competed, amateur, motorsport, events, participated, world, championship, grand, prix, 1952, dutch, grand. Andre Dries van der Lof 23 August 1919 in Emmen 24 May 1990 in Enschede was a racing driver from the Netherlands Van der Lof was an industrialist whose factory manufactured electric cable 1 and competed as an amateur in motorsport events He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on 17 August 1952 where together with Jan Flinterman he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in a Formula One World Championship race 2 Entering an HWM 52 he retired from the race after 70 laps and scored no championship points 3 He later bought a Maserati 250F and competed in historic racing until the 1980s 3 Dries van der LofDries van der Lof in 1977Born 1919 08 23 23 August 1919Emmen NetherlandsDied24 May 1990 1990 05 24 aged 70 Enschede NetherlandsFormula One World Championship careerNationalityDutchActive years1952TeamsHWMEntries1Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1952 Dutch Grand PrixLast entry1952 Dutch Grand PrixComplete World Championship Grand Prix results edit key Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points1952 Hersham and Walton Motors HWM 52 Alta Straight 4 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER NEDNC ITA NC 0References edit Jenkins Richard Where are they now Andre van der Lof Old Racing Cars Retrieved 31 March 2012 1952 Dutch GP Report GrandPrix com Inside F1 Retrieved 31 March 2012 a b Andre van der Lof Profile GrandPrix com Inside F1 Retrieved 31 March 2012 nbsp This biographical article related to Dutch auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Formula One biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dries van der Lof amp oldid 1184517545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,