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    At one point, Abecassis held the Campbell circuit lap record at Brooklands at 72.61 miles per hour (116.85 km/h) On 3 July 1938 Abecassis broke the Prescott...
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  • surname include: Eliette Abécassis (born 1969), French writer Eryck Abecassis (born 1956), French composer and musician George Abecassis (1913–1991), English...
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    an excellent race driver and talented engineer. Heath was joined by George Abecassis in 1946. Together, they moved the business into a building based on...
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    return later in 1951 with O.S.C.A.. HWM made their debut with drivers George Abecassis and Stirling Moss. They would only enter the season opener, before...
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  • Sommer Maserati Report 15 June Gransden Lodge Gransden Lodge Airfield George Abecassis Bugatti Report 30 June Roussillon Grand Prix Perpignan Jean-Pierre...
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  • American businessman Peter Sprague of National Semiconductor, Toronto hotelier George Minden, and Jeremy Turner, a London businessman, who insisted to reporters...
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    supplied to privateer driver George Abecassis, who campaigned it throughout 1948 and into 1949, but only finished once. Abecassis would go on to use Alta engines...
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  • finished fifth at Le Mans in 1950 alongside teammate and HWM owner George Abecassis. Abecassis invited him to join HWM for several races, culminating with victory...
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    with the Lagonda engine. At the 1950 Le Mans race the one driven by George Abecassis and Lance Macklin finished 5th, with Brackenbury and Reg Parnell bringing...
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    since the previous race at Bremgarten, fielded the all-British quartet of Abecassis, Collins, Macklin and Moss. Maserati had planned to enter defending World...
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  • and Angela, both of whom entered the family business. Angela married George Abecassis, the racing driver. Following his divorce from Daisy, Brown married...
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     Roy Salvadori  Carroll Shelby  Maurice Trintignant  Jack Brabham  George Abecassis  Lance Macklin  Reg Parnell  Charles Brackenbury  Eric Thompson  John...
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    Maurice Trintignant 1 HW Motors HWM-Alta 52 51/52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D George Abecassis 1 Peter Collins 1, 3–6, 8 Lance Macklin 1, 3–5, 7–8 Stirling Moss 1...
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  • Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1900) 1991 – George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913) 1992 – Mark Goodson, American game...
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    Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D 12 George Abecassis HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 51 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D 14 Stirling Moss HWM-Alta...
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  • the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, sharing an Aston Martin DB2 with George Abecassis, finishing 5th. He was later seriously injured in an accident at Goodwood...
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    Podiums Fastest laps Points Carlo Abate  Italy 1962–1963 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Abecassis  United Kingdom 1951–1952 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Acheson  United Kingdom...
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    Martin entered their new DB3S cars for Reg Parnell and Peter Collins, George Abecassis and Roy Salvadori, and Eric Thompson and Dennis Poore. Using the same...
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  • Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968) 1913 – George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1991) 1913 – Guillermo Haro...
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    8 22 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 36 +8 Laps Ret 26 George Abecassis Private entry Alta 23 Carburettor Ret 4 Reg Parnell Private entry Maserati...
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    Chorlton M.C. Chorlton CDL-Bugatti 5 laps, fuel tank 13 DNS 2 George Abecassis G.E. Abecassis Alta GP car driven by Heath 3 DNS 4 James Boothby M.C. Chorlton...
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  • in the process. Barry Woodall finished second in a Delage 15S8, and George Abecassis was third in an ERA A-Type. "1947 British Empire Trophy". Retrieved...
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    driving a works Aston Martin would not fare well. Co-driving with George Abecassis, the clutch failure would lead to the pair retiring early. He impressed...
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    Maserati 24 Throttle 2 Ret 38 Reg Parnell Maserati 21 Engine Ret 18 George Abecassis Alta 17 Gearbox Ret 40 David Murray Maserati 13 Engine Ret 28 Giuseppe...
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  • April 1952. The race was won by Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol. George Abecassis was second and set fastest lap in an HWM-Alta and Bill Dobson in a...
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  • slightly ahead of de Graffenried. Behind Villoresi was the Alta of George Abecassis in fifth and another Maserati, that of Fred Ashmore, in sixth. After...
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    Bouillin/Marchand followed, trying to stage a fightback, split by the Abecassis/Shawe-Taylor Aston Martin. This order stayed fairly constant through the...
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    Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class Pos. 1953 Aston Martin, Ltd. George Abecassis Aston Martin DB3 S3.0 172 2nd 1st 1954 Aston Martin Ltd. Roy Salvadori...
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    Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo Tipo B 24 laps, oil pressure 4 Ret 14 George Abecassis George Abecassis ERA A-Type 21 laps, accident 3 Ret 10 David Hampshire Reg...
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    1 Salvatore Casella Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 12hr 55:08 11th 700 S+2.0 George Abecassis Austin-Healey 100S 12hr 11:15 12th 631 S2.0 Siro Sbraci Maserati A6GCS...
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