Georges Berger

Georges Berger

Born	14 September 1918 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Died	23 August 1967 (aged 48) Nürburgring, Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Belgian
Active years	1953–1954
Teams	non-works Gordini
Entries	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1953 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry	1954 French Grand Prix[1]

Georges Berger (14 September 1918 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, near Brussels – 23 August 1967 at the Nürburgring) was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix.

He initially competed during the 1950s in a Formula 2 BMW-engined Jicey with which he finished third in the Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car (a 1.5-litre 4 cylinder Gordini type 15)^[1] in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps with engine failure.^[1] The following year he raced a Gordini with nothing more than a fourth position at Rouen, but again entered the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa in a Gordini Type 15-4, but retired due to an engine valve problem.^[1] After this he faded from single-seater racing.

Later in his career he shared the winning Ferrari at the 1960 Tour de France automobile. He was killed racing a Porsche 911 in the 1967 84-hour Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1953	Georges Berger	Gordini Type 15	Gordini Straight-4	ARG	500	NED	BEL Ret	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0
1954	Georges Berger	Gordini Type 16	Gordini Straight-6	ARG	500	BEL	FRA Ret	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0

References

1. Steve Small. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. p. 56. ISBN 0851127029.