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Even with lots of work still do be done this list have reached a state
where it must be considered one of the most complete and accurate ever assembled on
the subject. This has only been possible due to the tremendous help from people
all over the world, each of them experts of their local drivers and events.
Short biographies of drivers with BLUE background, will come up in due time.
If you have any information about any driver with GREEN background, please
contact me!
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Richard Frederick "Dick" Oats (GB) |
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* 7 Nov 1889
† 26 Feb 1984 |
Sancreed, Cornwall
Illogan, Cornwall |
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1926: DNA JCC 200
1927: DSQ JCC 200
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Francis John "Frank" O'Boyle (formerly Boyle) (IRL) |
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* 4 Jan 1899
† 13 Dec 1986 |
Beragh, Co. Tyrone
Dublin |
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1937: DNF Dublin (Voiturette)
1938: DNF Cork (Voiturette)
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Cesare Oliva (I) |
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From Palmi near the Strait of Messina in the province of Reggio Calabria.
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1929: DNA Coppa Ciano (1100cc)
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Casimiro António Pinto de Oliveira (P) |
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* 8 Sep 1907
† 22 Nov 1970 |
Porto
Porto |
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Casimiro de Oliveira was brother of Manuel. While Manuel retired from racing before the war
Casimiro had successful post war career in national and a few international sports car races.
Ironically he gave up racing at the same time and for the same reason Sameiro did,
Casimiro suffering a serious accident in the 1955 sports car Portuguese GP at Oporto.
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1938: 5 Rio de Janeiro GP
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Manuel (Manoel) Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (P) |
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* 11 Dec 1908
† 2 Apr 2015 |
Porto
Porto |
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The original spelling of his name was Manuel. Brother of Casimiro, Manuel raced a rebuilt Ford known as "Edfor".
During the war years Manuel became a successful film director and changed the name to Manoel - working both in Brazil and Portugal,
and did not race anymore.
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1937: 4 Vila Real /
1 Estoril
1938: 3 Rio de Janeiro GP
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Guillermo Oliveras de la Riva - SEE: "Vega"
Hans Hugo Ollendorf/Ollendorff (D) |
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* 12 Dec 1907
† ? |
Berlin
Brazil? |
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Hans Ollendorf started his racing career in 1929 with an 1100cc Salmson while he was studying in Munich. In 1930 he bought the Bugatti T37 (#37234)
from Heinrich Eckert. In 1931 he started with a Bugatti T37A with a supercharger. He had some class victories in local German hill climb events. He was a friend of Heinrich Joachim von Morgen and
retired from racing after v.Morgen‘s fatal crash at the Nürburgring in June 1932. He sold the Bugatti to Hans Simons. The reason for his retirement could also have been
his Jewish origins. Until 1932 his father was on the board of the AGFA photo company in Wolfen. After the pressure on Jewish families in Nazi Germany increased at the end of 1938, the family
emigrated to Brazil via Switzerland.
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1931: DNA Czech GP (Voiturette)
1932: DNS Eifel GP (Voiturette)
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Johann Jakob "Hans" von Opel (D) |
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* 27 Jul 1899
† 25 Jun 1948 |
Russelsheim-am-Main, Germany
Liestal, Basel, Switzerland |
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1925: 5 Solitude GP (1500cc)
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Edwin Orska (UKR) |
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* 15 Nov 1895 - † 28 Jul 1966
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1926: 14 German GP
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