Georges Berger

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Georges Berger
Nationality  Belgian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1953 - 1954
Teams	non-works Gordini
Races	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1953 Belgian Grand Prix
Last race	1954 French Grand Prix

Georges Berger (born 14 September 1918 in Molenbeek Saint-Jean, near Brussels; died 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 Frontieres at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps. The following year he raced a Gordini with nothing more than a fourth position at Rouen. He eventually disappeared 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 Marathon de la Route at Nürburgring.

[edit] Complete Formula One results

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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	-	0
1954	Georges Berger	Gordini Type 16	Gordini Straight-6	ARG	500	BEL	FRA Ret	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	-	0