| Richard Seaman | |||||||
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 Seaman, circa 1939 | |||||||
| Born | Richard John Beattie Seaman 4 February 1913 Chichester, West Sussex, England | ||||||
| Died | 25 June 1939 (aged 26) Spa, Liège, Belgium | ||||||
| European Championship career | |||||||
| Years active | 1935–1939 | ||||||
| Teams | Scuderia Torino, Mercedes-Benz | ||||||
| Starts | 7 | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||
| Podiums | 2 | ||||||
| Poles | 1 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 2 | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 6th (1937) | ||||||
| First race | 1937 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury) | ||||||
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Richard John Beattie Seaman (4 February 1913 – 25 June 1939) was a British racing driver.[1] He drove for the Mercedes-Benz team from 1937 to 1939 in the Mercedes-Benz W125 and W154 cars, winning the 1938 German Grand Prix. He died of his injuries after his car overturned at the 1939 Belgian Grand Prix.[2]
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Car Overturns in Race". The Guardian. 26 July 1939. Retrieved 23 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.