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  1. Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and team manager. He was born in Dovercourt, Essex, to parents of Italian descent. He graduated to Formula One by 1952 and competed regularly until 1962 for a succession of teams including Cooper, Vanwall, BRM, Aston Martin and Connaught.

    • 1st ( 1959)
    • 1953-1963
    • 2 ( 1959 & 1962)
  2. Jun 2, 2012 · The 1959 Le Mans winner and former Grand Prix driver Roy Salvadori died on Sunday at the age of 90. His death comes just a few weeks after that of Carroll Shelby, with whom he...

  3. Roy Salvadori was a versatile and charismatic driver who competed in Formula One, Le Mans, Sebring and other races from 1952 to 1962. He won the 1959 24 Heures du Mans with Carroll Shelby and managed the Cooper team for two seasons.

  4. Jul 14, 2023 · An unreliable car, poor practice and tough opposition did not bode well for Roy Salvadori ’s chances in a three-hour sports car race in Italy. But the Englishman still went out and beat the lot. Roy Salvadori wins the Coppa Inter Europa in a DP214 Aston just yards ahead of Parkes’ GTO. Author. Andrew Frankel.

  5. Roy Francesco Salvadori was a British racing driver and team manager. He was born in Dovercourt, Essex, to parents of Italian descent. He graduated to Formula One by 1952 and competed regularly until 1962 for a succession of teams including Cooper, Vanwall, BRM, Aston Martin and Connaught.

  6. Jun 7, 2012 · Roy Salvadori was a versatile and charismatic racer who won Le Mans in 1959 and competed in F1 for Connaught, BRM, Vanwall and Aston Martin. He also drove for Cooper, Lotus, Lola and GT40, but never achieved a World Championship GP victory.

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  8. Apr 14, 2022 · The race he himself regarded as his greatest coming in 1963, his last year as a full time, professional racing driver. It happened in Italy, at Monza no less, and it was extraordinary. It was called the Coppa Inter-Europa. It was a GT car support race for that year’s Italian Grand Prix and also a round of the World Sports Car Championship.