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Octave John Claes

Belgium

Born 11 August 1916FulhamDied 3 February 1956

TeamsTalbot-Lago1950–1951→Gordini1952→HWM1952→Simca-Gordini1952→Maserati1953→Connaught1953→Maserati1955→Ferrari1955

Career Stats

Entries: 25
Starts: 23
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Poles: 0
Fastest laps: 0
Points: 0
Sprint wins: 0
Championships: 0
Best position: —

Season results

WinPodiumPoints^Ppole position^Ffastest lapⁿsprint race position†retired but classified

1955Ferrari

Constructor	ARG	MCO	IND	BEL	NLD	GBR	ITA
Johnny Claes					11
Eugenio Castellotti					5	6	3
Harry Schell		DNF		DNS
José Froilán González	2^P
Maurice Trintignant	2	1		6	DNF	DNF	8
Mike Hawthorn					7	6	10†
Nino Farina	2	4		3
Paul Frère		8		4
Piero Taruffi		8		DNS
Umberto Maglioli	3						6

Mid-season team change

1955Maserati

Constructor	ARG	MCO	IND	BEL	NLD	GBR	ITA
Johnny Claes				DNS
Alberto Uria	DNF
André Simon						DNF
Carlos Menditéguy	DNF						5
Cesare Perdisa		3		8
Clemar Bucci	DNF
Harry Schell	6
Horace Gould					DNF	DNF	DNF
Jean Behra	6	3		5	6	DNF	4
John Fitch							9
Lance Macklin		DNQ				8
Louis Rosier		DNF		9	9
Luigi Musso	7	DNF		7	3	5	DNF
Peter Collins						DNF	DNF
Peter Walker					DNF
Roberto Mieres	5	DNF		5	4^F	DNF	7
Roy Salvadori						DNF
Sergio Mantovani	7

1954–1954 · 1 season without entries

1953Connaught

Constructor	ARG	IND	NLD	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	CHE	ITA
Johnny Claes			NC		12		DNF		DNF
André Pilette				11
Birabongse Bhanudej					DNF	7	DNF
Ian Stewart						DNF
Jack Fairman									NC
Kenneth McAlpine			DNF			DNF	13		NC
Roy Salvadori			DNF		DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF
Stirling Moss			9
Tony Rolt						DNF

Mid-season team change

1953Maserati

Constructor	ARG	IND	NLD	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	CHE	ITA
Johnny Claes				DNF
Birabongse Bhanudej									11
Chico Landi								DNF	DNF
Emmanuel de Graffenried			5	4	7	DNF	5	DNF	DNF
Felice Bonetto	DNF		3		DNF	6	4	4	DNF
Hermann Lang								5
José Froilán González	3		3	DNF^F	3	4^F
Juan Manuel Fangio	DNF		DNF	DNF	2^F	2	2	4^P	1^F
Luigi Musso									7
Onofre Marimón				3	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	5
Sergio Mantovani									7

1952Simca-Gordini

Constructor	CHE	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	NLD	ITA
Johnny Claes				DNF	14			DNQ
Max de Terra	DNF
Paul Frère							DNF
Robert O'Brien			14

Mid-season team change

1952HWM

Constructor	CHE	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	NLD	ITA
Johnny Claes						10
Dries van der Lof							NC
Duncan Hamilton					DNF		7
George Abecassis	DNF
Lance Macklin	DNF		11	9	15		8	DNQ
Paul Frère			5			DNF
Peter Collins	DNF		DNF	6	DNF	DNS		DNQ
Roger Laurent			12
Stirling Moss	DNF
Tony Gaze			15		DNF	DNF		DNQ
Yves Giraud-Cabantous				10

Mid-season team change

1952Gordini

Constructor	CHE	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	NLD	ITA
Johnny Claes			8
Birabongse Bhanudej	DNF		10	DNF	11
Jean Behra	3		DNF	7		5	DNF	DNF
Maurice Trintignant				5	DNF	DNF	6	DNF
Robert Manzon	DNF		3	4	DNF	DNF	5	14

1951Talbot-Lago

Constructor	CHE	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	ITA	ESP
Johnny Claes	13		7	DNF	13	11	DNF	DNF
André Pilette			6
Duncan Hamilton					12	DNF
Eugène Chaboud				8
Georges Grignard								DNF
Guy Mairesse	14			9
Henri Louveau	DNF
Jacques Swaters						10	DNF
José Froilán González	DNF
Louis Chiron			DNF	6	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
Louis Rosier	9		4	DNF	10	8	7	7
Philippe Étancelin	10		DNF	DNF		DNF		8
Pierre Levegh			8			9	DNF
Yves Giraud-Cabantous	DNF		5	7		DNF	8	DNF

1950Talbot-Lago

Constructor	GBR	MCO	IND	CHE	BEL	FRA	ITA
Johnny Claes	11	7		10	8	DNF	DNF
Charles Pozzi						6
Eugène Chaboud					DNF	5
Eugène Martin	DNF			DNF
Guy Mairesse							DNF
Harry Schell				8
Henri Louveau							DNF
Louis Rosier	5	DNF		3	3	6	4
Philippe Étancelin	8	DNF		DNF	DNF	5	5
Pierre Levegh					7	DNF	DNF
Raymond Sommer					DNF	DNF	DNF
Yves Giraud-Cabantous	4			DNF	DNF	8