Carel Godin de Beaufort

CAREL GODIN DE BEAUFORT d1964. Dutch racing driver and nobleman who competed in Formula One with Maserati from 1958-1964. 27 starts (4 Championship points). The first Dutchman ever to score points in the Formula One World Championship and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He was one of the last truly amateur drivers in F1. He ran his own cars painted in the vibrant Dutch racing colour (orange) under the Ecurie Maarsbergen banner ; the team taking its name from de Beaufort's country estate. He died on August 2nd aged 30 driving the Porsche 718 in practice for the 1964 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring