Biography
Charles de Tornaco was born in Brussels on 7 June 1927. His father, Baron Raymond de Tornaco, was also a racing driver and took part in endurance events, including the first 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923. Charles co-founded Ecurie Belgique, which later became Ecurie Francorchamps, and spent most of his career driving Ferraris for that team.
In the Formula One World Championship he made two starts in 1952 in a Ferrari and scored no points. He was entered again in 1953 but did not start a race. He crashed in practice for the 1953 Modena Grand Prix and died on 18 September 1953, aged 26.
Source: Wikipedia, “Charles de Tornaco”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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