Robert Jean Joseph Manzon was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956.
11 Facts About Robert Manzon
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Robert Manzon achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points, driving for Gordini, Rosier, and Ferrari.
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At the time of his death, Robert Manzon was the last surviving driver to have taken part in the first Formula One World Championship in 1950.
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Robert Jean Joseph Manzon was born on 12 April 1917 in Marseille, France.
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Robert Manzon began his career as a mechanic and after World War II he started racing, initially with a Cisitalia D46.
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Robert Manzon continued with Gordini into the new Formula One era, scoring points at the 1950 French Grand Prix, and finishing sixth in the World Drivers' Championship in 1952, taking third place in the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix.
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Robert Manzon left Gordini in 1953 and joined Louis Rosier's team, which was campaigning Ferraris.
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Robert Manzon subsequently achieved his second podium at the 1954 French Grand Prix at the wheel of a Ferrari 625.
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Robert Manzon then returned to the Gordini team, but found little success in World Championship events.
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Robert Manzon died at his home in the south of France on 19 January 2015 aged 97.
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Robert Manzon was the last surviving entrant of the 1950 Formula One season.