Harry Schell
Harry Schell , of its true name Henry O' Reilly Schell, born the June 29th 1921 with Paris, dead the May 13rd 1960 on the Circuit of Silverstone, was a racing driver American having lived a long time in France. It ran 56 times and went up twice on a podium. It was one of first American to be run in Formula 1 in the European races.
Formulate 1
It begins its career in F1 in Monaco, on small a Cooper T12 motorized by a JAP V2 of 110cm3, but it will be implied in the great pile-up, implying in the same way 8 other competitors, of which Nino Farina, the world champion that year and Luigi Fagioli, its dolphin. Then it takes seat with the Grand Prix of Switzerland 1950 on a Talbot-Lago, it finishes 8th, with 3 turns of the winner, Nino Farina.
From 1951 to 1955, Harry Schell did not mark any points, it is only into 1956 that Harry registers its first points at the wheel of a Vanwall. With GP of Belgium, with 5 towers of the end of the test, it benefits from misfortunes of Jean Behra to take the 4th place and to register the 3 points for finally opening its meter. This same year, it gains GP of Caen, a GP out-championship, in front of André Simon and Roy Salvadori. It is the 3rd victory of its career.
It takes down 2 podiums in 1957 and 1958 which offers to him respectively 7th and the 5th place with general classification. It will also register 5 points at the time of the season 1959.
The death of Schell
May 13rd, 1960, Harry Schell takes part in the International Trophy at the wheel of Cooper T51. It disputes the tests on a softened track. Suddenly, Harry Schell leaves the track, unfortunately, it will be fatal with American. It was 38 years old.
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