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Stanisław Czaykowski
Count Stanisław Michel Frederic Marie Czaykowski, also known as Stanislas Czaykowski and Stanislaus Czaykowski (10 June 1899 – 10 September 1933) was a Polish Grand Prix motor racing driver. In 1930 Grand Prix season, 1930 and 1933 Grand Prix season, 1933, Czaykowski competed in the French Grand Prix. In 1931, he won the non-championship Moroccan Grand Prix, Casablanca Grand Prix, finished second in the Dieppe Grand Prix, Dieppe and Comminges Grand Prix, Comminges Grands Prix, and placed third in Marne Grand Prix, Marne, Monza Grand Prix, Monza and Brignole Grand Prix, Brignole Grands Prix. In 1932, he won the non-championship Provence Grand Prix and came third in the Casablanca and Nîmes Grand Prix, Nîmes Grands Prix. In 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1932 and 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1933, he competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1933, Czaykowski won the British Empire Trophy. He was one of three drivers who died during the 1933 Monza Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and has been described as the country's ''de facto'' capital since the time of the Dutch Republic, while Amsterdam is the official capital of the Netherlands. The Hague is the core municipality of the COROP, Greater The Hague urban area containing over 800,000 residents, and is also part of the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, which, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, is the largest metropolitan area of the Netherlands. The city is also part of the Randstad region, one of the largest conurbations in Europe. The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet of the Netherlands, Cabinet, the States General of the Netherlands, States General, the Supreme Court of the Neth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 24 Hours Of Le Mans
The 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 11th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 17 and 18 June 1933. Up against five strong privateer entries from Alfa Romeo, the opposition looked fairly weak, mostly being of 1920s vintage. There was a strong British contingent in the smaller classes. The big drawcard was the presence of top European drivers Louis Chiron and Tazio Nuvolari. The current European champion was paired with one of the previous year's winners, Raymond Sommer From the start, the Italian cars set a strong pace. Sommer broke the track-record several times building a two-minute lead over the Alfas of Chiron, Brian Lewis, 2nd Baron Essendon, Lewis, Luigi Chinetti, Chinetti and Guy Moll, Moll. He had lapped the rest of the field by the end of the second hour. Chiron was delayed by an intransigent starter unit, but his co-driver Franco Cortese drove hard to bring the car back up to second going into the night. Most of the other large-engine con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
