Antonio Creus i Rubín de Celis (28 October 1924
– 19 February 1996) was a
motorcycle
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racer and
racing driver
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from
Spain
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. He participated in one
Formula One
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World Championship Grand Prix, the
1960 Argentine Grand Prix on 7 February 1960, driving a privately entered
Maserati 250F
The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.
Mechanical details
The 250F principally used the SSG, 220 bhp (at 7400r ...
. He retired with electrical problems and exhaustion, and scored no championship points.
He died in his native
Madrid
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in 1996.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(
key)
References
1924 births
1996 deaths
Spanish racing drivers
Spanish Formula One drivers
Motorcycle racers from Madrid
Spanish motorcycle racers
350cc World Championship riders
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