Silvio Moser (24 April 1941 – 26 May 1974) was a

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from Switzerland.

Early life and career

Moser began his career in the early sixties, racing

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s and moved to single seaters in 1964, with a good deal of success both in European Formula three and the Temporada Series.

Formula One

Having built a strong reputation in

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and

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Moser debuted in

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on 15 July 1967 at the

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with a Vögele Team Cooper- ATS. Prior to this he had attempted to qualify for the

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in 1966 with a Formula Two

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–

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BT16, entered in his own name, but the engine failed in practice. He continued in 1968 with a

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BT20, in 1969 in a privately entered

BT24 Cosworth, in 1970 with the

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-Cosworth and again for one race in 1971. In total, he participated in 19 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (12 starts), scoring a total of three championship points.

Post Formula One and death

After the failure of the Bellasi project Moser returned to

and drove a

in 1971 and 1972, and a

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in 1973, with limited success, but managed second place at

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in the Lottery GP. Moser died from severe injuries without regaining consciousness, 31 days after being involved in an accident while driving his Lola T294-

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in the 1,000 km sports car race at Monza.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

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Complete European Formula Two Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official Site
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