Stanisław Czaykowski, also known as Stanislas Czaykowski and Stanislaus Czaykowski (10 June 1899 – 10 September 1933) was a Polish
Grand Prix motor racing
Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition, has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as early as 1894. It quickly evolved from simple road races from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car a ...
driver.
In
1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...
and
1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...
Czaykowski competed in the
French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Champions ...
. In 1931 he won non-championship
Casablanca Grand Prix, was second in the
Dieppe
Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newh ...
and
Comminges
The Comminges (; Occitan/ Gascon: ''Comenge'') is an ancient region of southern France in the foothills of the Pyrenees, corresponding closely to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens in the department of Haute-Garonne. This natural region is norm ...
Grands Prix and third in
Marne,
Monza
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and
Brignole Grands Prix. In 1932 he won non-championship
Provence Grand Prix
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and was third in the Casablanca and
Nîmes Grands Prix.
In
1932 and
1933
Events
January
* January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
* January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...
he competed in
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose w ...
. In 1933 Czaykowski won
British Empire Trophy.
He was one of three drivers to die during the
1933 Monza Grand Prix at the
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
The Monza Circuit ( it, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, , National Automobile Racetrack of Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it was the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit aft ...
, along with
Baconin Borzacchini and
Giuseppe Campari
Giuseppe Campari (8 June 1892 – 10 September 1933) was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver.
Racing career
Born near the city of Lodi southwest of Milan, as a teenager he went to work for the Alfa Romeo automobile compa ...
.
Complete European Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
External links
Driver careerCzaykowski and Bugatti
References
1899 births
1933 deaths
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Grand Prix drivers
Polish racing drivers
Sport deaths in Italy
Sportspeople from The Hague
Racing drivers who died while racing
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