Dries van der Lof
Race car driver, Athlete
1919 – 1990
Who was Dries van der Lof?
Andre "Dries" van der Lof was a racing driver from the Netherlands. Van der Lof was an industrialist whose factory manufactured electric cable, and competed as an amateur in motorsport events. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix – the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on 17 August 1952, where together with Jan Flinterman he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in a Formula One World Championship race. Entering a HWM 52, he retired from the race after 70 laps and scored no championship points. He later brought a Maserati 250F and competed in historic racing until the 1980s.
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- Born
- Aug 23, 1919
Emmen, Netherlands - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Drenthe
- Died
- May 24, 1990
Enschede
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on July 23, 2013
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