George Abecassis George Abecassis Formula One Career Nationality Active years 1951 - 1952 Team ( s ) HWM Grands Prix 2 Championships 0 Wins 0 Podium finishes    0 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First Grand Prix 1951 Swiss Grand Prix Last Grand Prix 1952 Swiss Grand Prix George Abecassis ( born in Chertsey , Surrey , March 21 , 1913 - died in Ibstone , Nr . High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , December 18 , 1991 ) was an English Grand Prix racer and Formula One driver who participated during the 1951 and 1952 seasons at two Swiss Grand Prix in Bremgarten with HWM car . He began racing in 1935 in a modified Austin Seven but really made a name for himself in English club racing during the 1938 and 1939 seasons with an Alta . In 1939 he won the Imperial Grand Prix , his only career victory . When war broke out he joined the Royal Air Force and became an experienced pilot , ultimately becoming a member of the secret `` Moon Squadrons '' , ferrying secret agents in and out of France with Lysander aircraft . After World War II he went back to racing initially with pre-war machinery but then became a partner with John Heath in Hersham and Walton Motors Ltd . He helped develop the Alta and raced several different cars , but it was the HWMs that he raced in his only two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix . He was more successful as a sports car driver with Aston Martin and won his class at 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1950 , sharing with Lance Macklin . He also finished second in 12 Hours of Sebring in 1953 , partnered by Reg Parnell . In 1956 Heath was killed in an accident in the Mille Miglia and Abecassis retired from racing , turning his attention to running the HWM operations . He was also the Facel Vega importer for Britain , while his motor industry connections were aided by the fact that he was married to Angela , the daughter of Aston Martin chairman Sir David Brown . Later he opened a commercial activity in a grocery store . He died aged 78 . Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key ) Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team WDC Points 1951 HWM SWI Ret INDY BEL FRA GBR DEU ITA ESP HWM - 0 1952 HWM SWI Ret INDY BEL FRA GBR DEU DUT ITA HWM - 0 Non-World Championship Grand Prix career highlights Year Grand Prix Circuit Car Pos Report 1938 Crystal Palace Grand Prix - Alta 12/50 2nd Report 1938 Imperial Grand Prix - Alta 12/50 2nd Report 1939 Imperial Grand Prix - Alta 15/20 1st Report 1946 I Nations Grand Prix Geneve Alta GP Ret Report 1947 I J.C.C. Jersey Road Street Helier ERA A Ret Report 1947 I Caracalla Grand Prix F2 Caracalla Cisitalia - Fiat D46 2nd Report 1947 IX British Empire Trophy Douglas ERA A Ret Report 1948 II J.C.C. Jersey Road Street Helier Maserati 6CM 2nd Report 1948 X British Empire Trophy Douglas HWM - Alta GP Ret Report 1949 I Richmond Trophy Goodwood HWM - Alta GP 6th Report 1949 II British Grand Prix Silverstone HWM - Alta GP 7th Report 1949 XXXVI French Grand Prix Reims HWM - Alta GP Ret Report 1949 II Zandvoort Grand Prix Zandvoort HWM - Alta GP Ret Report 1949 II Madgwick Cup Goodwood HWM - Alta GP 5th Report 1949 III C. Petite Cyl . Reims Cooper - JAP Ret Report 1950 II Richmond Trophy Goodwood HWM 50 - Alta 6th Report 1950 IV Paris Grand Prix Montlhery HWM 50 - Alta Ret Report 1950 III Goodwood Trophy Goodwood HWM 50 - Alta Ret Report 1951 Gran Premio Centenario Colombia Genova HWM 51 - Alta 5th Report 1951 I Winfield Cup F2 Winfield HWM 51 - Alta 2th Report 1952 IV Goodwood Trophy Goodwood HWM 51 - Alta 4th Report 1952 IV Lavant Cup Goodwood HWM 52 - Alta Ret Report 1952 I Ibsley Race New Forest HWM 52 - Alta 2nd Report 1952 IV Daily Express Trophy Silverstone HWM 52 - Alta DNQ Report Categories : 1913 births | 1991 deaths | English Formula One drivers In other languages : Български | Deutsch | Español | Galego | Italiano | Nederlands George Abecassis 1951 - 1952 HWM 2 0 0 0 0 0 1951 Swiss Grand Prix 1952 Swiss Grand Prix UK UK UK Switzerland UK Italy UK UK UK UK UK France Netherlands UK France UK France UK Italy UK UK UK UK UK 