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Charles de Tornaco was a Belgian former F1 driver who last drove for Ferrari in 1952.
He was born on June 7th 1927 in Brussels and passed away on September 18th 1953 at the age of 26. His first race was the 1952 Grand Prix of Belgium where he drove for Ferrari. Tornaco was active for one year: 1952. He wasn't able to score points in 2 races. His last race was the the 1952 Grand Prix of Italy.
He was born on June 7th 1927 in Brussels and passed away on September 18th 1953 at the age of 26. His first race was the 1952 Grand Prix of Belgium where he drove for Ferrari. Tornaco was active for one year: 1952. He wasn't able to score points in 2 races. His last race was the the 1952 Grand Prix of Italy.
| Name: | Charles de Tornaco |
| Nationality: |  Belgian |
| Birthday: | June 7th 1927 |
| Passed away: | September 18th 1953 (26) |
| Birthplace: | Brussels | Races: | 2 races |
| Total points: | 0 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 1 retirement |
| First race: | 1952 Belgium |
| Last race: |  1952 Italy |
Charles de Tornaco by year
| All years | 1952 |
Overall stats: Charles de Tornaco
| #1 | Best Finish | Charles de Tornaco |  | 7 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 3 | Spa-Francorchamps | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | 7 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Charles de Tornaco | | 7 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Charles de Tornaco | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 3 | Spa-Francorchamps | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | 7 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1952 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Charles de Tornaco
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #563 | Average race points | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 points | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #457 | Average race result | Charles de Tornaco | | 7 place | |
| #563 | Most points finishes | Charles de Tornaco | | finishes | |
| #590 | Most avoidable retirements | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 retirements | |
| #553 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 retirements | |
| #598 | Most race laps | Charles de Tornaco | | 52 laps | |
| #526 | Most races | Charles de Tornaco | | 2 races | |
| #173 | Youngest driver | Charles de Tornaco | | 25 years, 15 days | |
| #712 | Oldest driver | Charles de Tornaco | | 25 years, 3 months | |
| #529 | Biggest gain in race | Charles de Tornaco | | 6 places gained | |
| #547 | Start from P1 | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 starts | |
| #537 | Most retirements | Charles de Tornaco | | 1 retirements | |
| #563 | Most points | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 points | |
| #547 | Most wins | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 wins | |
| #552 | Most podiums | Charles de Tornaco | | 0 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Johnny McDowell | 0 |
| 305 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 305 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 305 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 305 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 445 | Toulo de Graffenried | 7 |
| 445 | Peter Hirt | 7 |
| 445 | Charles de Tornaco | 7 |
| 445 | Carl Forberg | 7 |
| 445 | Cuth Harrison | 7 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 297 | Johnny McDowell | |
| 297 | Chet Miller | |
| 297 | Charles de Tornaco | |
| 297 | Roger Laurent | |
| 297 | Robert O'Brien |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 387 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 387 | Bobby Ball | 0 |
| 387 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 387 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 387 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 271 | Bobby Ball | 0 |
| 271 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 271 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 271 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 595 | Gerard Larrousse | 53 |
| 597 | Max de Terra | 52 |
| 597 | Charles de Tornaco | 52 |
| 597 | Tim Parnell | 52 |
| 600 | John Nicholson | 51 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 487 | Chet Miller | 2 |
| 487 | Bobby Ball | 2 |
| 487 | Charles de Tornaco | 2 |
| 487 | Roger Laurent | 2 |
| 487 | Franco Comotti | 2 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 171 | Bruno Giacomelli | 25 years, 1 day |
| 172 | Tomas Enge | 25 years, 5 days |
| 173 | Charles de Tornaco | 25 years, 15 days |
| 174 | Derek Daly | 25 years, 22 days |
| 175 | Jean Alesi | 25 years, 28 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 710 | Chris Irwin | 25 years, 3 months, 25 days |
| 711 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | 25 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 712 | Charles de Tornaco | 25 years, 3 months |
| 713 | Allen Berg | 25 years, 2 months, 25 days |
| 714 | Tarso Marques | 25 years, 2 months, 14 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 527 | Rudi Fischer | 6 |
| 527 | George Connor | 6 |
| 527 | Charles de Tornaco | 6 |
| 527 | Eugene Chaboud | 6 |
| 527 | Toni Branca | 6 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 92 | Bobby Ball | 0 |
| 92 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 92 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 92 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 459 | Johnny McDowell | 1 |
| 459 | Bobby Ball | 1 |
| 459 | Charles de Tornaco | 1 |
| 459 | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | 1 |
| 459 | Franco Comotti | 1 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Johnny McDowell | 0 |
| 305 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 305 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 305 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 305 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 101 | Bobby Ball | 0 |
| 101 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 101 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 101 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Chet Miller | 0 |
| 192 | Bobby Ball | 0 |
| 192 | Charles de Tornaco | 0 |
| 192 | Roger Laurent | 0 |
| 192 | Robert O'Brien | 0 |
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