Victor Elford was a sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968. He scored a total of 8 championship points.
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Vic Elford started as a co-driver, partnering David Seigle-Morris in a Triumph TR3A.
By 1961, Vic Elford had acquired the confidence to see himself as a potential driver in his own right: the confidence was not shared by team manager Marcus Chambers, and Elford purchased a race-tuned Mini which he rallied as a privateer with limited success before selling it at the end of the season.
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Although Vic Elford raced five years for Porsche, hw also raced for Ford, Triumph, Lancia, Alfa-Romeo, Ferrari, Chaparral, Shadow, Cooper, Lola, Chevron, and Subaru. Vic Elford also drove McLaren in F1 & CanAm, Chevrolet in TransAm.
Vic Elford’s lap records included: Targa Florio, Nürburgring, Daytona, Sebring, Norisring, Monza, Buenos Aires, Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Riverside and Le Mans.
Vic Elford died on 13 March 2022, aged 86, after suffering from cancer for roughly a year.


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