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Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and team manager. He was born in Dovercourt, Essex, to parents of Italian descent. He graduated to Formula One by 1952 and competed regularly until 1962 for a succession of teams including Cooper, Vanwall, BRM, Aston Martin and Connaught.
Jun 2, 2012 · The 1959 Le Mans winner and former Grand Prix driver Roy Salvadori died on Sunday at the age of 90. His death comes just a few weeks after that of Carroll Shelby, with whom he...
Jul 7, 2014 · Roy Salvadori, who has died shortly after his 90th birthday, was maybe the 1950s’ busiest racing driver. Talented and versatile, he combined a strong work ethic with an indomitable will to win, and his services were in constant demand from works teams and privateers.
Roy Salvadori was a versatile and charismatic driver who competed in Formula One, Le Mans, Sebring and other races from 1952 to 1962. He won the 1959 24 Heures du Mans with Carroll Shelby and managed the Cooper team for two seasons.
Jun 6, 2012 · Died: 3 June, 2012, in Monte Carlo, aged 90. ROY Salvadori was one of the great British racing drivers of the 1950s and Sixties, the romantic era of Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn...
Jun 4, 2012 · Former F1 driver and 1959 Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori has died. He was 90. Regarded as a fine all-round driver, particularly in sports cars, Salvadori became something of a household...
Mar 11, 2003 · Roy Salvadori's flamboyant driving style, his versatility and his sheer 'press-on' bravado made him a familiar figure at racing circuits in the 1950s and '60s. Now, at the age of 80, he looks back on the drama and exhilaration of motor racing in the years when racing cars were truly cars and the men who drove them were the popular heroes of the ...
