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 Shelby in 2007 | |
| Born | Carroll Hall Shelby January 11, 1923 Leesburg, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died | May 10, 2012 (aged 89) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Active years | 1958–1959 |
| Teams | Aston Martin, non-works Maserati |
| Entries | 8 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1958 French Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1959 Italian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1958–1959 |
| Teams | David Brown Racing Dept |
| Best finish | 1st (1959) |
| Class wins | 1 |
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
Shelby was involved with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company. With driver Ken Miles, he developed the Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. As of 2024, it remains the only American-built car to win at Le Mans. Their efforts were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans '66 in some European countries).[1]
Shelby and co-driver Roy Salvadori won the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans driving an Aston Martin DBR1. He won the 1960 Sports Car Club of America United States Auto Club Road Racing Sports Car Championship by winning the round-one race at Riverside International Raceway in a Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage", and winning round two at Continental Divide Raceways in a Chevrolet Scarab Mark II.[2][3]
in 1962, he established Shelby American to manufacture and market performance vehicles. His autobiography, The Carroll Shelby Story, was published in 1967.[4]
- ^ "Ford v Ferrari", Wikipedia, January 20, 2025, retrieved January 21, 2025
- ^ "World Sports Racing Prototypes: U.S. Auto Club Road Racing Championship 1960". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Racing Sports Cars: USAC Road Racing Championship 1960". racingsportscars.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Levine, Robert (July 15, 2006). "King of the Road". Vanity Fair. No. July 2006. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2018.