PETRE CRISTEA
probabil ce mai mare pilot roman!
dar ca fani probabil stiati ca a fost si pilot bmw, a cistigat mai multe curse, a stabilit recorduri...
Petre Cristea
Was born in Bucharest, on January 31, 1909. He gets his driver license in 1925, declaring he was 18 when his real age was 16.
*In September 1930, he discovers Monte Carlo rally regulations, and the year 1936 brings him a victory in the Monte Carlo Rally.Cristea was the first and only Romanian who achieved that performance and the first victory of Ford company in the world most famous rally.
*In 1937, on board a Ford V8, he comes 7th from 172 contesters in Monte Carlo Rally, losing the first place due to penalization for wings dimensions.
*In 1938, on board a BMW, he took part in Portugal Grand Prix, and came first in sports category. At Gross Glockner, Austria, he came second at sports category.
*In 1939, at Eifelrennen, Germany, he came first at sports category, on a 2,000 ccm BMW. He set a 115 km/h medium speed record only defeated in 1953, by Stirling Moss. He succeeded a first place in race category, at La Turbie, France, race. He came second in Finland Grand Prix, sixth in Luxembourg Grand Prix. In Bucharest GP he came second, after Hans Stuck (600 HP Auto Union).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.G._Cristea
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4.../4582/sport.htm
http://autoturism.rdslink.ro/gbist.htm
http://www.historicracing.com/search_natio...countryCode=ROM
a publicat deasemenea mai multe carti:
Arta de a conduce automobilul --de Petre Cristea, Editura : Sport Turism (1980)
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