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🇺🇸 Herbert MacKay-Fraser

Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, BRM.
Driver facts
Full name
Herbert MacKay-Fraser
Born
23 June 1927(b. 1927)
Nationality
United States
Current team
BRM
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
1
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
2,945
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
2,945
RANK 2983 / 15,348 INDEXED · +0 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Herbert MacKay-Fraser is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for BRM. MacKay-Fraser has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,945 ranks MacKay-Fraser 2983th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
1957 form
LAST 1 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFFRA
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
1957-07-07Rouen-Les-EssartsFormula 1DNF−74
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1957▸Formula 1BRM100100P23−742,945
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 20H AGO
SERIES AND TEAM NAMES ARE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERSPRIVACY
SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Herbert MacKay-Fraser was an American racing driver whose Grand Prix career lasted a single race. In 1957, he drove for BRM in the French Grand Prix at Reims and finished twenty-third, completing only part of the distance before retirement. The race represented his sole entry into Formula 1 and indeed his only documented start in international single-seater racing.[1]

MacKay-Fraser's competitive record, assessed at a Racer Rating of 2,945, reflects the limited sample available; a single incomplete Grand Prix appearance provides minimal basis for comparison against the professional field. His tenure in Formula 1 came during an era when the championship included a broader range of drivers than later decades, many of them competing at club or semi-professional level. His experience in the series cannot be meaningfully characterised beyond this solitary outing.[2]

MacKay-Fraser died shortly after his Formula 1 appearance, in a racing accident at Reims the following week, cutting short a career that had scarcely begun.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia
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