André Guelfi (6 May 1919 – 28 June 2016) was a French racing driver. He was born in

Mazagan El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the r ...

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. He participated in one

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

World Championship race, on 19 October 1958. He also participated in several non-championship Formula One races. At the time of his death he was the oldest living Formula One driver and had been since the death of

Robert La Caze Robert La Caze (sometimes spelled La Gaze) (26 February 1917 – 1 July 2015) was a Moroccan-French racing driver. He was the first driver to race in Formula One under an African licence, and the only driver to race under a Moroccan licence. Care ...

on 1 July 2015.André Guelfi alias "Dédé la sardine" est mort

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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1919 births 2016 deaths French racing drivers French Formula One drivers People from El Jadida 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers French expatriates in Morocco {{F1-bio-stub