Colin Charles Houghton Davis (29 July 1933 – 19 December 2012) was a British
racing driver
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from England, who won the
1964 Targa Florio.
Early life
Davis was born in
Marylebone,
London, the son of "
Bentley Boy" and
Le Mans
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winner,
Sammy Davis (who later became ''
Autocar'' magazine's sports editor).
Davis was an advertising executive who raced a 500cc Formula 3
Cooper
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before moving to Italy from where he conducted his own racing career.
Racing career
Davis competed in two World Championship
Formula One Grands Prix, finishing 11th in the
1959 Italian Grand Prix
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in a
Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper
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* Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads
* Cooper (video game character), in ' ...
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Maserati
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. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.
Davis finished eighth overall and a class winner in the 1960
Nürburgring 1000km, sharing a Ferrari 250GT with
Carlo Abate
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. In the same race the following year he finished fourth overall, again with Abate, in a Ferrari 250GT. Also in 1961 Davis finished fifth in the 4-Hours of
Pescara, driving solo in a 1,600 c.c.
Osca Sport. He shared the winning
Porsche 904 GTS in the 1964
Targa Florio with
Antonio Pucci.
Later life
After Davis retired from racing, he emigrated to
Cape Town and worked as a radio broadcaster.
He died on 19 December 2012 after a long illness.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(
key)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results
See also
*
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
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*
O.S.C.A.
*
S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis
References
Profile at grandprix.com
External links
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English racing drivers
English Formula One drivers
Scuderia Centro Sud Formula One drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
12 Hours of Reims drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
1933 births
2012 deaths
Porsche Motorsports drivers