David Murray (28 December 1909 – 5 April 1973
) was a British
racing driver
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from Scotland. He participated in five
Formula One
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World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and also founded the
Ecurie Ecosse
Ecurie Ecosse (French: "Scotland Stable") was a motor racing team from Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was founded in November 1951 by Edinburgh businessman and racing driver David Murray and mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson. Its most notable achieveme ...
Scottish motor racing team, based at Merchiston Mews in Edinburgh.
Murray was a chartered accountant by profession
and raced an
ERA
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and subsequently a Maserati 4CL and 4CLT, Maserati 4CLT both domestically and in European events, before forming Ecurie Ecosse in 1952.
He also participated in rallies and hill-climbs.
After one World Championship event, for Ecosse, Murray retired as a driver to concentrate on running the team.
Ecurie Ecosse won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans 24-hour race in both 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1956 and 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1957 each time with a Jaguar D-Type.
Murray moved abroad and was killed in a Traffic collision, road accident in the Canary Isles on 5 April 1973.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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References
External links
Ecurie Ecosse
1909 births
1973 deaths
Scottish racing drivers
Scottish Formula One drivers
Scottish expatriates in Spain
Scuderia Ambrosiana Formula One drivers
Ecurie Ecosse Formula One drivers
Sportspeople from Edinburgh
Businesspeople from Edinburgh
Road incident deaths in Spain
Sports car racing team owners
20th-century Scottish businesspeople
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