Stanisław Czaykowski, also known as Stanislas Czaykowski and Stanislaus Czaykowski (10 June 1899 – 10 September 1933) was a Polish

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driver. In 1930 and 1933 Czaykowski competed in the

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. In 1931 he won non-championship

Casablanca Grand Prix The Moroccan Grand Prix (Arabic: سباق الجائزة الكبرى المغربي) was a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix first organised in 1925 in Casablanca, Morocco with the official denomination of "Casablanca Grand Prix". History In ...

, was second in the

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and

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Grands Prix and third in

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and Brignole Grands Prix. In 1932 he won non-championship Provence Grand Prix and was third in the Casablanca and

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Grands Prix. In 1932 and 1933 he competed in

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. In 1933 Czaykowski won British Empire Trophy. He was one of three drivers to die during the 1933 Monza Grand Prix at the

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, along with

Baconin Borzacchini Baconin Borzacchini (Terni 28 September 1898 – Monza 10 September 1933) was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver often referred to as Mario Umberto Borzacchini. Biography Born Baconino Francesco Domenico Borzacchini in Terni in the Umbria ...

and

Giuseppe Campari Giuseppe Campari (8 June 1892 – 10 September 1933) was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver. Racing career Born near the city of Lodi southwest of Milan, as a teenager he went to work for the Alfa Romeo automobile compa ...

Complete European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

External links

Driver career

Czaykowski and Bugatti

References

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