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A promising career was ended when he died of unsurvivable injuries in an accident during qualifying for the F2 Trophee D'Europe race at Rouen when a front tyre failed at the notorious Six Freres corner, Birrell's Chevron B25 being thrown into a poorly secured crash barrier.
Editorial Image Keywords motor racing rally drivers seventies personality. When Gerry hit the barrier it rose up and he was killed instantly. Do you license more than editorial images annually? He might have survived had the organisers not sunk the wooden posts for the Armco into holes without securing them with concrete.
Graham Birrell
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Already have a pack? Share this image Share link Copy link. G erry Birrell, born in Glasgow, Scotland, was very talented driver and engineer. Start Here No thanks. He began in Formula Vee late incompeting at Ingliston where he led for much of the race before finishing second to Nick Brittanthe leading Formula Vee driver of the time.
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Gerry soon was involved in the preparation and running of a Singer Chamois for Claude Hamilton's Singer dealership. Need additional rights or interested in commercial use? For editorial use only. He helped with the development the Cologne Capris. John Stanton offered him a drive in Formula 2 in with a Lotus-Ford 69 and after some promising results he was signed by Chevron for Sign In We're Sorry!
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T he youngest of three brothers Gerry Birrell was a talented driver and engineer. Birrell was also successful in touring carsmainly in a Ford Capri - taking a Class win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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He raced in Formula 3 in After successfully racing a Singer Chamois cc Imp to win Scottish Saloon Car Championships, he started serious racing single seaters at the relatively late age birell Get enhanced access with Shutterstock Premier Shutterstock Premier is the creative platform built for agencies, publishers, and media organizations. This page was last edited on 22 Marchat For additional use, please relicense. Create a Free Account.
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