Bernard Marie François Alexandre Collomb-Clerc (7 October 1930 – 19 September 2011)[1] was a Formula One driver from France. He participated in six World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 July 1961, scoring no championship points. He almost always drove self-prepared cars, and first raced Coopers, switching to Lotuses in 1963. His best Formula One result was fourth at Vienna in a non-Championship race in 1961, at the wheel of a Cooper-Climax.
| Born | 7 October 1930 Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 September 2011 (aged 80) La Colle-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Active years | 1961 – 1964 |
| Teams | non-works Cooper, non-works Lotus |
| Entries | 6 (4 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1961 French Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1964 Monaco Grand Prix |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper T53 | Climax Straight-4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA Ret | GBR | GER NC | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1962 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper T53 | Climax Straight-4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret | ITA | USA | RSA | NC | 0 | |
| 1963 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | MON DNQ | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER 10 | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | NC | 0 |
| 1964 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | MON DNQ | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 |
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Non-Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper T45 | Climax Straight-4 | LOM Ret | GLV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cooper T53 | PAU DNA | BRX | AIN Ret | SYR | NAP 6 | LON 9 | SIL Ret | SOL | KAN | DAN | MOD | FLG | OUL Ret | LEW | VAL | RAN | NAT | RSA | ||||||
| Cooper T51 | VIE 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper T53 | Climax Straight-4 | CAP | BRX DNQ | LOM | LAV | GLV | PAU DNA | AIN | INT | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS | SOL 8 | KAN Ret | MED 5 | DAN | OUL 9 | MEX | RAN | NAT | |
| 1963 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | LOM | GLV | PAU Ret | IMO Ret | SYR Ret | AIN | INT | ROM NC | SOL 11 | KAN | MED 10 | AUT 5 | OUL 14 | RAN | |||||||
| 1964 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | DMT Ret | NWT Ret | SYR | AIN | INT | SOL | MED | RAN | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | ROC | SYR 7 | SMT | INT | MED | RAN |
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1996