Écurie Écosse
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Écurie Écosse (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 achievement was winning the 1956 and the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team also raced in three Formula One races. Ecurie Ecosse's cars were always distinctive in their flag blue metallic paint.
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Full name | Écurie Écosse |
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Base | Merchiston, Edinburgh |
Founder(s) | David Murray, Wilkie Wilkinson |
Noted staff | David Murray, Wilkie Wilkinson |
Noted drivers | David Murray Ian Stewart Jimmy Stewart Leslie Thorne |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 1952 British Grand Prix |
Races entered | 3 |
Constructors | Cooper Connaught |
Final entry | 1954 British Grand Prix |
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