Alf Francis
Illustration — Alf Francis, in the pits at the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix Alf Francis (born Alfons Kowaleski or Alphons Kowalewski 18 June 1918 – 28 June 1983) was a motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor. After World War II, he changed his nationality to British, and his name to Alf Francis. He became a racing mechanic for Stirling Moss and the Chief Mechanic at Rob Walker Racing Team. • Illustration — The Alf Francis-designed "Walker Special" Formula One car of 1960 At Rob Walker Racing Team, he maintained many Grand Prix cars including Cooper-Climax and Lotus 18, and helped developing the team's own Formula 1 car called Walker Special.
Also recorded as Alfons Kowaleski · lphons Kowalewsk
Alf Francis
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- Full name
- Alfons Franciszek Kowaleski.
- Born
- 1918. · Gdańsk.
- Died
- 1983. · Oklahoma City.
- Nationality
- Poland, United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Occupation
- mechanic, engineer, designer and writer.
- Languages
- English.
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Illustration — Alf Francis, in the pits at the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix Alf Francis (born Alfons Kowaleski or Alphons Kowalewski 18 June 1918 – 28 June 1983) was a motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor. After World War II, he changed his nationality to British, and his name to Alf Francis. He became a racing mechanic for Stirling Moss and the Chief Mechanic at Rob Walker Racing Team. • Illustration — The Alf Francis-designed "Walker Special" Formula One car of 1960 At Rob Walker Racing Team, he maintained many Grand Prix cars including Cooper-Climax and Lotus 18, and helped developing the team's own Formula 1 car called Walker Special.
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Recorded at birth as Alfons Franciszek Kowaleski. Born at Gdańsk in 1918, died in Oklahoma City in 1983.
The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Rob Walker Racing Team, Colotti Trasmissioni and Derrington-Francis.
British driver Stirling Moss (centre), deep in conversation with compatriot and fellow driver Peter Walker (far right), mechanic Alf Francis (second from left), and two unknown mechanics, standing around the cockpit of a Maserati 250F racing car, in the pits during the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort circuit. The car was owned by Moss, but would be driven by Walker in the race as Moss was a
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- 1.Motorsport Memorial -.
- 2.Alf FRANCIS • STATS F1.
- 3.Lewis, Peter. Alf Francis: Racing Mechanic, G.T. Foulis, 1957
- 4.London. Alf Francis. Racing Mechanic. His Own Story as Told to and Written by Peter Lewis, Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits.]. 1957.
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