Harry Schell

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Harry Schell
Nationality	American
World Championship Career
Active years	1950 - 1960
Team(s)	Cooper, Talbot-Lago, Maserati, Gordini, Ferrari, Vanwall, BRM
Races	56
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	2

Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 Monaco Grand Prix


Last race	1960 Argentine Grand Prix

Henry O'Reilly Schell (born 29 June 1921, Paris, France - died 13 May 1960, Silverstone Circuit, England) was an American Grand Prix motor racing driver. The son of race car driver and expatriat American, Laury Schell, his mother was the wealthy American heiress Lucy O'Reilly. She was an auto racing enthusiast who met Laury Schell while visiting France. Later she became the Delahaye racing team owner and invested heavily in the Delahaye factory's development of new racing cars.

Thus, Harry Schell was raised by parents who were very involved in Grand Prix motor racing in Europe. However, his family returned to the USA following the German occupation of France during World War II. At home, the Schell family became involved with racing in the Indianapolis 500 and Harry Schell also pursued a racing career. He eventually joined the Formula One circuit where he participated in 56 Grands Prix, debuting on May 21, 1950. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 32 championship points.

Schell died in practice for the non-championship International Trophy event at Silverstone in 1960, when he crashed his Cooper at Abbey Curve.

[edit] Complete Grands Prix results

(Note: Grands Prix in bold denote points scoring races.)

Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Team
1950	Coop	GBR	MON	IND	SWI	BEL	FRA	ITA					Talb
1951	Mase	SWI	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	ITA	SPA				Mase
1952	Mase	SWI	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	DUT	ITA				Mase
1953	Gord	ARG	IND	DUT	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	SWI	ITA			Gord
1954	Mase	ARG	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	SWI	ITA	SPA			Mase
1955	Mase	ARG	MON	IND	BEL	DUT	GBR	ITA					Mase
1956	Vanw	ARG	MON	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	ITA				Mase
1957	Mase	ARG	MON	IND	FRA	GBR	DEU	PES	ITA				Mase
1958	Mase	ARG	MON	DUT	IND	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	POR	ITA	MOR	BRM
1959	BRM	MON	IND	DUT	FRA	GBR	DEU	POR	ITA	USA			Coop
1960	Coop	ARG	MON	IND	DUT	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		Coop