APPENDIX G

Roster of our Grand Prix Drivers, Seasons 1-33

Title/First/middle nameSurnameStatus: Active, Died, Retired,  Retired Injured, Season & RaceOrigin of name (if known or remembered)
BullAmecheDied Mosport, Season 4 
SalAmiRetired after Season 19Wordplay
SidneyAustraliaDied Zeltweg, Season 12Geography
TarBabyRetired after Season 7Fable
BorisBadenovDied Brands Hatch, Season 10Jay Ward production
OttoBahnACTIVEWord play
JoeBananasRetired injured Spa, Season 7Gangster reference
RobinBanksRetired after Season 27Wordplay
BillBaoRetired after Season 20Geography
RoccoBarbellaRetired after Season 15Phil Silvers Show
JoeBartDied Spa, Season 4 
PusherBenzedrinoRetired after Season 5Bored of the Rings
HashBerryDied Mosport, Season 8Bored of the Rings
MickeyBitskoRetired after Season 14Mad magazine
JoeBlowDied Buenos Aires, Season 3Just your average guy off the street
RedBodoDied East London, Season 7Derived from one of our players names
PacoBormannRetired after Season 8Historical person*
ChefBoyardeeDiedAdvertising
BabyfaceBraunschweigerDied Monza, Season 5Jay Ward production
HansBrinkerRetired after Season 17Car and/or racing
PonsonbyBrittRetired after Season 11Jay Ward production
FurdBurfleDied Mosport, Season 6Laugh-In
CurleyCalhounDied Monza, Season 5Three Stooges
CabCallowayACTIVECar and/or racing
JoeCerritoDied Monza, Season 8Car dealer in Los Gatos
ChevyChaseACTIVECar/Saturday Night Live
BeaverCleaverRetired injured Oporto, Season 9Leave it to Beaver
Gidney N.CloydRetired after Season 24Jay Ward production
NormanConquestRetired after Season 21Wordplay
ClydeCooperDied Zeltweg, Season 8Car and/or racing
IgorCorelliDied Rheims, Season 9 
Dr. IgnatzCorelliRetired Injured Zandvoort, Season 9 
DeuceCoupeACTIVECar and/or racing
JacquesCousteauRetired after Season 17Historical person
ClydeCrashcupACTIVE (Reserve Driver RRC)Alvin Show
StuDeBacquerreDied Oporto, Season 9Car and/or racing
ArtDecoRetired after Season 26Wordplay
RayDiayteurACTIVECar and/or racing
MasonDixonDied Zeltweg, Season 5Geography
DuaneDobermanRetired injured Brands Hatch, Season 10Phil Silvers Show
JuanDunbarDied Watkins Glen, Season 7El Camino Real (Spanish textbook)
Captain E. EddieEdwardsDied Oporto, Season 7Jay Ward production
JoeFarkleRetired after Season 6Laugh-In
AlexiFarkleRetired after Season 6Laugh-In
GuyFawkesDied Mosport, Season 8Historical person
DentonFenderACTIVECar and/or racing
MannyFoldACTIVECar and/or racing
DobieGillisDied Jarama, Season 11Dobie Gillis Show
HanoiGoldDied Rheims, Season 7Wordplay
AdolphGomezDied Oporto, Season 8Historical figure*
Sonny JoeGriesedieckDied Zeltweg, Season 8Advertising
Papa JoeGriesedieckDied Monza, Season 4Advertising
AxelGriesRetired after Season 27Car and/or racing
AlHambraDied Mexico City, Season 12Geography
EddieHaskellRetired Injured Zandvoort, Season 9Leave it to Beaver
GerryHatrickACTIVEWord play
AustinHealyDied Zandvoort, Season 11Car and/or racing
SteveHenshawDied 9th race Season 10Phil Silvers Show
ImaHoggDied Oporto, Season 6Just a funny name
Nicholas H.JanopoporopolusRetired injured Brands Hatch, Season 7Advertising
JimmyJenowskyRetired Injured Zandvoort, Season 8Fictional name
MarioJuanaDiedWordplay
IshKabibbleRetired after Season 24Historical person
HubKappACTIVECar and/or racing
MontyKarlowRetired after Season 25Car and/or racing
HansKatzenjammerRetired Injured Buenos Aires, Season 6Comic strip character
FritzKatzenjammerDied Buenos Aires, Season 4Comic strip character
Maynard G.KrebsRetired injured Monza, Season 9Dobie Gillis Show
HarryKrishnaDied Oporto, Season 9Wordplay
LarryLaFongDied Rheims, Season 4Three Stooges
JackLaLanneRetired after Season 11Celebrity
Sweetness N.LightBanned after Season 28Jay Ward production
EdLytzACTIVECar and/or racing
PapaLuigiDied East London, Season 4Advertising
ChickMagnetRetired after Season 25Wordplay
MysteryManRetired after Season 7Nobody knows!!!
JerryManderRetired after Season 24Wordplay
DutchMastersDiedAdvertising
PrinceMatchabelliDied Brands Hatch, Season 10Advertising
Baron OttoMatikDied Monte Carlo, Season 3Jay Ward production
C. ShakeyMaxwellDied Buenos Aires, Season 9Jay Ward production
RonaldMcDonaldDied Oporto, Season 10Advertising
ScottyMcMacmacDied Monte Carlo, Season 7Attempt to internationalize the
MoeMenteDiedThree Stooges
PeteMossRetired after Season 19Wordplay
RedMountainDied Spa, Season 4Advertising
Alfred E.NeumanRetired injured Monte Carlo, Season 11Mad magazine
WillyNillyDied Zandvoort, Season 13Wordplay
BoltonNotlobRetired Injured Buenos Aires, Season 13Monty Python
ShermanOaksDiedJay Ward production
PoundO’FleshRetired after Season 6Wordplay
Harry “Snapper”OrgansRetired after Season 13Monty Python
Lee KingOylACTIVECar and/or racing
PeterPanRetires after Season 14Fable
DinoPaparelliDied Long Beach, Season 12Phil Silvers Show
CandlestickParkerDied Oporto, Season 10Jay Ward production
HotPassionDied Zandvoort, Season 7Wordplay
JoePazookaDied Buenos Aires, Season 3Comic character on bubble gum wrappers
ButchPazookaDied Buenos Aires, Season 2Probably a relative of Joe
CungPhuDied Canada Season 12Wordplay
LuckyPierreDied Rheims, Season 6A funny name
AlPineDied Watkins Glen, Season 7Wordplay
PaganPinkDied Monza, Season 4Wordplay
AmosPodunkRetired during Season 8Amos & Andy show
AndyPodunkDied Rheims, Season 1Amos & Andy show
JacquesPotteRetired after Season 18Wordplay
FordPrefectACTIVEHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
MontyPythonRetired after Season 15Monty Python
SkyRaderRetired after Season 27Wordplay
RockyRhodesACTIVEWordplay
RonRicoRetired injured East London Season 9 Puerto Rico rum
NashRamblerACTIVECar and/or racing
RockyRhodesACTIVEWordplay
RupertRitzikRetired after Season 16Phil Silvers Show
TokyoRoseDied Zandvoort, Season 8Historical person
KameradeSchultzRetired during Season 7Hogan’s Heroes
EdSellDied Montreal, Season 23Car and/or racing
JuniperoSerraRetired Injured Season 13Historical person
CamShaftACTIVE Car and/or racing
RickShawACTIVECar and/or racing
KenjiShibuyaDied Zandvoort, Season 11TV wrestler
DigbySilvermanRetired injured Mosport, Season 8 
JoeSmithDiedJust your average guy off the street
RussellSproutzRetired injuredWordplay
StanleySteamerACTIVECar and/or racing
VicTanneyRetired after Season 11Advertising
KamikazeTeubnerDied Oporto,  Season 4One of the players
JustinThymeRetired after Season 20Wordplay
RipTideRetired during Season 11Wordplay
TimTkachDied Brands Hatch, Season 10Neighbor in Los Gatos
MannyTobaRetired after Season 18Geography
MoeTormountACTIVECar and/or racing
TalVan ZantDied Mosport, Season 5Derived from Leonard V.Z.
StuyvesantVan ZantDied Rheims, Season 3Derived from Leonard V.Z.
LeonardVan ZantDied East London, Season 2Real person chosen from Los Gatos phonebook
CalVinismRetires after Season 14Wordplay
WernherVon BraunRetired injuredHistorical person
BaronVon KlutzDied Oporto,  Season 4Probably The Monkees
HarryVon ZellRetired injured Mosport, Season 10Burns & Allen Show
PaddyWaggonRetired after Season 23Car and/or racing
JayWardDiedJay Ward production
LocoWeedRetired Injured Buenos Aires, Season 6Wordplay
TijuanaWhoopeeDied Brands Hatch, Season 9Wordplay
RogerWilcoACTIVEWordplay
RalphWilliamsDied Zandvoort, Season 7Advertising
BudWiserDied East London,  Season 9Advertising
NittWittRetired during Season 11Wordplay
JanYehudiDied Zeltweg, Season 8 
PeteZaDied Monza, Season 4Wordplay (of pizza)
IrvingZapataDied at Brands Hatch, Season 4 
FieldingZimmermanRetired Injured Buenos Aires, Season 13Phil Silvers Show

*Well, sort of. These are references to the Nazis who fled to South America from Germany after WWII. Adolf Hitler and Martin Bormann never made it that far, but if they had …

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