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Carel Godin de Beaufort

He was his own man. Running his own Ecurie against the better prepared works efforts, he managed to upset the establishment on many occasions. Happy-go-lucky Dutch aristocrat Carel Godin de Beaufort (Maarsbergen, April 10, 1934 - Cologne, August 2, 1964) was the quintessential privateer of the late fifties and early sixties. His orange Porsche housed a free spirit, at unease with the pomp and circumstance of a racing world trying to come to grips with a growing level of professionalism. More...

The Beaufort family

Carel was the last descendant of the Beaufort family of statesmen and politicians that was very close to the Dutch royal family. More...

Cornelie Petter-de Beaufort

Carel’s faithful sister Cornelie followed him across Europe, acting as his team manager, time-keeper and general fixer-upper. Cornelie is the Maarsbergen estate’s current resident. More...

Barthold de Beaufort

When Carel left the army in 1955 he bought his first Porsche 1500 Super from Mathieu Hezemans. As soon as he got this new car, he asked his cousin, major Barthold de Beaufort, to join him on his second Tulip Rally. More...

Arie Anssems and the other mechanics

Carel would be acquainted with his loyal chief mechanic Arie Anssems at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours. The two hit it off immediately, striking off a relationship that would last all the way up to Carel's fatal accident. More...

Ben Pon

An heir to the Dutch Volkswagen and Porsche importer empire, Ben Pon had obvious ties to the Porsche factory. This led to his single GP appearance in a works-prepared 787 entered by Ecurie Maarsbergen. More...

Thieu Hezemans

Thieu Hezemans, father of seventies touring-car ace Toine and grandfather of today's GT racer Mike, was responsible for introducing Carel to the international racing scene. More...

Rob Slotemaker

A legendary Dutch racer, Slotemaker never made it to F1 but was scheduled to make his Grand Prix debut in a Maarsbergen-entered Porsche for the 1962 Dutch GP, alongside Ben Pon and Carel himself. More...

Gerard van Lennep

Carel met Gerard van Lennep at the Nürburgring in 1962 and the two would become best mates. After his racing career Gerard became a well-known journalist and columnist. More...

Ferry Porsche

As a son or daughter of a famous pop star or another immensely popular person it's always difficult to deserve people's respect. Ferry Porsche was one of those juniors, mostly because he was mistaken for his father all of his life. More...

Fritz Huschke von Hanstein

The Porsche racing director of the time recognized Carel’s talent and arranged for him to become a works Porsche sportscar driver. Hanstein was a partner in Carel’s greatest sportscar success, the pair winning the 1600cc GT class in the Sebring 12 Hrs. More...

Richard & Edith von Frankenberg

The well-known driver/reporter and his ex-wife were good friends of Carel’s. Edith grew into Carel’s confidante, especially after her divorce from Richard, and stayed so for the remainder of his life. More...

Evelyn Delis and the other girls

One of Carel’s girlfriends, Evelyn became best known for appearing with Carel with her leg in a cast. More...

The Van Embden family

Carel used the Venezuelan address of the befriended Van Embden family to pay less taxes, and to make a good profit on buying and trading sports and racing. Furthermore, he drove his private cars with Venezuelan license plates... More...

Anton Geesink

A Dutch sporting legend, Olympic judo champion Anton Geesink helped out Carel in the racer’s final part of his career. More...

Wolfgang Seidel

Something of a German counterpart to Carel de Beaufort, Wolfgang Seidel was a privateer who also went about doing things his own way and did business with Carel more than once. More...

Hans Herrmann

Iconic German racing driver started out as a Mercedes youngster before becoming a Porsche sportscar mainstay. Herrmann part-timed for Ecurie Maarsbergen in the 1961 Dutch GP and was the cause for Carel’s single Maserati 250F appearance. More...

Gerhard Mitter

Talented German youngster who crossed Carel’s path more than once. He became a Grand Prix driver in 1963 when he jumped into Maarsbergen’s 718-202 by mid-season. Moving into sportscars, he was entered in a 904 GTS with Carel twice in 1964. More...

Ed Hugus

One of Carel's first sportscar team mates, Hugus entered and co-drove his 550 Spyder chassis to a 1500cc class in the 1957 Le Mans 24 Hrs. Their hugely successful run meant Carel's international breakthrough. More...

Art Bunker

Carel teamed up with Art Bunker in the American's Spyder for the 1957 Venezuela GP and the 1958 Sebring 12 Hrs. More...

Herbert Linge

Porsche driver whose racing and rally career for the works spans the late fifties and entire sixties while at the same time being a Porsche factory director and test driver. Linge first teamed up with Carel in the 1958 Le Mans race, taking 5th overall and second in the Sports 1500 class. More...

Christian 'Bino' Heins

This Brazilian was among Carel's favourite sportscar team mates. They were first paired for the Reims 12hr race of July 1957 in which they did not finish. More...

Edgar Barth

Having represented East Germany in the 1953 German GP, Barth fled from the German Democratic Republic to the West in 1957 and was immediately enrolled as a Porsche factory driver. Barth’s shared success with Carel came at their first attempt. More...

Paul Frère

Famous driver-cum-writer who lined up with Carel in Ian Frazer-Jones's RS60 for the 1960 Nürburgring 1000kms. More...

Gerhard Koch

Koch was among Carel’s best friends, but as drivers they only teamed up once – in the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hrs. More...

Jack Fairman

Determined amateur Grand Prix and sportscar driver that was part of the British scene in the fifties and into the sixties. More...

Ulf Norinder

Swedish racer who took over 718-201 at the 1961 Kanonloppet. More...

Dickie Stoop

Stoop was a well-known private sportscar and F2 entrant who raced well into the sixties. He was Carel's partner for the 1960 Le Mans race More...

Jan Bootz

One-time team mate for the 1960 Sebring 12 Hrs, Bootz helped Carel to a second-place finish in the GT 1600 class with their 356B. More...

Sepp Liebl

Carel's team mate in the 1957 Nürburgring 1000kms in which they shared Carel's 550 Spyder. More...

Hubert Oebels

Carel's team mate in the 1956 Swedish GP at Kristianstad where they raced Carel's Hezemans-entered 550 Spyder. More...

Anton von Döry

Hungaro-Argentine racer of noble descendance was Carel's team mate in the insignificant Messina 10 Hr night race of 1958. More...

Kurt Bardi-Barry

Young Austrian who once borrowed Carel's second Porsche (718-202) for a minor event and was also involved in the German F Junior scandal that was laid bare by Richard von Frankenberg. More...

Rob Wiedenhoff

Epitomy of the Dutch racing journo, Wiedenhoff used to travel to events for Autovisie magazine for almost his entire career. Many of the wittiest Carel anecdotes have been saved for posterity by Wiedenhoff. More...

Julius Weitmann

A photographer who followed Carel around the circuits of Europe, Weitmann shot some of Carel’s most famous pictures. More...

Prof.dr. Nuboer

As the family physician Dr. Nuboer played a significant role in Carel’s dying moments. More...

Hetty Eichhorn

As one of Cornelie's friends, Hetty took care of Carel's scrapbooks. More...

Carel and the people in his presence

This section features the stories about the people who were around him while he was alive – his family, his friends, his mechanics, his entourage, his co-drivers, his rivals.