Curt Lincoln
Finnish race driver and tennis player (1918–2005)
Curt Richard Lincoln (8 October 1918 – 28 August 2005) was a Swedish-Finnish racing driver. He was one of the most famous race car drivers in Finland, and also played Davis Cup tennis internationally.
Early life
Born in Stockholm, Lincoln moved to Helsinki, Finland, as a child with his family in 1926. He was one of the Swedish volunteers who fought for Finland in World War II. Lincoln served as a transport driver in the 10th Division during the Continuation War.
Racing career
Lincoln's racing career started with hydroplanes in 1947. In 1949 he changed to a 500 cc Effyh, later he also drove cars such as Jaguar D-type, Ferrari and Formula 3 Coopers. During his career he drove around 400 races and had around 200 wins. He won 14 Finnish Eläintarha races between 1951 and 1962 in the Formula 3 and Junior classes. Other wins were the GP of Angola and two class wins at the Swedish GP in Kristianstad. He was also one of the organisers when Keimola Motor Stadium was built in Finland.
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