Curt Lincoln

Curt "Curre" Richard Lincoln (8 October 1918 in Stockholm – 28 August 2005 in Espoo) was one of the most famous race car drivers in Finland, who also played Davis Cup tennis for Finland.[1][2]

Lincoln in the 1950s

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 types, Ferraris and Formula 3 Coopers.[1] During his career he drove around 400 races and had around 200 wins.[3] 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. He had his last win in 1967 with F3 Brabham BT 21 at Keimola and retired from racing in the next year.

Tennis career

Lincoln was also a top level tennis player, being Finnish and Swedish Champion. Lincoln represented Finland during the 1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone first round tie against Norway, played in Helsinki. He played in the doubles rubber with partner Sakari Salo and lost in four sets to Nils-Erik Hessen and Rolf Pape.[2]

Personal

Curt Lincoln became a Finnish Citizen in 1961. His daughter Nina was married to Formula One World Champion Jochen Rindt.

He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Curt Curre Lincoln". historicracing.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  2. "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Pro Formula Pages/Curt "Curre" Richard Lincoln". clarinet.fi. Archived from the original on 15 June 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  4. "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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