Noel Van Raalte

Noel Marcus van Raalte (22 December 1888, in Paddington, London – 5 May 1940, in Kensington, London) was a British racecar driver. A wealthy playboy whose peerage family owned Brownsea Island, he raced in the 1915 Indianapolis 500 in a Sunbeam, finishing in 10th place.[1] He later owned the first Bentley automobile.[2]

Indy 500 results
Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1915 7 14 86.870 14 10 200 0 Running
Totals 200 0
Starts 1
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 1
Retired 0

References
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer pages 17 & 19 Tuesday 1 June 1915
  2. OldRacingCars.com, 19 April 2005
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