Écurie Nationale Belge Explained

Écurie Nationale Belge (also known as Équipe Nationale Belge or ENB) was a Formula One and sportscar racing team in the 1950s and 1960s, which was formed through a merger of Jacques Swaters' Écurie Francorchamps and Johnny Claes' Écurie Belge.

In Formula One, the team used a variety of different chassis through the years: Ferrari, Cooper, Lotus, Emeryson as well as a car of their own construction, the ENB, which participated in a single World Championship Grand Prix, the 1962 German Grand Prix and was designed by one of the teams co-founder's Jacques Coune.^[1]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Chassis	Engine	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1955				ARG	MON	500	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA
	Ferrari 500	Ferrari L4	Johnny Claes					11
1959				MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA
	Cooper T51	Climax Straight-4	Alain de Changy	DNQ
			Lucien Bianchi	DNQ
1960				ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA
	Cooper T45	Climax Straight-4	Lucien Bianchi					6
1961				MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA
	Emeryson	Maserati Straight-4	Olivier Gendebien	DNQ
			Lucien Bianchi	DNQ
	Lotus 18	Climax Straight-4				Ret
			Willy Mairesse			Ret
	Emeryson		André Pilette							DNQ
1962				NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	RSA
	Lotus 18/21	Climax Straight-4	Lucien Bianchi			9
	ENB	Maserati Straight-4							16

References

• ENB page at ChicaneF1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celebrating the works of the late Jacques Coune. James Elliot. Classic and Sports Car. 12 April 2012. 13 March 2021.