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| Full name: | Octave John Claes |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Date of Birth: | Friday, 11 August 1916 |
| Place of birth: | London, England |
| Date of death: | Friday, 3 February 1956 |
| Age at death: | 39 years, 174 days (5 months, 23 days) |
| Debut: | 1950 British Grand Prix |
| Active years: | 1950 – 1953, 1955 (5) |
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| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Constructor | Car | Grid | Race | Points | Champ. Points | Rank |
| 1 | 13 May | Great Britain | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | T26C | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 21 May | Monaco | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | T26C | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 30 May | Indy 500 | 0 | 19 | |||||
| 4 | 4 Jun | Switzerland | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | T26C | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | 18 Jun | Belgium | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | T26C | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 Jul | France | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | T26C | 14 | Ret | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | 3 Sep | Italy | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | T26C | 22 | Ret | 0 | 0 | 28 |