Goffredo 'Freddie' Zehender (Reggio Calabria, Italy, 27 February 1901 - 7 January 1958) was an Italian racing driver. He started his driving career with Chrysler, then Bugatti and most of his career with Alfa Romeo as works or private driver. He won the 1932 Grand Prix du Comminges with private Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 'Monza'. [1] From 1934 he raced also for Maserati. [2]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | No Team Name |  Jérôme Ledure | Chrysler 72 | 5.0 | 5 | DNF | DNF |
| 1931 |  Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo | Attilio Marinoni | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 3.0 | 99 | DNF | DNF |
| 1956 | Automobiles Talbot | Jean Lucas | Talbot-Lago Sport 2500-Maserati | S 3.0 | 32 | DNF | DNF |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | EDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | SA Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | Alfa Romeo 2.3 L8 | ITA DNS | BEL Ret | — 1 | ||||||
| Alfa Romeo Monza | FRA 6 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | G. Zehender | Alfa Romeo Monza | Alfa Romeo 2.3 L8 | ITA | FRA 7 | GER | 9th | 20 | ||||
| 1935 | Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati 8CM | Maserati 3.2 L8 | MON 7 | 11th | 42 | ||||||
| Maserati 6C-34 | Maserati 3.7 L6 | FRA 3 | BEL | ITA Ret | ESP | |||||||
| Maserati 3.3 L6 | GER 11 | SUI | ||||||||||
| 1937 | Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes W125 | Mercedes M125 5.7 L8 | BEL | GER | MON 5 | SUI | ITA | 20th | 36 | ||
| 1938 | Officine A. Maserati | Maserati 8CTF | Maserati 3.0 L8 | FRA | GER | SUI | ITA Ret | 26th | 30 | |||
Source: [3] | ||||||||||||
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