Christian Roger Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain Goethals (4 August 1928 – 26 February 2003) was a racing driver from Belgium. Goethals competed as an amateur in sports car races, driving a Porsche Spyder during the 1950s. His best results were a second-place finish with his brother in the 1956 1500cc class event in Reims, and a win in the same class the following year at Forez. Goethals acquired a Cooper-Climax and entered it in the Formula Two class of the 1958 German Grand Prix, but retired from the race. where he raced in a Cooper T43.
Goethals was the youngest child of René Goethals (1876-1928), a nobleman and mayor of Heule near Kortrijk in Belgium and of Jeanne Mols (1884-1968). He was married to Julie Opsomer.
Biography in the Literature
- Steve SMALL, Grand Prix Who is Who, Travel Publishing, London 1999, .
- Humbert DE MARNIX DE SAINTE ALDEGONDE, État présent de la noblesse belge, Annuaire 2007, Brussel, 2007 (in French)
- Short biography in Grand Prix Insider
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! WDC
! Points
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| 1958
! Écurie Éperon d'Or
! Cooper T43
! Coventry Climax
| ARG
| MON
| NED
| 500
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER<br />
| POR
| ITA
| MOR
! NC
! 0
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