Octave John Claes was born on August 11th, 1916 in Fulham.
Claes got seriously ill in 1955 and died of tuberculosis on February 3rd, 1956, at the age of 39.
Johnny became attracted to motor racing in 1947, and since he spoke both French and English he became an interpreter for the British drivers at the 1947 ACF GP.
JohnnyClaes (born in London, August 11, 1916 - died in Brussels, February 3, 1956) was a Formula One driver from Belgium, of Scottish mother and Belgian father.
Claes was one of several gentlemen drivers who took part in Grand Prix racing of post-WWII.
Claes sold his outfit to fellow Belgian driver Jacques Swaters, who merged it with his own Ãcurie Francorchamps to form Ecurie Nationale Belge.
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