To his great delight the privately entered Bentley of Duff & Clement took fourth place.
The race was won by Stirling Moss, in a privately entered Maserati 250F.
He failed to qualify for the 1954 Italian Grand Prix, with a privately entered Maserati.
A privately entered 906 secured an overall victory at the 1966 Targa Florio when the factory cars failed.
He returned to the series in 1994 with a privately entered BMW 318iS with little success.
With a privately entered BMW M3, he finished in thirteenth place.
After good results with privately entered Aurelia saloons Lancia set a works competition department in 1951.
He began his racing career in the late 1920s, driving his own privately entered Hupmobile in local circuit and hillclimb events.
In 1948 Chapman started with the Mk1, a modified Austin 7, which he entered privately into local racing events.
In 1960 he had six non-finishes in seven races behind the wheel of a privately entered BRM.