André Constant Simon (5 January 1920 – 11 July 2012) was a racing driver from France. He participated in Formula One from to , competing in a total of 12 World Championship races but scoring no championship points.

Simon had not raced in F1 after 1952, and his 1954 Le Mans ended in DNF. Mercedes was in need of more drivers with international experience as along with the 1955 Formula One season, they now also entered the 1955 World Sportscar Championship, were usually two drivers per car were needed, thus at least six for a three car effort. With his Le Mans experience since 1949, finishing fifth in the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans which was won by Mercedes, Simon was hired to mainly help driving the sportscars. Mercedes was a four car team in the two Argentinian Formula races in January 1955 and at the 1955 Mille Miglia in May, where Karl Kling got injured. When the German had to skip the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes was down to three, and only to two when Hans Herrmann got injured in practice and was out for the season. Simon was quickly at hand and got the drive in the No. 4 Mercedes entered for Herrmann. He was teamed up with Kling for Le Mans, they ran in third when Mercedes retired in the night after the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which the Mercedes of Levegh crashed.

Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points 1951 Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 15 Gordini Straight-4 SUIDNA 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP NC 0 1952 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Straight-4 SUIRet * 500 BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 01955 Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 Mercedes-Benz Straight-8 ARG MON 500 BEL NEDNC0 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 GBR ITA1956 André Simon Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER NC 0 Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 Gordini Straight-6 ITA 1957 Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES NC 0 Ottorino Volonterio ITA11 †

* Indicates shared drive with Giuseppe Farina † Indicates shared drive with Ottorino Volonterio

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External links Profile at grandprix.com Profile at Motor Sport magazine database