Jack Fairman
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Born | Ferguson | 15 March 1913
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Entries | 13 (12 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 5 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1953 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1961 Italian Grand Prix |
John Eric George "Jack" Fairman (15 March 1913 – 7 February 2002) was a British
Career summary
Fairman was born in
Postwar, Fairman's reliable and dogged driving attributes saw him achieve many successes in
His engineering experience and dependable driving made him an obvious choice for constructors to contact when they needed a test driver. His most significant contribution in this role was during the development of Connaught's Formula Two and later Formula One cars. Between sports car commitments and his own factory, Fairman managed to fit in occasional Formula One starts, usually at the British or Italian Grands Prix. He took a Connaught Type B to two points finishes during the 1956 Formula One season, his only points in a very long Formula One career, finishing tenth in the World Championship that year.
Following
Fairman died, aged 88, in Rugby, Warwickshire. The pub chain Wetherspoons has opened a pub named The Jack Fairman in his birthplace of Horley. Opened on 12 February 2007, it occupies the buildings in Victoria Road which originally housed Fairman's garage and has pictures of him around the walls and details can be located on their website. Prior to the pub opening, it was the local Kwik Fit for many years.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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1953 | HW Motors | HWM 53 | Alta | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | SUI | NC | 0 | |||
Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A | Lea Francis
|
ITA NC |
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1955 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR DNS |
ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
1956 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR 4 |
GER | ITA 5 |
10th | 5 | |||
1957 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P25
|
BRM | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | PES | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
1958 | BC Ecclestone | Connaught Type B | Alta | ARG | MON | NED | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | POR | ITA | NC | 0 | |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45 | Coventry Climax | MOR 8 | |||||||||||||
1959 | High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T45 | Coventry Climax | MON | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | POR | NC | 0 | ||||
Maserati | ITA Ret |
USA | ||||||||||||||
1960 | CT Atkins | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |
1961 | Rob Walker Racing | Ferguson P99
|
Coventry Climax | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR DSQ |
GER | NC | 0 | |||||
Fred Tuck Cars | Cooper T45 | Coventry Climax | ITA Ret |
USA |
References
- ^ "Obituary: Jack Fairman". The Guardian. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Jack Fairman". SnapLap. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2021.