John Riseley-Prichard

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John Riseley-Prichard
Born(1924-01-17)17 January 1924
Hereford, England, UK
Died8 July 1993(1993-07-08) (aged 69)
Baan Kai Thuan, Thailand
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1954
TeamsRob Walker Racing Team
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1954 British Grand Prix
Last entry1954 British Grand Prix

John Henry Augustin Prichard, later Riseley-Prichard, (17 January 1924 in

racing driver
.

After getting a taste for motorsport in a road-going

Riley, he bought a second-hand Connaught Type A from the Rob Walker Racing Team. Using this vehicle he participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix: the British Grand Prix on 17 July 1954. He spun out of the race, scoring no championship points. In addition to this he competed in a number of non-Championship Formula One and Formula Libre races, including a victory in the 1954 I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
.

Riseley-Prichard shared an

Vanwall and Ferrari star his first big break.[2]

Later in life, Riseley-Prichard became the centre of a child pornography scandal, and he emigrated to Thailand. After a lengthy illness he died in Baan Kai Thuan, a remote village approximately 200 kilometres (120 miles) inland of Bangkok.[1][2]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points
1954 RRC Walker Racing Team
A Type
Straight-4
 ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR
Ret 		GER SUI ITA ESP NC 0
Source:[3]

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? John Riseley-Prichard". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
  2. ^ a b Williamson, Martin (November 2009). "John Riseley-Prichard Great Britain". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ISBN 0851127029
    .
Sources
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