Tony Trimmer
Born | Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK | 24 January 1943
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Active years | 1975–1978 |
Teams | Maki Surtees (privateer) McLaren (privateer) |
Entries | 6 (0 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1975 German Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1978 British Grand Prix |
British Formula One Championship career | |
Active years | 1978, 1980, 1982 |
Races | 17 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 6 |
Podium finishes | 10 |
Career points | 165 |
Pole positions | 5 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Anthony Hugh Leigh Trimmer (born 24 January 1943) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship and E.R. Hall Trophy in 1970.[1] He was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Tony Trimmer also won the prestigious
Trimmer entered six
Trimmer was also one of the few people to drive the Connew Formula One car, in its last race (in later Formula 5000 specification) in 1973. However the car collided with a barrier at Brands Hatch after a rear damper gave way.[2]
Other than World Championship races, Trimmer raced in many non-championship F1 races and is perhaps one of the drivers who drove the greatest variety of Formula One cars ever. The list includes the great
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975 | Maki Engineering | Maki F101C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER DNQ |
AUT DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
USA | NC | 0 | |||
1976 | Maki Engineering | Maki F102A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN DNQ |
NC | 0 | |
1977 | Melchester Racing | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR DNPQ |
GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |
1978 | Melchester Racing | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR DNQ |
GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | NC | 0 | |
Source:[3]
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Non-Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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1971 | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 72C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | ROC Ret |
QUE | RIN DNS |
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Lotus 49C | SPR NC |
INT | |||||||||
Frank Williams Racing Cars | March 701 | OUL Ret |
VIC | ||||||||
1973 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso-Marlboro FX3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC 4 |
INT | ||||||
1975 | Safir Engineering | Safir RJ02 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC NC |
INT 14 |
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Maki Engineering | Maki F101C | SUI 13 |
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1977 | Melchester Racing | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC 9 |
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1978 | Melchester Racing | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | INT 3 |
Complete European F5000 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | Kaye Griffiths | Surtees TS5A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | BRH | MON | SIL | CAS | MAL | MNZ
|
MAL 9 |
THR 8 |
SIL | OUL | SNE 4 |
HOC 7 |
16th | 4 | ||||
R Plumridge | Lola T190 | OUL 7 |
BRH 9 |
BRH | |||||||||||||||||||
1973 | ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola T330 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | MAL DNS |
SIL | SNE | 24th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Tony Trimmer | McLaren M18 | BRH 11 |
OUL 7 |
MAL | MIS C |
MAL 10 |
MON | SIL | BRH NC |
OUL DNS |
JYL | ZAN | SNE | ||||||||||
Portobello Inn Racing | PC1
|
BRH Ret |
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1974 | Tony Kitchiner | McLaren M19A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | MAL | SIL | OUL | BRH | ZOL | THR | ZAN | MUG Ret |
MNZ NC |
MAL | MON | 30th | 1 | ||||||
ShellSPORT Luxembourg | Lola T330 | THR 10 |
BRH | OUL | SNE | MAL | BRH |
Complete Shellsport International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | Melchester Racing | Lola T460 | L4
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MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | THR | BRH | MAL | SNE | BRH 20 |
THR | OUL | BRH | BRH | NC | 0 | |
1977 | Melchester Racing | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL 3 |
SNE 5 |
OUL Ret |
BRH Ret |
MAL 1 |
THR Ret |
BRH 1 |
OUL 1 |
MAL 2 |
DON 1 |
BRH 2 |
THR Ret |
SNE 1 |
BRH 2 |
1st | 181 |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Melchester Racing | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL 1 |
BRH 1 |
SNE 1 |
MAL 2 |
ZAN DNS |
DON | THR 1 |
OUL | MAL 2 |
BRH 1 |
THR | SNE 2 |
1st | 149 |
1980 | Jordan BRM | BRM P207 | BRM P202 3.0 V12 | OUL | BRH | SIL | MAL Ret |
THR DNS |
MNZ
|
MAL | SNE Ret |
BRH Ret |
THR Ret |
OUL | SIL | NC | 0 |
1982 | Team Sanada | F8
|
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL 1 |
BRH 2 |
THR Ret |
DON | BRH | 2nd | 16 |
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Boxer Cars | Boxer PR276 | Hart | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VAL
|
ROU | DON DNQ |
NOG | PER | MIS | HOC | NC | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1979 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Bob Evans | Dome Zero RL-Ford Cosworth | S+2.0 | 25 | DNF | DNF |
1980 | Ian Bracey | Tiff Needell | S+2.0 | - | DNQ | DNQ | |
1981 | Ian Bracey | Tiff Needell | S+2.0 | 95 | DNF | DNF | |
Source:[4]
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Complete World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | Ian Bracey | S +2.0 |
Ibec P6
|
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | DAY | BRH | MUG | MNZ | SIL DNS |
NÜR
|
LMS DNQ |
GLN | MOS
|
VAL | DIJ | [N 1] | |||||
1981
|
Ian Bracey | S +2.0 |
Ibec-Hesketh 308LM
|
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | DAY | SEB | MUG | MNZ
|
RSD | SIL | NÜR
|
LMS Ret |
PER | DAY | GLN | SPA | MOS
|
ROA | BRH | NC | 0 |
- Footnotes
- ^ No drivers' Championship.
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Andy Rouse Engineering
|
Ford Sierra XR4Ti
|
MNZ
|
VAL
|
DON | AND | BRN
|
ZEL | SAL | NUR | SPA | SIL Ret |
NOG | ZOL | EST
|
JAR | NC | 0 |
Source:[5]
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References
- ^ M.G.D. (November 1970). "F3 Review". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 30. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Lawrence, Mike (August 1986). "The story of the Connew GP car". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 26. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ISBN 0851127029.
- ^ "All Results of Tony Trimmer". RacingSportsCars.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "The European Touring Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 May 2023.