Bill Aston

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William "Bill" Aston
Nationality	British
World Championship Career
Active years	1952
Team(s)	Aston Butterworth
Races	3
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1952 British Grand Prix
Last race	1952 Italian Grand Prix

William "Bill" Aston (b. 29 March 1900, Hopton, Staffordshire – d. 4 March 1974, Lingfield, Surrey) was a British racing driver who participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, for his own team Aston Butterworth.

Prior to taking part in Formula One, Aston was a test pilot and motorcycle racer. He turned to four-wheel racing with a Cooper-Jap in Formula Junior and later graduated into Formula 2. He came close to winning a race in 1951, but his car failed on the last lap. In the same year he set a 500cc world speed record. For 1952 he teamed up with Archie Butterworth and built a car that raced quite well, but was unfortunately very unreliable. He entered the car in the 1952 German Grand Prix but failed on the second lap. At the Italian Grand Prix he failed to make it through qualifying. Aston raced on into his 60s, with a Mini and a Jaguar, before he retired.

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1952	W S Aston	Aston NB 41	Butterworth Flat 4	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR DNS	GER Ret	NED	ITA DNQ	-	0