Tony Trimmer
| Born |
24 January 1943 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| 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 Series career | |
| Active years | 1978, 1980, 1982 |
| Races | 17 |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podium finishes | 10 |
| Career points | 165 |
| Pole positions | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
Tony Trimmer (born in Maidenhead, Berkshire on 24 January 1943) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula 3 Championship and E.R. Hall Trophy in 1970.[1]
Tony Trimmer also won the prestigious Monaco F3 Race in 1970 driving a Brabham BT-28 and finished runner-up to Patrick Depailler in the 1972 edition.
Trimmer entered six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix with uncompetitive teams, firstly Maki for four races in 1975 and 1976, resulting in four failures to qualify. He then entered the 1977 British Grand Prix (failed to pre-qualify) and the 1978 British Grand Prix (failed to qualify), with the Melchester Racing Team, driving a Surtees TS19 and a McLaren M23 respectively. However, also driving the Melchester McLaren, he finished a superb third in the rain-soaked 1978 BRDC International Trophy non-Championship race at Silverstone, coming home ahead of many of the greats of Formula One. That year he won the British Aurora F1 Championship.
Trimmer was also one of the few people to drive the Connew Formula One car, in its last ever 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 Lotus 72 at the 1971 Race of Champions, the March 701, a Lotus 49, Fittipaldi F-8 and the one-off Safir RJ-02 (aka Token RJ-02), accessing from the old times "tubby" Lotus 49 up to a real wing-car Fitti F-8.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Maki Engineering | Maki F101C | Cosworth 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 | Cosworth 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 | Cosworth 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 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR DNQ |
GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ "F3 Review" (PDF). Motor Sport magazine, Nov 1970. Retrieved 2009-01-05. Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The story of the Connew GP car". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Emerson Fittipaldi (Combined championship) |
British Formula 3 Championship BRSCC Motorsport/Shell Series Champion 1970 |
Succeeded by Dave Walker |
| Preceded by none |
British Formula One Champion 1978 |
Succeeded by Rupert Keegan |
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