Austin Dobson

{{Short description|English racing driver}}

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:This article describes the English racing driver. For the English poet, see Henry Austin Dobson.

Austin Dobson (19 August 1912 in Lodsworth, Sussex – 13 March 1963 in Cuckfield, Sussex) was a racing driver from England.{{cite web|last=Snellman|first=Leif|title=THE GOLDEN ERA OF GP RACING 1934-40 - DRIVERS (D)|url=https://www.goldenera.fi/dd.htm|work=The Golden Era of GP Racing|publisher=Kolumbus.fi|accessdate=23 January 2025|archive-date=11 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911024245/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/dd.htm|url-status=live}} He was the brother of Arthur Charles Dobson, who was also a racing driver.

In 1936 he drove an Alfa Romeo P3 to 6th place in the first Hungarian Grand Prix.{{cite web|last=Snellman|first=Leif|title=THE GOLDEN ERA OF GP RACING 1934-40 - 1936 GRAND PRIX SEASON - PART 3|url=https://www.goldenera.fi/gp3605.htm#17|work=The Golden Era of GP Racing|publisher=Kolumbus.fi|accessdate=23 January 2025|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316205027/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp363.htm|url-status=live}}