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Dave Morgan (racing driver)

{{Short description|British racing driver (1944{{ndash}}2018)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

|name = Dave Morgan

|nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

|birth_date = {{birth date|1944|08|07||df=y}}

|birth_place = Cranmore, Somerset, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|11|06|1944|08|07|df=y}}

|death_place = Leatherhead, Surrey, England{{cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Dave_Morgan|title=Dave Morgan|first=Allen|last=Brown|website=OldRacingCars.com|accessdate=25 May 2019}}

|Years = {{F1|1975}}

|Team(s) = Surtees

|Races = 1

|Championships = 0

|Wins = 0

|Podiums = 0

|Points = 0

|Poles = 0

|Fastest laps = 0

|First race = 1975 British Grand Prix

}}

David Rowland John Morgan (7 August 1944 – 6 November 2018){{cite web |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/news/f1/david-morgan-1944-2018 |title= David Morgan: 1944-2018 |accessdate=9 November 2018 |last=Arron |first=Simon |date= 9 November 2018 |publisher=Motor Sport Magazine}} was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1975 British Grand Prix in which, like several others, he crashed during a storm in the closing laps. He was classified 18th and thus scored no championship points.

Driving career

Prior to his single grand prix entry, Morgan raced a Mini in the mid-1960s, and soon moved on to Formula Three. He incurred a 12-month ban for dangerous driving at the end of 1970, after a last corner collision with James Hunt at Crystal Palace, but was subsequently allowed to progress to Formula Atlantic in 1971.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|author=Steve Small|page=260|isbn=0851127029}} This was followed by two seasons in Formula Two, then a return to Formula Atlantic. After his one Grand Prix, he retired from racing until returning in the British Saloon Car Championship in 1980–1981, driving a Mitsubishi Colt Lancer. Morgan also later worked as an engineer to Eric van de Poele, in both Formula One and Formula 3000.

He died on 6 November 2018, following a stroke.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/other/news/139993/obituary-david-morgan-19442018|title=Obituary: 1970s single-seater ace and engineer David Morgan|first=Marcus|last=Simmons|date=12 November 2018|website=autosport.com|accessdate=16 November 2018}}

Racing record

=Complete Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! WDC

! Points

1975

! Team Surtees

! Surtees TS16

! Cosworth V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| SWE

| NED

| FRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
{{small|18}}

| GER

| AUT

| ITA

| USA

! NC

! 0

colspan="20"|{{center|Source:}}

=Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! DC

! Pts

! Class

1971

! Dave Morgan

! BMC Mini Cooper S

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
23

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
19

| CRY

| SIL

| CRO

| SIL

| OUL

| BRH

| MAL

| BRH

! NC

! 0

! NC

rowspan=2| 1980

!rowspan=2| The Colt Car Co Ltd

! Mitsubishi Colt GLX

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
?†

| OUL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 21st

!rowspan=2| 17

!rowspan=2| 7th

Mitsubishi Colt Lancer

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
?

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
3†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
20

|

|

1981

! The Colt Car Co Ltd

! Mitsubishi Colt Lancer

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
Ret†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
24

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
9†

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
18

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
2†

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
14

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
3†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
12

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR
?

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
9

|

! 13th

! 33

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

1987

! TCCS Racing

! Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

| SIL

| OUL

| THR

| THR

| SIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

| BRH

| SNE

| DON

| OUL

| DON

| SIL

! NC

! 0

! NC

colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=7 February 2022}}}}}}

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

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Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers

Category:20th-century English sportsmen

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