Timmy Mayer

{{Infobox F1 driver

| name = Tim Mayer

| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1938|2|22}}

| birth_place = Dalton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1964|2|28|1938|2|22}}

| death_place = Longford Circuit, Tasmania, Australia

| Years = {{F1|1962}}

| Team(s) = Cooper

| Races = 1

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1962 United States Grand Prix

}}

Timothy Andrew Mayer (February 22, 1938 – February 28, 1964) was a racecar driver from Dalton, Pennsylvania in the United States.The Bradford Era page 1 Monday March 2, 1964 Bradford Pa "Timothy Mayer 26, a nephew of Gov Scranton, Mayor of Dalton, Pa was killed in a racing car accident in Australia last Friday." He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, on October 7, 1962. He retired with ignition failure and scored no championship points.

Career

Mayer's older brother Teddy was one of the founders of the McLaren team, with Bruce McLaren. Both brothers travelled from the United States to Europe in the early 1960s with future Grand Prix winner Peter Revson. The McLaren team's first championship series entries were for the 1964 Tasman Series, running Timmy Mayer and team-leader McLaren in custom-built Cooper T70 cars. However, Mayer was killed in practice for the final race of the series, at Longford, Tasmania, when he lost control at over {{convert|100|mph}} and spun and hit a tree next to the course.Motor Sport page 68 March 2006 Motor Sport Magazine ltd His car disintegrated, and wreckage narrowly missed young children who were spectators. Mayer died instantly from the impact. There was a memorial stone placed on the side of the road where Mayer had died, but it was moved, and is now to be seen, with his helmet, at the Country Club Hotel in Longford.

In his eulogy of team mate and friend Tim Mayer, Bruce McLaren wrote:

"The news that he had died instantly was a terrible shock to all of us, but who is to say that he had not seen more, done more and learned more in his few years than many people do in a lifetime? To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. It would be a waste of life to do nothing with one's ability, for I feel that life is measured in achievement, not in years alone."

Racing record

=SCCA National Championship Runoffs=

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
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1962		Cooper		Formula Junior	style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! WDC ! Points
1962 ! Cooper Car Company ! Cooper T53 ! Climax Straight-4 \| NED \| MON \| BEL \| FRA \| GBR \| GER \| ITA \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| USA {{small\|Ret}} \| RSA ! NC ! 0
colspan="15"\|{{center\|{{small\|Source:{{cite book\|last=Small\|first=Steve\|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who\|date=1994\|publisher=Guinness\|page=251\|isbn=0851127029}}}}}}

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! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! WDC

! Points

1962

! Cooper Car Company

! Cooper T53

! Climax Straight-4

| NED

| MON

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA
{{small|Ret}}

| RSA

! NC

! 0

colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=251|isbn=0851127029}}}}}}

=Complete British Saloon Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! Pts ! Class
rowspan=2\| 1963 !rowspan=2\| Cooper Car Co. ! Morris Mini Cooper S !rowspan=2\| {{Tooltip\|A\|Class A}} \| SNE \| OUL \| GOO \| AIN \| SIL \| CRY \| SIL \| BRH \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| BRH 15 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| OUL 13 \| !rowspan=2\| 21st !rowspan=2\| 11 !rowspan=2\| 8th
Austin Mini Cooper S \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| SNE 8
colspan="18"\|{{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=21 September 2022}}}}}}

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

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Class

rowspan=2| 1963

!rowspan=2| Cooper Car Co.

! Morris Mini Cooper S

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

| SNE

| OUL

| GOO

| AIN

| SIL

| CRY

| SIL

| BRH

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
15

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
13

!rowspan=2| 21st

!rowspan=2| 11

!rowspan=2| 8th

Austin Mini Cooper S

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE
8

colspan="18"|{{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=21 September 2022}}}}}}

=Complete Tasman Series results=

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Year ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! Rank ! Points
1964 ! Cooper T70 \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\|LEV {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\|PUK {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#cfcfff;"\|WIG {{small\|8}} \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\|TER {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\|SAN {{small\|4}} \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\|WAR {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#efcfff;"\|LAK {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#FFFFFF;"\|LON {{small\|DNS}} ! 4th ! 23

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Year

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! Rank