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Tony Lanfranchi

{{Short description|British racing driver (1935{{ndash}}2004)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

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

{{Infobox F1 driver|

|name = Tony Lanfranchi

|nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} British

|birth_date = {{birth date|1935|6|25|df=y}}

|birth_place = Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2004|10|7|1935|6|25|df=y}}

|death_place = London, England

|Years = {{F1|1968}}–{{F1|1969}}

|Team(s) = BRM and privateer Cooper

|Races = 2 (0 starts)

|Championships = 0

|Wins = 0

|Podiums = 0

|Points = 0

|Poles = 0

|Fastest laps = 0

|First race = 1968 British Grand Prix

|First win =

|Last win =

|Last race = 1969 Canadian Grand Prix

}}

Anthony Lanfranchi (25 June 1935 – 7 October 2004) was a British racing driver. He competed in many various events throughout a long racing career, including the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans for Elva, non-championship Formula One races in 1968, and the British Formula Three Championship. Later in his career, he competed in saloon car racing, including the British Touring Car Championship.

"In his early racing days in Huddersfield he raced sports cars, including a Healey Silverstone, Austin-Healey and then an Elva Courier, in which he was quite successful in 1961. Nationally he made his mark in 1963 with an Elva-Ford Mk. VI."Motor Sport, April, 1969, Page 516.

On 16 September 1962, Lanfranchi won the inaugural Harewood hillclimb, setting the Fastest Time of the Day at 51.61s driving an Elva Mk VI.

In 1967, Lanfranchi was due to make his Formula One debut in the BRDC Daily Express Trophy meeting at Silverstone, but the transporter of the J.A. Pearce Racing Organisation burned out in the paddock prior to first practice. Three cars were destroyed and Lanfranchi was sidelined.Motor Sport, June, 1967, Page 378.

In 1980, a biography titled Down the Hatch : the life and fast times of Tony Lanfranchi by Mark Kahn was published.http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16491239 {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}}

In 2004, Lanfranchi died after suffering from cancer in his later years.{{Cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/national/feature/10922/the-greatest-club-racing-characters|title=The greatest club racing characters|work=Autosport|date=5 January 2021|access-date=5 January 2021|last1=Lawrence|first1=Paul|last2=Pye|first2=Marcus|last3=Titchmarsh|first3=Ian|last4=Lickorish|first4=Stephen|url-access=subscription}}

Racing record

=Complete British Saloon / Touring 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

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

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

! Pts

! Class

1965

! Alexander Engineering Co.

! Morris Mini Cooper S

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
7

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE
9

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GOO
8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
8

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 9th

! 22

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

1966

! Alexander Engineering Co.

! Morris Mini Cooper S

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE
?

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
7

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
17

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
?†

| BRH

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!

! 8

!

1967

! Alan Fraser Racing Team

! Hillman Imp

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
?†

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

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

| BRH

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
10

|

|

|

|

|

!

! 30

!

1968

! Alan Fraser Racing Team

! Hillman Imp

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

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

| THR

| SIL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRY
?†

| MAL

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
7

| SIL

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

| OUL

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
11

|

|

|

|

!

! 18

!

1974

! Van Der Steen

! BMW 3.0 CSi

! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}}

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
2

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
DNS

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

| THR

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR
7

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL
7

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ING
2†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
9†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
3†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
8

|

|

! 6th

! 51

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

1975

! National Organs

! Chrysler Hemicuda

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
6†

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
5

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

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

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
3†

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
DNS

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

| MAL

| SNE

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

| ING

| BRH

| OUL

| BRH

! 0

! NC

! 0

1979

! Tony Lanfranchi

! Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300

! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}}

| SIL

| OUL

| THR

| SIL

| DON

| SIL

| MAL

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
9

| BRH

| THR

| SNE

| OUL

|

|

|

! 0

! NC

! 0

rowspan=3| 1980

!rowspan=2| Tony Lanfranchi

! Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300

!rowspan=3| {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

| MAL

| OUL

| THR

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

| SIL

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=3| 13th

!rowspan=3| 27

!rowspan=3| 5th

Volkswagen Scirocco GTI

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

Gti Engineering / Akai

! Audi 80 GLE

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL
1†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
10

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
13

|

|

|

|

|

1982

! TL Racing

! Volkswagen Scirocco GTI

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
3†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
3†

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR
10

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR
10

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
6

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

|

|

|

|

! 12th

! 36

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

1983

! GM Dealer Sport

! Opel Monza 3.0E

! {{Tooltip|A|Class A}}

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
6

| BRH

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
6

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
6

|

|

|

|

! 13th

! 17

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1986

! Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer

! Vauxhall Nova Sport

! {{Tooltip|D|Class D}}

| SIL

| THR

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
12

| DON

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
24

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE
11

| BRH

| DON

| SIL

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 9th

! 26

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1989

! Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer

! Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v

! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}}

| OUL

| SIL

| THR

| DON

| THR

| SIL

| SIL

| BRH

| SNE

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
21

| BIR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
20

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

|

|

! 31st

! 9

! 7th

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

=Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

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

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1965

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anglian Racing Developments

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Wrottesley

|align="left"| Elva GT160-BMW

| P 2.0

| 29

| DNF

| DNF

1969

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} M. Konig

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Konig

|align="left"| Nomad Mk 2-BRM

| P 2.0

| 28

| DNF

| DNF

1985

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Spice Engineering

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tim Lee-Davey
{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Crang

|align="left"| Tiga GC84-Ford Cosworth

| C2

| 226

| NC

| NC

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Tony-Lanfranchi-GB.html|title=All Results of Tony Lanfranchi|work=RacingSportCars|accessdate=January 13, 2019}}}}}}

=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

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}

! Pts

1968

! Owen Racing Organisation

! BRM P126

! BRM P101 3.0 V12

| RSA

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| NED

| FRA

| GBR
DNA

| GER

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

| MEX

! NC

! 0

1969

! Falken Racing

! Cooper T86

! Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12

| RSA

| ESP

| MON

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

| CAN
DNA

| USA

| MEX

|

! NC

! 0

colspan=18|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/tony-lanfranchi/non-participation.aspx|title=Tony Lanfranchi – Involvement|work=statsf1.com|accessdate=January 13, 2019}}}}}}

=Non-Championship Formula One results=

(key)

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

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

1967

! J A Pearce Engineering

! Pearce 1

! Martin 3.0 V8

| ROC

| SPC

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| INT
{{small|DNS}}

| SYR

| OUL

| ESP

rowspan=2| 1968

! P & M Racing Preparations

! Brabham BT23B

! Climax FPF 2.8 L4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
{{small|7}}

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

|

|

|

|

Motor Racing Stable

! BRM P261

! BRM P60 2.0 V8

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|5}}

|

|

|

1970

! Ulf Norinder

! Lola T190 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| ROC

| INT

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL
{{small|DNS}}

|

|

|

1972

! Speed International Racing

! McLaren M18 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| ROC

| BRA

| INT

| OUL

| REP

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VIC
{{small|DNS}}

colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/tony-lanfranchi/engagementhc.aspx|title=Tony Lanfranchi - Involvement Non World Championship|work=StatsF1|accessdate=January 13, 2019}}}}}}

=Complete European F5000 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

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

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

! Pts

1969

! David Hepworth

! Hepworth FF 4WD Special

! Oldsmobile Traco 4.7 V8

| OUL

| BRH

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|6}}

| MAL

| SIL

| MON

| KOK

| ZAN

| SNE

| HOC

| OUL

| BRH

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 35th

! 125

1970

! Ulf Norinder

! Lola T190

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| OUL

| BRH

| ZOL

| ZAN

| SIL

| BRH

| CAS

| MAL

| MON

| SIL

| MNZ

| AND

| SAL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL
{{small|DNS}}

| SNE

| HOC

| OUL

| BRH

! 22nd

! 1

1972

! Speed International Racing

! McLaren M18

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| BRH

| MAL

| SNE

| BRH

| NIV

| SIL

| MON

| OUL

| MAL

| BRH

| SIL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|8}}

| OUL

| BRH

|

|

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

colspan="26"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/uk/|title=British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977|work=OldRacingCars|accessdate=December 15, 2019}}}}}}

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanfranchi, Tony}}

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