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Tony Trimmer

{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1943)}}

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

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

{{Infobox F1 driver

| name = Tony Trimmer

| image = Tony Trimmer 1975 RoC.jpg

| caption = Trimmer at the 1975 Race of Champions

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|1|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

| Years = {{F1|1975}}–{{F1|1978}}

| Team(s) = Maki
Surtees (privateer)
McLaren (privateer)

| Races = 6 (0 starts)

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1975 German Grand Prix

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 1978 British Grand Prix

| BF1 Years = 1978, 1980, 1982

| BF1 Races = 17

| BF1 Championships = 1

| BF1 Wins = 6

| BF1 Podiums = 10

| BF1 Points = 165

| BF1 Poles = 5

| BF1 Fastest laps = 2

}}

Anthony Hugh Leigh Trimmer (born 24 January 1943) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship and E.R. Hall Trophy in 1970.{{cite web|author=M.G.D.|title =F3 Review|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1970/30/f3-review|accessdate=13 May 2016|website= Motor Sport magazine archive|date= November 1970|page=30}}

Career

Trimmer was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He 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 race (in later Formula 5000

specification) in 1973. However the car collided with a barrier at Brands Hatch after a rear damper gave way.{{cite web|last =Lawrence|first =Mike|title =The story of the Connew GP car|url =http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1986/26/story-connew-gp-car|website = Motor Sport magazine archive|date=August 1986|page=26|accessdate =29 November 2014}}

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 F8 and the one-off Safir RJ-02 (a.k.a. Token RJ-02), accessing from the old times "tubby" Lotus 49 up to a real wing-car Fittipaldi F8.

Racing record

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

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

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

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

! Pts

1975

! Maki Engineering

! Maki F101C

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| SWE

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GER
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| AUT
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA
{{small|DNQ}}

| USA

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

1976

! Maki Engineering

! Maki F102A

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

| ESP

| BEL

| MON

| SWE

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| JPN
{{small|DNQ}}

|

! NC

! 0

1977

! Melchester Racing

! Surtees TS19

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| SWE

| FRA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GBR
{{small|DNPQ}}

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

| USA

| CAN

| JPN

! NC

! 0

1978

! Melchester Racing

! McLaren M23

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

| MON

| BEL

| ESP

| SWE

| FRA

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GBR
{{small|DNQ}}

| GER

| AUT

| NED

| ITA

| USA

| CAN

|

! NC

! 0

colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite book|last=Small |first=Steve |title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who |date=1994 |publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd |page=415 |isbn=0851127029}}}}}}

=Non-Championship results=

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

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

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

rowspan=3| 1971

!rowspan=2| Gold Leaf Team Lotus

! Lotus 72C

!rowspan=3| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ROC
{{small|Ret}}

| QUE

|

|

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

|

|

Lotus 49C

|

|

|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPR
{{small|NC}}

| INT

|

|

|

Frank Williams Racing Cars

! March 701

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

| VIC

1973

! Frank Williams Racing Cars

! Iso-Marlboro FX3

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
{{small|4}}

| INT

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan=2| 1975

! Safir Engineering

! Safir RJ02

!rowspan=2| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ROC
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT
{{small|14}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

Maki Engineering

! Maki F101C

|

|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SUI
{{small|13}}

|

|

|

|

|

1977

! Melchester Racing

! Surtees TS19

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ROC
{{small|9}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

1978

! Melchester Racing

! McLaren M23

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| INT
{{small|3}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

=Complete European F5000 Championship results=

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

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

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

! Pts

rowspan=2| 1971

! Kaye Griffiths

! Surtees TS5A

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| MAL

| SNE

| BRH

| MON

| SIL

| CAS

| MAL

| MNZ

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MAL
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| THR
{{small|8}}

| SIL

| OUL

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| HOC
{{small|7}}

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 16th

!rowspan=2| 4

R Plumridge

! Lola T190

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| OUL
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRH
{{small|9}}

| BRH

|

rowspan=3| 1973

! ShellSPORT Luxembourg

! Lola T330

!rowspan=3| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| BRH

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

| SIL

| SNE

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=3| 24th

!rowspan=3| 5

Tony Trimmer

! McLaren M18

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRH
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| OUL
{{small|7}}

| MAL

|style="background:#ffffff;"| MIS
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAL
{{small|10}}

| MON

| SIL

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRH
{{small|NC}}

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

| JYL

| ZAN

| SNE

|

|

Portobello Inn Racing

! Connew PC1

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|

rowspan=2| 1974

! Tony Kitchiner

! McLaren M19A

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| BRH

| MAL

| SIL

| OUL

| BRH

| ZOL

| THR

| ZAN

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MUG
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MNZ
{{small|NC}}

| MAL

| MON

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 30th

!rowspan=2| 1

ShellSPORT Luxembourg

! Lola T330

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| THR
{{small|10}}

| BRH

| OUL

| SNE

| MAL

| BRH

=Complete Shellsport International Series results=

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

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

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

! Pts

1976

! Melchester Racing

! Lola T460

! Ford BDA Swindon 1.6 L4

| MAL

| SNE

| OUL

| BRH

| THR

| BRH

| MAL

| SNE

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRH
{{small|20}}

| THR

| OUL

| BRH

| BRH

|

! NC

! 0

1977

! Melchester Racing

! Surtees TS19

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MAL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| MAL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| BRH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| OUL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MAL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| DON
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BRH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SNE
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BRH
{{small|2}}

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

!style="background:#ffffbf;"| 181

=Complete British Formula One Championship results=

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

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|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1978

! Melchester Racing

! McLaren M23

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| OUL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| BRH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SNE
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MAL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| ZAN
{{small|DNS}}

| DON

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| THR
{{small|1}}

| OUL

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MAL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| BRH
{{small|1}}

| THR

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SNE
{{small|2}}

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

!style="background:#ffffbf;"| 149

1980

! Jordan BRM

! BRM P207

! BRM P202 3.0 V12

| OUL

| BRH

| SIL

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| THR
{{small|DNS}}

| MNZ

| MAL

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SNE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

| OUL

| SIL

! NC

! 0

1982

! Team Sanada

! Fittipaldi F8

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| OUL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BRH
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

| DON

| BRH

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

!style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 16

=Complete European Formula Two 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|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1978

! Boxer Cars

! Boxer PR276

! Hart

| THR

| HOC

| NÜR

| PAU

| MUG

| VAL

| ROU

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DON
{{small|DNQ}}

| NOG

| PER

| MIS

| HOC

! NC

! 0

=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}}

1979

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|JPN}} Dome Co. Ltd.

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Bob Evans

|align="left"| Dome Zero RL-Ford Cosworth

| S+2.0

| 25

| DNF

| DNF

1980

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Bracey

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tiff Needell

|align="left"| Ibec P6-Ford Cosworth

| S+2.0

| -

| DNQ

| DNQ

1981

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Bracey

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tiff Needell

|align="left"| Ibec-Hesketh 308LM-Ford Cosworth

| S+2.0

| 95

| DNF

| DNF

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=All Results of Tony Trimmer |url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Tony-Trimmer-GB.html |publisher=RacingSportsCars.com |accessdate=20 July 2018}}}}}}

=Complete World Endurance Championship results=

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

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

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

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

! Pts

1980

! Ian Bracey

! S
+2.0

! Ibec P6

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| DAY

| BRH

| MUG

| MNZ

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

| NÜR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| LMS
{{small|DNQ}}

| GLN

| MOS

| VAL

| DIJ

|

|

|

|

! colspan=2|No drivers' Championship.

1981

! Ian Bracey

! S
+2.0

! Ibec-Hesketh 308LM

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| DAY

| SEB

| MUG

| MNZ

| RSD

| SIL

| NÜR

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

| PER

| DAY

| GLN

| SPA

| MOS

| ROA

| BRH

! NC

! 0

;Footnotes:

{{Reflist|group=N}}

=Complete European 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:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

1985

!align="left"| {{Flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse Engineering

! Ford Sierra XR4Ti

| MNZ

| VAL

| DON

| AND

| BRN

| ZEL

| SAL

| NUR

| SPA

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

| NOG

| ZOL

| EST

| JAR

! NC

! 0

colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=The European Touring Car Championship |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/ETCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=30 May 2023}}}}}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title= British Formula 3 Championship
BRSCC Motorsport/Shell Series Champion |before=Emerson Fittipaldi
(Combined championship) |after= Dave Walker|years= 1970}}

{{succession box|title=Shellsport International Series
Champion |before=David Purley|after=None
(Series ended)|years=1977}}

{{succession box|title=British Formula One Champion |before=Inaugural|after=Rupert Keegan|years=1978}}

{{s-end}}

{{British F3 champions}}

{{Authority control}}

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