Wilfred Andrews

{{Infobox person

| name = Wilfred Andrews

| birth_date = 1892

| death_date = 1975

| occupation = Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club

}}

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{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}

Wilfred Andrews (1892-1975) was Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and the first British President of FIA.

He was instrumental in securing the use of RAF Silverstone as a motor-racing venue: Silverstone Circuit.{{cite web|url=http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/The-history-of-Silverstone-circuit-2014-07-02|title=The history of Silverstone circuit|last=Jones|first=Matt|date=2 July 2014|accessdate=29 July 2014|archive-date=29 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729184839/http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/The-history-of-Silverstone-circuit-2014-07-02|url-status=dead}}

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 27 June 1966.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/10f89ff4#p009y3fq |title=Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Wilfred Andrews |work=BBC Online |publisher=BBC |accessdate=27 July 2014}}

He had two children, Roy and Barbara; Barbara married Kenneth Large from Goudhurst, Kent.