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Arthur Owen : biography

23 March 1915 – 27 April 2002

Arthur Owen (23 March 1915 in Lambeth, London – 27 April 2002 in Vilamoura, Portugal ) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, driving a privately entered 2.2-litre Cooper. He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure.Motor Sport, October 1960, Page 827. He retired with suspension damage and scored no championship points.

On 17 October 1955 Arthur Owen, Jim Russell and William Knight drove a ‘bobtail’ Cooper sports car at the Autodrome de Montlhéry to set thirteen international speed and distance records in Class G on this banked track. Owen went on to set further records at Monza in Italy.Cooper Cars, by Doug Nye, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, 2003.

On 5 September 1959, driving a Cooper-Climax, Owen made fastest time of the day at the Brighton Speed Trials.The Autocar, 11 September 1959, Page 191; Motor Sport, October 1959, Page 795. In 1962, Owen won the British Hill Climb Championship at the wheel of a Cooper-Climax T53,Motor Sport, October 1962, Page 781. prepared by fellow-competitor Patsy Burt’s PMB Garages team. Arthur Owen competed in the 1962 Macau Grand Prix in a Cooper single-seater, qualifying on pole position but crashing early in the race.Colour and Noise, by Philip Newsome, Pages 71-72. He finished third in the first Japanese Grand Prix, held at Suzuka on 3 and 4 May 1963, driving a Lotus 23 sports car.Motor Sport, June 1963, Page 448.

Books

  • The Racing Coopers, by Arthur Owen, Cassell, 1959, 243 Pages.

Category:English racing drivers Category:English Formula One drivers Category:British hillclimb drivers Category:Brighton Speed Trials people Category:1915 births Category:2000 deaths

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1960 Arthur Owen Cooper T45 Climax Straight-4 ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITARet USA NC 0