Kenny Acheson : biography
Kenneth Henry Acheson (born 27 November 1957 in Cookstown, Northern Ireland) is a British former racing driver who participated during the 1983 and 1985 Formula One seasons for the RAM team. He completed only one of his three race starts, finishing in 12th position in the 1983 South African Grand Prix. In 1985, he was a substitute for Manfred Winkelhock, who was killed in a sportscar race during the season.
Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
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1981 | Docking Spitzley Team Toleman | Lola/T850 | Hart | SIL19 | HOCRet | THRRet | NÜR6 | VAL10 | MUG15 | PAURet | PER | SPA | DON | MIS | MAN3 | 15th | 5 | |
1982 | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt/RH6/82 | Honda | SILRet | HOC13 | THR2 | NÜR4 | MUG6 | VAL14 | PAU5 | SPA10 | HOC11 | DON10 | MANRet | PERRet | MISRet | 7th | 12 |
1983 | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer/MM83 | BMW | SILRet | THR10 | HOC10 | NÜR9 | VAL11 | PAU2 | JARRet | DON8 | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | 10th | 6 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1983 | RAM Automotive Team March | March-RAM 01 | Cosworth V8 | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MON | BEL | DET | CAN | GBRDNQ | GERDNQ | AUTDNQ | NEDDNQ | ITADNQ | EURDNQ | RSA12 | NC | 0 | |
1985 | Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team | RAM 03 | Hart Straight-4 | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | AUTRet | NEDDNQ | ITARet | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | NC | 0 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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1986 | Eddie Jordan Racing | March 86B | Ford Cosworth | SIL | VAL | PAU | SPA | IMO | MUG | PER | ZELRet | BIR | BUG | JAR | NC | 0 |
Career
Early career
Kenny Acheson’s father, the owner of an Ulster brickworks, raced in the 1970s on motorcycles and in Formula Ford.
In 1976 he had a test in his father’s old Crosslé FF1600 at the local Kirkistown Circuit and in no time was lapping within three seconds of the lap record. He entered his first race later in the year, once again at Kirkistown driving his father’s FF1600 Crosslé. He acquitted himself pretty well and his father agreed to buy a new Crosslé for the 1977 season if Kenny quit smoking.