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Tony Trimmer : biography

24 January 1943 –

Tony Trimmer (born 24 January 1943 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship and E.R. Hall Trophy in 1970.

He 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.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Yr Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1975 Maki Engineering Maki F101C Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP MON BEL SWE NED FRA GBR GERDNQ AUTDNQ ITADNQ USA NC 0
1976 Maki Engineering Maki F102A Cosworth V8 BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPNDNQ NC 0
1977 Melchester Racing Surtees TS19 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBRDNPQ GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN NC 0
1978 Melchester Racing McLaren M23 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBRDNQ GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN NC 0