Horace Gould


Horace Gould was a British racing driver from Bristol.

Career

Known for his portly frame and larger-than-life character, Gould began racing sports cars in 1952 at the wheel of a Cooper-MG. He moved into Formula One in 1954, competing as a privateer and using the team name Gould's Garage .
He participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 July 1954, plus numerous non-Championship races. He scored a total of 2 championship points, thanks to driving his Maserati 250F to fifth place in the 1956 British Grand Prix, enough to earn him joint 19th place in that season's World Championship. He won minor non-championship Formula One races at Castle Combe in 1954 and Aintree in 1956, and also won two points in the 1957 World Sportscar Championship, finishing in 5th place in that season's 1000km of Nürburgring, sharing a Maserati 300S with teammates Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio and Chico Godia.
Although most of Gould's career was spent in England, he also had spells living and racing in New Zealand and Modena, Italy, home of the Maserati factory.
The similarity of Gould's build and driving style to those of José Froilán González led to him being dubbed "the Gonzalez of the West Country".
Gould died suddenly, in Southmead, England, of a heart attack, at the age of 47. His sons Martin, Stephen and Richard still live in Bristol. Martin went into motor racing and raced in Formula 3, and two of his grandchildren Daniel Gould and James Gould also had careers at a young age in motorsport.

Complete Formula One World Championship Results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011WDCPoints
1954Goulds' Garage Cooper T23Bristol Straight-6ARG500BELFRAGBR
15
GERSUIITAESPNC0
1955Goulds' Garage Maserati 250FMaserati Straight-6ARGMON500BELNED
Ret
GBR
Ret
NC0
1955Officine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250FMaserati Straight-6ITA
Ret
NC0
1956Goulds' Garage Maserati 250FMaserati Straight-6ARGMON
8
500BEL
Ret
FRA
DNA
GBR
5
GER
Ret
ITA19th2
1957H H GouldMaserati 250FMaserati Straight-6ARGMON
Ret
500FRA
Ret
GBR
DNS
GER
Ret
PES
Ret
ITA
10
NC0
1958H H GouldMaserati 250FMaserati Straight-6ARG
9
MON
DNQ
NED
DNS
500BELFRAGBRGERPORITAMORNC0
1960H H GouldMaserati 250FMaserati Straight-6ARGMON500NEDBELFRAGBRPORITA
DNS
USANC0