Tony Trimmer


Tony Trimmer is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship and E.R. Hall Trophy in 1970. He was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Tony Trimmer also won the prestigious Monaco F3 Race in 1970 driving a Brabham BT-28 and finished runner-up to Patrick Depailler in the 1972 edition.
Trimmer 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 and the 1978 British Grand Prix, 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.
Trimmer was also one of the few people to drive the Connew Formula One car, in its last ever race in 1973. However the car collided with a barrier at Brands Hatch after a rear damper gave way.
Other than World Championship races, Trimmer raced in many non-championship F1 races and is perhaps one of the drivers who drove the greatest variety of Formula One cars ever. The list includes the great Lotus 72 at the 1971 Race of Champions, the March 701, a Lotus 49, Fittipaldi F8 and the one-off Safir RJ-02, accessing from the old times "tubby" Lotus 49 up to a real wing-car Fittipaldi F8.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Non-Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678
1971Gold Leaf Team LotusLotus 72CFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ARGROC
Ret		QUERIN
DNS
1971Gold Leaf Team LotusLotus 49CFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8SPR
NC		INT
1971Frank Williams Racing CarsMarch 701Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8OUL
Ret		VIC
1973Frank Williams Racing CarsIso-Marlboro FX3Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ROC
4		INT
1975Safir EngineeringSafir RJ02Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ROC
NC		INT
14
1975Maki EngineeringMaki F101CFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8SUI
13
1977Melchester RacingSurtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8ROC
9
1978Melchester RacingMcLaren M23Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8INT
3

Complete European F5000 Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718Pts
1971Kaye GriffithsSurtees TS5AChevrolet 5.0 V8MALSNEBRHMONSILCASMALMNZMAL
9		THR
8		SILOULSNE
4		HOC
7		16th4
1971R PlumridgeLola T190Chevrolet 5.0 V8OUL
7		BRH
9		BRH16th4
1973ShellSPORT LuxembourgLola T330Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRHMAL
DNS		SILSNE24th5
1973Tony TrimmerMcLaren M18Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRH
11		OUL
7		MALMIS
C		MAL
10		MONSILBRH
NC		OUL
DNS		JYLZANSNE24th5
1973Portobello Inn RacingConnew PC1Chevrolet 5.0 V8BRH
Ret		24th5
1974Tony KitchinerMcLaren M19AChevrolet 5.0 V8BRHMALSILOULBRHZOLTHRZANMUG
Ret		MNZ
NC		MALMON30th1
1974ShellSPORT LuxembourgLola T330Chevrolet 5.0 V8THR
10		BRHOULSNEMALBRH30th1

Complete Shellsport International Series results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314Pts
1976Melchester RacingLola T460Ford BDA Swindon 1.6 L4MALSNEOULBRHTHRBRHMALSNEBRH
20		THROULBRHBRHNC0
1977Melchester RacingSurtees TS19Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8MAL
3		SNE
5		OUL
Ret		BRH
Ret		MAL
1		THR
Ret		BRH
1		OUL
1		MAL
2		DON
1		BRH
2		THR
Ret		SNE
1		BRH
2		1st181

Complete British Formula One Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pts
1978Melchester RacingMcLaren M23Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8OUL
1		BRH
1		SNE
1		MAL
2		ZAN
DNS		DONTHR
1		OULMAL
2		BRH
1		THRSNE
2		1st149
1980Jordan BRMBRM P207BRM P202 3.0 V12OULBRHSILMAL
Ret		THR
DNS		MNZMALSNE
Ret		BRH
Ret		THR
Ret		OULSILNC0
1982Team SanadaFittipaldi F8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8OUL
1		BRH
2		THR
Ret		DONBRH2nd16

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pts
1978Boxer CarsBoxer PR276HartTHRHOCNÜRPAUMUGVALROUDON
DNQ		NOGPERMISHOCNC0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete World Endurance Championship results

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