Chris Lawrence (racing driver)
Born | Ealing, London | 27 July 1933
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Died | 13 August 2011 Burghill, Herefordshire | (aged 78)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1966 |
Teams | non-works Cooper |
Entries | 2 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1966 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1966 German Grand Prix |
Christopher J. Lawrence (27 July 1933 – 13 August 2011)[1] was a British former racing driver from England. Born in Ealing, London, he participated regularly in the Le Mans 24 Hours race and in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, driving a special Cooper-Ferrari, debuting on 16 July 1966. He scored no championship points.
Lawrence later founded the London-based company LawrenceTune,[2] constructors of the Morgan +4 Super Sports (racing version).[citation needed]
Lawrence was also responsible for designing the Deep Sanderson series of racing and sports cars.
In addition, Lawrence also helped design the 1972 Monica 560 luxury French saloon.
He died of cancer aged 78.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship results[]
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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1966 | J.A. Pearce Engineering Ltd |
Cooper | Ferrari V12 | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR 11 |
NED | GER Ret |
ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Memories from Morgan Motor Company Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship Drivers – Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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