Tony Crook (racing driver)

Tony Crook
Born (1920-02-16)16 February 1920
Manchester, England
Died 21 January 2014(2014-01-21) (aged 93)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United Kingdom British
Active years 1952 - 1953
Teams Non-works Frazer Nash, Cooper
Entries 2
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1952 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1953 British Grand Prix

Thomas Anthony Donald Crook (16 February 1920 – 21 January 2014)[1] was a racing driver from England.[2] He was born in Manchester and educated at Clifton College, Bristol. He participated in two Formula 2 Grand Prix races counting towards the World Championship of Drivers, debuting on 19 July 1952. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-championship races.

Crook had a successful career as a racing driver outside of Formula 2 amassing nearly 400 win or place finishes between 1946 and 1955.[3] His career ended after an accident that season, but he had been planning to retire in 1955 anyway.[3] In his capacity as a motor dealer in Surrey Crook specialised in Bristols and became part owner of the Bristol company in 1960, before taking full ownership in 1973.[3] He retained the sole ownership of Bristol Cars until 1997 and part ownership until 2002[3] but remained with the company until 2007, when he retired.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World 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 WDC Pts
1952 T A D Crook Frazer Nash 421 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR
21		 GER NED ITA NC 0
1953 T A D Crook Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 ARG 500 NED BEL FRA GBR
Ret		 GER SUI ITA NC 0
Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Notice of Death - Tony Crook". brdc.co.uk. British Racing Drivers Club. February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ James Elliott. "RIP racing driver and former owner of Bristol Cars Tony Crook". Classic and Sports Car. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Taylor, Simon. "Tony Crook: 1920–2014". motorsportmagazine.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 116. ISBN 0851127029.


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