Arthur Owen

This article is about the racing driver. For the Welsh politician, see Arthur Owen (MP).
Arthur Owen
Born (1915-03-23)23 March 1915
Died 27 April 2002(2002-04-27) (aged 87)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United Kingdom British
Active years 1960
Teams privateer Cooper
Entries 1
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1960 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry 1960 Italian Grand Prix

Arthur Owen (23 March 1915 in Lambeth, London – 27 April 2002 in Vilamoura, Portugal [1]) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, driving a privately entered 2.2-litre Cooper. He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure.[2] He retired with suspension damage and scored no championship points.

On 17 October 1955 Arthur Owen, Jim Russell and William Knight drove a 'bobtail' Cooper sports car at the Autodrome de Montlhéry to set thirteen international speed and distance records in Class G on this banked track. Owen went on to set further records at Monza in Italy.[3]

On 5 September 1959, driving a Cooper-Climax, Owen made fastest time of the day at the Brighton Speed Trials.[4] In 1962, Owen won the British Hill Climb Championship at the wheel of a Cooper-Climax T53,[5] prepared by fellow-competitor Patsy Burt's PMB Garages team. Arthur Owen competed in the 1962 Macau Grand Prix in a Cooper single-seater, qualifying on pole position but crashing early in the race.[6] He finished third in the first Japanese Grand Prix, held at Suzuka on 3 and 4 May 1963, driving a Lotus 23 sports car.[7]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1960 Arthur Owen Cooper T45 Climax Straight-4 ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA
Ret
USA NC 0

References

  1. Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  2. Motor Sport, October 1960, Page 827.
  3. Cooper Cars, by Doug Nye, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, 2003.
  4. The Autocar, 11 September 1959, Page 191; Motor Sport, October 1959, Page 795.
  5. Motor Sport, October 1962, Page 781.
  6. Colour and Noise, by Philip Newsome, Pages 71-72.
  7. Motor Sport, June 1963, Page 448.

Books

Sporting positions
Preceded by
David Good
British Hill Climb Champion
1962
Succeeded by
Peter Westbury


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