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'''Jack Fairman''' (born 15 March 1913 in Horley, died 7 February 2002 in Rugby) was a British racing driver. The owner of a tooling factory, Fairman occasionally took up motor racing, in which he proved to be extremely reliable and determined, making him suited to sportscar racing, notably winning the 1000km of the Nürburgring and Tourist Trophy in 1959, both times with [[Stirling Moss]]. His Formula One career was less illustrious, at first driving for [[Warden]] in the [[1954 British Grand Prix]], then competing for [[Vanwall]] and [[Owen Racing Organisation]], without much success. He later went on to compete in the World Sprint Racing Championship for AC, before retiring from motorsport in 1963. | '''Jack Fairman''' (born 15 March 1913 in Horley, died 7 February 2002 in Rugby) was a British racing driver. The owner of a tooling factory, Fairman occasionally took up motor racing, in which he proved to be extremely reliable and determined, making him suited to sportscar racing, notably winning the 1000km of the Nürburgring and Tourist Trophy in 1959, both times with [[Stirling Moss]]. His Formula One career was less illustrious, at first driving for [[Warden]] in the [[1954 British Grand Prix]], then competing for [[Vanwall]] and [[Owen Racing Organisation]], without much success. He later went on to compete in the World Sprint Racing Championship for AC, before retiring from motorsport in 1963. | ||
Fairman made his first mark in [[Formula One]] by finishing in an impressive fourth place in the [[1958 Alternate Formula One season|1958]] [[French Grand Prix]]. | |||
==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ||
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small> | |bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small> | |bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
| [[1957 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]] | |bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | |bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | ||
| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]] | |bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>13</small> | ||
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | |bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>8</small> | ||
| [[1957 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | |bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small>Ret</small> | ||
| [[1957 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | | [[1957 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | ||
! NC | ! NC | ||
! 0 | ! 0 | ||
|- | |||
| [[1958 Alternate Formula One season|1958]] | |||
! [[Owen Racing Organisation]] | |||
! [[O.S.C.A. F156A]] | |||
! [[BRM]] P26 2.5 L4 | |||
| [[1958 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]] | |||
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | |||
|bgcolor=dfffdf| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>4</small> | |||
|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>17</small> | |||
|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | |||
|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MAR]]<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
| [[1958 United States Grand Prix|USA]] | |||
! 19th | |||
! 3 | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 21 April 2020
Jack Fairman (born 15 March 1913 in Horley, died 7 February 2002 in Rugby) was a British racing driver. The owner of a tooling factory, Fairman occasionally took up motor racing, in which he proved to be extremely reliable and determined, making him suited to sportscar racing, notably winning the 1000km of the Nürburgring and Tourist Trophy in 1959, both times with Stirling Moss. His Formula One career was less illustrious, at first driving for Warden in the 1954 British Grand Prix, then competing for Vanwall and Owen Racing Organisation, without much success. He later went on to compete in the World Sprint Racing Championship for AC, before retiring from motorsport in 1963.
Fairman made his first mark in Formula One by finishing in an impressive fourth place in the 1958 French Grand Prix.
Complete Alternate Formula One 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 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | F.H. Warden Competition | Bentley Speed 3 | Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 | MON | FRA | BEL | NED | GBR DNPQ |
SUI | GER | USA | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall VW56 | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | MON | FRA | BEL | GER Ret |
GDR | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Owen Racing Organisation | O.S.C.A. F156A | GBR DNPQ |
ITA | THA | ||||||||||||
| BRM P25 2.5 L4 | IRL Ret |
SCO DNQ |
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| 1957 | Owen Racing Organisation | O.S.C.A. F156A | BRM P26 2.5 L4 | MAR | MON | FRA Ret |
BEL Ret |
NED Ret |
IRL Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER 13 |
ITA 8 |
ESP Ret |
USA | NC | 0 |
| 1958 | Owen Racing Organisation | O.S.C.A. F156A | BRM P26 2.5 L4 | AUS | MON | FRA 4 |
NED Ret |
BEL Ret |
GER 17 |
GBR DNQ |
POR DNQ |
ITA | MAR Ret |
USA | 19th | 3 |
* denotes season still in progress