Reg Parnell

Reginald Harold Haslam "Reg" Parnell (born 2 July 1911 in Derby, died 7 January 1964 in Derby) was an English racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 onwards, driving for Maserati and Ferrari. A successful car salesman before the War, Parnell resumed racing after it, quickly becoming Britain's most accomplished racing driver. Initially driving private entries, he drove for Scuderia Ambrosiana in 1949 before signing a contract with Maserati for the 1950 Formula One season, alongside Luigi Fagioli, Piero Taruffi and Felice Bonetto. However, after the Swiss Grand Prix, he moved to Scuderia Ferrari, where he would stay for over five years.

Indeed, driving for Ferrari would prove to be Parnell's greatest success. Scoring his first win at the 1951 German Grand Prix, he would go on to score a further two wins and eight podiums, also mounting title challenges in 1952 and 1953, in which he finished third both times. An accident in the 1954 Belgian Grand Prix with teammate Dorino Serafini saw him break his leg, following which his results faded, and after a disappointing half-season in 1955, Parnell and Ferrari parted ways. Reg Parnell died in 1964 from peritonitis.

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.
1950	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	GBR 6	MON Ret	500	SUI 6								NC	0
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12					BEL Ret	FRA Ret	ITA Ret
1951	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON	500 Ret	BEL 5	FRA		GER 1	NED	ITA DNQ				6th	11
	Ferrari America							GBR Ret
1952	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375B	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON	ENG 6	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR	GER 1	NED	ITA 2	USA 4	AUS 3		3rd	22
1953	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4	MON 1	NED Ret	BEL Ret	FRA 3	GBR 3	GER 17	SUI 3	ITA 5	USA Ret			3rd	24
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4	MON 3	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	NED	GBR	SUI	GER	USA Ret	ITA Ret			15th	4
1955	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4	MON	FRA	BEL	GBR	SCO Ret	SOV 9†	ITA					NC	0
1956	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T41	Maserati 56A 2.5 V8	MON	FRA	BEL	GER Ret	GDR							NC	0
			Coventry Climax FPF IV 2.0 L4						IRL 7	SCO Ret	GBR 10	ITA	THA
1957	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T41	Coventry Climax FPF IV 2.0 L4	MAR Ret	MON DNQ										NC	0
	Reg Parnell Racing	O.S.C.A. F156A				FRA DNQ	BEL DNQ	NED
		Cooper T41								GBR DNPQ	GER	ITA	ESP	USA
			Maserati 56A 2.5 V8						IRL 12

† The drive was shared with Troy Ruttman and Hernando da Silva Ramos.