Jack Fairman

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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.

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
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