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In [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]], Wellesley - along with [[Paul Wade Arbuthnott]] and [[John Laurence Berwick]] - were entered into the [[East German Grand Prix]] by the state-owned British Commonwealth Motorsport Association. The decision to send three unknown amateurs to Rostock was met with much scrutiny and there were several rumours as regards to the three being involved in an arms smuggling exercise. None of the three managed to escape qualifying and nothing has been heard from them since. | In [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]], Wellesley - along with [[Paul Wade Arbuthnott]] and [[John Laurence Berwick]] - were entered into the [[East German Grand Prix]] by the state-owned British Commonwealth Motorsport Association. The decision to send three unknown amateurs to Rostock was met with much scrutiny and there were several rumours as regards to the three being involved in an arms smuggling exercise. None of the three managed to escape qualifying and nothing has been heard from them since. | ||
==Complete Alternative Formula One results== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" | |||
! Year | |||
! Entrant | |||
! Chassis | |||
! Engine | |||
! 1 | |||
! 2 | |||
! 3 | |||
! 4 | |||
! 5 | |||
! 6 | |||
! 7 | |||
! 8 | |||
! 9 | |||
! 10 | |||
! WDC | |||
! Points | |||
|- | |||
|[[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]] | |||
! [[British Commonwealth Motorsport Association]] | |||
! [[B.C.M.A. C-01.EX]] | |||
! [[Bentley]] 84-1 0.5 V2 | |||
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | |||
| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]] | |||
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | |||
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]] | |||
|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]<br><small>DNQ</small> | |||
| [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]] | |||
| [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]] | |||
| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]] | |||
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | |||
| [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]] | |||
! NC | |||
! 0 | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] |
Latest revision as of 13:45, 15 April 2023
Thornton Arrowsmith Wellesley (born ???, died ???) was a British racing driver.
In 1956, Wellesley - along with Paul Wade Arbuthnott and John Laurence Berwick - were entered into the East German Grand Prix by the state-owned British Commonwealth Motorsport Association. The decision to send three unknown amateurs to Rostock was met with much scrutiny and there were several rumours as regards to the three being involved in an arms smuggling exercise. None of the three managed to escape qualifying and nothing has been heard from them since.
Complete Alternative Formula One results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | British Commonwealth Motorsport Association | B.C.M.A. C-01.EX | Bentley 84-1 0.5 V2 | MON | FRA | BEL | GER | GDR DNQ |
IRL | SCO | GBR | ITA | THA | NC | 0 |