Tony Gaze

Frederick Anthony Owen "Tony" Gaze (born 3 February 1920 in Prahran, died 29 July 2013 in Geelong) was an Australian fighter pilot and racing driver. A fighting ace during World War II, he is credited with the original idea for Goodwood Circuit. After the War, he began racing in his native Australia before moving back to Europe in 1951 to further his career. Initially unsuccessful in being accepted to F1 entry lists, he competed in the Indianapolis 500, taking advantage of a reduced field. This allowed him entry in Formula 1, but success did not come. After an unsuccessful guest drive for Scuderia Commesso in his home race in 1952, he reappeared in 1954 for the team, now called Asso di Fiori, replacing the injured Luigi Villoresi. He scored a point in Zandvoort, prompting Alfa Romeo to sign him for 1955. After a rough season, he finished second in Italy.

His contract was renewed, but Alfa Romeo suddenly withdrew from the sport before the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix. Gaze eventually signed for Ferrari, scoring another podium at the 1956 Irish Grand Prix. Throughout the winters, he reached his peak success, winning numerous open-wheel and sportscar races in Australia and New Zealand.

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.
1951	Tony Gaze	Alfa Romeo 158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s	MON DNA		BEL DNA	FRA DNA	GBR Ret	GER 12	NED Ret	ITA DNQ				NC	0
		Kurtis Kraft 1000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C		500 Ret
1952	Scuderia Commesso	Maserati 4CLT/48	Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	MON	ENG	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	USA	AUS DNQ		NC	0
1954	Asso di Fiori	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON	FRA	BEL DNQ	NED 6	GBR	SUI	GER	USA	ITA			25th	1
1955	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	MON Ret	FRA Ret	BEL 6									10th	7
		Alfa Romeo AR161	Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8				GBR Ret	SCO Ret	SOV Ret	ITA 2
1956	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo AR161	Alfa Romeo AR2V8 1.5 V8	MON WD	FRA										15th	7
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560 2.5 L4			BEL 5	GER Ret	GDR	IRL 3	SCO Ret	GBR 6	ITA Ret
	F.A.O. Gaze												THA Ret
1957	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 801	Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8	MAR Ret	MON Ret			NED Ret	IRL	GBR DNQ		ITA 3	ESP 3	USA	13th	8
		Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560 2.5 L4			FRA Ret	BEL Ret				GER Ret

* denotes season still in progress