Eric Thompson (racing driver)
- Eric Thompson (racing driver)
Le Mans drivers
Name = Eric Thompson |
| Nationality = flagicon|GBR British
Years = 1949 – 1955
Team(s) = HRG
Aston Martin
Lagonda
Connaught Engineering
Best Finish = 3rd (1951)
Class Wins = 0
Former F1 driver
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Years = F1|1952
Team(s) = Connaught
Races = 1
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 2
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1952 British Grand Prix
First win =
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Last race = 1952 British Grand Prix
Eric Thompson (born 4 November 1919, Ditton Hill, Surbiton, Surrey) is a book dealer and former insurance broker and motor racing driver from Great Britain. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, scoring 2 championship points, but found the main part of his track success in sports car categories.
Although earning the majority of his living as a broker at Lloyd's of London, Thompson was a part of the Aston Martin sports car team between 1949 and 1953, coming 3rd at Le Mans with Lance Macklin in 1951, among other good results. He raced a Connaught in minor Formula Libre events, but his one GP appearance at Silverstone in 1952 was by far his most important single-seater race - he scored a fine 5th place, albeit 3 laps behind the winner.
After retiring from the track he concentrated on his work at Lloyd's, before switching careers to become a dealer in rare motoring literature.
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References
*cite web |title= BRDC Archive Biography - Thompson, Eric |url= http://www.brdc.co.uk/brdcarchive.cfm/flag/2/member_id/58 |work= BRDC Archive |accessdate= 2007-04-10
*cite web |title= Eric Thompson - the whole story |url= http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/583.cfm |work= Grand Prix Racing |accessdate= 2007-04-10
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