The 2011 Historic Formula One Championship (also known as Thoroughbred Grand Prix) was the seventeenth season of the Historic Formula One Championship. It began at Hockenheim on April 17 and ended at Jarama on October 30. [1]
It was won by John Delane from The United States driving a Tyrrell 002 despite not winning any of the ten races.
Round | Circuit | Dates | Race winner | Car |
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1 | Hockenheim | 17 April | Bobby Verdon-Roe | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
2 | A1-Ring | 14 May | Bobby Verdon-Roe | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
3 | A1-Ring | 15 May | Bobby Verdon-Roe | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
4 | Monza | 5 June | Patrick d’Aubreby | Tyrrell-Cosworth 012 |
5 | Brands Hatch | 3 July | Hideki Yamauchi | March-Cosworth 761 |
6 | Nürburgring | 11 September | Rob Austin | Surtees-Cosworth TS16 |
7 | Algarve | 22 October | Hideki Yamauchi | March-Cosworth 761 |
8 | Algarve | 23 October | Nathan Kinch | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
9 | Jarama | 29 October | Bobby Verdon-Roe | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
10 | Jarama | 30 October | Bobby Verdon-Roe | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
No | Driver | Chassis/Engine |
---|---|---|
1 | John Delane | Tyrrell-Cosworth 002 |
2 | Bobby Verdon-Roe | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
4 | Brendon Cook | Tyrrell-Cosworth 012 |
6 | Richard Eyre | Williams-Cosworth FW8 |
7 | Joaquin Folch | Brabham-Cosworth BT49 |
10 | Katsu Kubota | March-Cosworth 761 |
18 | Hideki Yamauchi | March-Cosworth 761 |
19 | Rob Austin | Surtees-Cosworth TS16 |
20 | Peter Wuensch | Wolf-Cosworth WR1 |
27 | Tony Smith | Williams-Cosworth FW6 |
28 | Nathan Kinch | McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B |
30 | David Abbott | Arrows-Cosworth A4 |
32 | Terry Sayers | Osella-Cosworth FW1 |
36 | Luciano Quaggia | Theodore-Cosworth TR 1-2 |
69 | Roland Kinch | Arrows-Cosworth A4 |
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