Bob Evans (racing driver)

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Bob Evans
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Born (1947-06-11) 11 June 1947 (age 75)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Active years 1975 - 1976
Teams BRM, Lotus, RAM
Entries12 (10 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1975 South African Grand Prix
Last entry 1976 British Grand Prix

Robert Neville Anthony Evans (born 11 June 1947 in Waddington, Lincolnshire) is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in 12 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1975. He scored no championship points. He also competed in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.

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Evans followed the usual route through to Formula One, via Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Formula 5000, winning the 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship. After a season with the struggling BRM team in 1975, Evans tested and occasionally raced for Lotus the following year. He subsequently drove a Brabham for RAM in the 1976 British Grand Prix, before he moved to the Aurora F1 Championship in the late 1970s.

Racing record

Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718Pos.Pts
1973 McKechnie Racing Organisation Trojan T101 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH
Ret		 MAL
Ret		 SIL
13		 SNE
Ret		 BRH OUL
4		 MAL
4		 MIS
C		 MAL
Ret		 MON
5		 SIL
C		 BRH
DNS		 OUL
4		 JYL
Ret		 ZAN
Ret		 SNE
1		 BRH
8		9th64
1974 McKechnie Racing Organisation Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH
DNS		 MAL
3		 SIL
8		 OUL
6		 BRH
1		 ZOL
2		 THR
3		 ZAN
2		 MUG
2		 MNZ
3		 MAL
1		 MON
1		 THR
1		 BRH
3		 OUL
6		 SNE
9		 MAL
5		 BRH
Ret		1st193 (198)
1975 Theodore Racing Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH OUL BRH SIL ZOL ZAN THR SNE
1		 MAL
Ret		 THR BRH OUL 7th64
Reed Racing SIL
4		 SNE
McKechnie Racing Organisation Lola T400 MAL
4		 BRH
3
Source: [1]

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789101112131415Pos.Pts
1974 Argyle Engineering with M. Coombe RacingS
3.0		 March 74S Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 MNZ SPA NÜR IMO LMS ÖST GLN LEC BRH
8		 KYA [N 1]
1980 Dome Co. Ltd. S
+2.0		 Dome RL80 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DAY BRH MUG MNZ SIL NÜR LMS
25		 GLN MOS VAL DIJ [N 1]
1981 Dome Co. Ltd. S
+2.0		 Dome RL81 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DAY SEB MUG MNZ RSD SIL NÜR LMS
Ret		 PER DAY GLN SPA MOS ROA BRH NC0
1982 Nimrod Racing Automobiles Ltd. C Nimrod NRA/C2 Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3 V8 MNZ SIL
Ret		 NÜR LMS
Ret		 SPA MUG FUJ BRH NC0
1984 Gebhardt MotorsportC2Gebhardt JC842 BMW M12 2.0 L4 MNZ SIL
Ret		 LMS NÜR BRH MOS SPA IMO FUJ KYA SAN NC0
1985 EMKA Productions Ltd. C1 EMKA C84/1 Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3 V8 MUG MNZ SIL
Ret		 LMS HOC MOS SPA BRH FUJ SHA NC0
Source: [2]
Footnotes
  1. 1 2 No drivers' Championship.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDC Pts
1975 Stanley BRM BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 ARG BRA RSA
15		 ESP
Ret		 MON
DNQ		 BEL
9		 SWE
13		 NED
Ret		 FRA
17		 GBR GER AUT
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 USA NC0
1976 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA
10		 USW
DNQ		 ESP BEL MON SWE FRA NC0
RAM Racing Brabham BT44B GBR
Ret		 GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN
Source: [3]

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123
1973 McKechnie Racing Organisation Trojan T101 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ROC
DNS		 INT
Ret
1974 McKechnie Racing Organisation Lola T332 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 PRE ROC INT
DNS
1975 Stanley BRM BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 ROC
6		 INT
10		 SUI
1976 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
9		 INT
1977 Hexagon Racing Penske PC3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
11
Source: [4]

Complete Shellsport International Series results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314Pos.Pts
1976 David Hepworth McLaren M25 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 MAL SNE OUL BRH THR BRH MAL SNE BRH
2		 THR
Ret		 OUL BRH BRH 21st15
1977 Charles Clowes Racing Chevron B30 Ford GAA 3.4 V6 MAL SNE OUL BRH MAL THR BRH
DNS		 OUL MAL DON BRH THR SNE BRH NC0
Source: [5]

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213Pos.Pts
1977 Wheatcroft Racing Pilbeam R27 Hart SIL
Ret		 THR
Ret		 HOC NÜR VAL PAU MUG ROU NOG PER MIS EST DON NC0
Source: [5]

Complete British Formula One Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112Pos.Pts
1978 J. C. Cooper Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 OUL BRH SNE MAL ZAN
1		 DON
3		2nd93
Hesketh 308E THR
2		 OUL
5		 MAL
7		 BRH
2		 THR
2		 SNE
7
Source: [5]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1978 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorset Racing Associates Flag of Ireland.svg Martin Birrane
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Down		 Lola T294S-Ford Cosworth S
2.0		23DNFDNF
1979 Flag of Japan.svg Dome Co. Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Dome Zero RL-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0		25DNFDNF
1980 Flag of Japan.svg Dome Co. Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Craft Dome RL80-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0		24625th4th
1981 Flag of Japan.svg Dome Co. Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Craft Dome RL81-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0		154DNFDNF
1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nimrod Racing Automobiles Ltd. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees 		Nimrod NRA/C2-Aston Martin C55DNFDNF
Source: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977". OldRacingCars. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "All Results of Bob Evans". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bob Evans – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bob Evans - Involvement Non World Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bob Evans – Biography". Motor Sport . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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Preceded by European F5000 Championship
Champion
1974		Succeeded by


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