Vic Wilson  Great Britain

  • Full name Victor Wilson
  • Birth date April 14, 1931
  • Birthplace Drypool, Kingston-upon-Hull, Great Britain
  • Date of death January 14, 2001 (69 years 275 days)
  • Place of death Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain
  • Teams BRM, Cooper

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World Championship Career
Year Car Race Start Won Pod Class Best Pole Front Best Lap Hat Pts Pos
1960 Cooper 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 16 0 0 0 -
1966 BRM 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
Race Circuit Date
First race Italian Grand Prix Monza September 4, 1960 Race results
Last race Belgian Grand Prix Spa June 12, 1966 Race results
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Vic Wilson spent his formative years in South Africa before heading to Europe and starting racing. His only Formula One chance came at Monza in 1960 when Dick Gibson crashed his Cooper, suggesting that Wilson try to repair it and, if successful, drive it himself. He did, retiring after 23 laps with engine failure. He later raced a Lotus and Ferrari, funded by his rich cousin Bernard White. After racing he worked as a motor dealer, dying in a car crash in 2001.

Martin Williamson November 2009

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