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Tony Maggs
Born (1937-Template:MONTHNUMBER-09)9 1937
Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Died Template:Death date and age
Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa
Formula One career
Nationality 25px South African flag after 1928 South African
Years 1961–1965


Anthony Francis O'Connell "Tony" Maggs (9 February 1937 in Pretoria, South Africa – 2 June 2009)[1] was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in 27 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 15 July 1961. He achieved three podiums, and scored a total of 26 championship points.

The son of a wealthy farmer and businessman, Tony Maggs was part of Ken Tyrrell's Formula Junior Cooper-Austin team in 1961 and shared the European Championship with Jo Siffert. He was invited into the Formula One team for 1962–1963, finishing second in the French Grand Prix both years, but was dropped at the end of 1963.[2][3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results[]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1961 Louise Bryden-Brown Lotus 18 Climax Straight-4 MON
NED
BEL
FRA
GBR
13
GER
11
ITA
USA
NC 0
1962 Cooper Car Company Cooper T55 Climax Straight-4 NED
5
MON
Ret
GER
9
7th 13
Cooper T60 Climax V8 BEL
Ret
FRA
2
GBR
6
ITA
7
USA
7
RSA
3
1963 Cooper Car Company Cooper T66 Climax V8 MON
5
BEL
7
NED
Ret
FRA
2
GBR
9
GER
Ret
ITA
6
USA
Ret
MEX
Ret
RSA
7
8th 9
1964 Scuderia Centro Sud BRM P57 BRM V8 MON
NED
DNS
BEL
DNS
FRA
GBR
Ret
GER
6
AUT
4
ITA
USA
MEX
12th 4
1965 Reg Parnell Racing Lotus 25 BRM V8 RSA
11
MON
BEL
FRA
GBR
NED
GER
ITA
USA
MEX
NC 0

References[]

  1. ↑ "Tony Maggs 1937-2009". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. 4 June 2009. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21525.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  2. ↑ Straw, Edd (2009-06-05). "Tony Maggs, 1937-2009". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75844. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
  3. ↑ Biodata



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