Robert Neville Anthony Evans (born 11 June 1947) is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in 12 World Championship
Formula One
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Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1975. He scored no championship points. He also competed in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
Evans followed the usual route through to Formula One, via
Formula Ford
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,
Formula 3
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History
Formula Three (adop ...
and
Formula 5000
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, 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
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for
RAM
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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
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
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Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
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Complete Shellsport International Series results
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Complete European Formula Two Championship results
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Complete British Formula One Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
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Profile at grandprix.com
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1947 births
Living people
English racing drivers
English Formula One drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
BRM Formula One drivers
Team Lotus Formula One drivers
RAM Racing Formula One drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
British Formula One Championship drivers
20th-century English sportsmen