Anthony Hugh Leigh Trimmer (born 24 January 1943) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship and E.R. Hall Trophy in

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Career

Trimmer was born in

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. He won the prestigious Monaco F3 Race in 1970 driving a Brabham BT-28 and finished runner-up to

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in the 1972 edition. Trimmer entered six

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World Championship Grands Prix with uncompetitive teams, firstly Maki for four races in 1975 and 1976, resulting in four failures to qualify. He then entered the

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(failed to pre-qualify) and the

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(failed to qualify), with the Melchester Racing Team, driving a

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TS19 and a

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M23 respectively. However, also driving the Melchester McLaren, he finished a superb third in the rain-soaked

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non-Championship race at

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, coming home ahead of many of the greats of Formula One. That year he won the British Aurora F1 Championship. Trimmer was also one of the few people to drive the

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Formula One car, in its last race (in later

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specification) in 1973. However the car collided with a barrier at

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after a rear damper gave way.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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

Non-Championship results

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

Complete European F5000 Championship results

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

Complete Shellsport International Series results

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

Complete British Formula One Championship results

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

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ;Footnotes:

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trimmer, Tony English racing drivers English Formula One drivers British Formula One Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers British Formula 3000 Championship drivers Sportspeople from Maidenhead 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 1943 births Living people Maki Formula One drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers 20th-century English sportsmen