Frank Gardner (driver)
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| Frank Gardner | |
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Nationality  Australian |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1964 - 1965, 1968 |
| Teams | Brabham, BRM |
| Races | 9 (8 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1964 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1968 Italian Grand Prix |
Frank Gardner (born October 1, 1930) is a former racing driver from Australia. He is best known as a Touring car racing and Sports car racing driver. He also participated in nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 11, 1964. He scored no championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He won the 1971 and 1972 Formula 5000 championships. He also won the British Touring Car Championship title on 3 occasions in 1967, 1968 and 1973, the first two in a Ford and the last in a Chevrolet.
After returning to Australia in the mid-1970s Gardner won the 1977 Australian Sports Sedan Championship driving a highly modified Chevrolet Corvair.
Before taking up motor racing he had been a boxer and surf lifesaver.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Pts. |
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| 1964 | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham BT10 | Ford L4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | AUT | ITA | USA | MEX | - | 0 | ||
| 1965 | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham BT11 | BRM V8 | RSA 12 |
MON Ret |
BEL Ret |
FRA | GBR 8 |
NED 11 |
GER Ret |
ITA Ret |
USA | MEX | - | 0 | ||
| 1968 | Bernard White Racing | BRM P261 | BRM V12 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA DNQ |
CAN | USA | MEX | - | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by John Fitzpatrick |
British Touring Car Champion 1967-1968 |
Succeeded by Alec Poole |
| Preceded by Peter Gethin |
British Formula 5000 Champion 1971 |
Succeeded by Gijs van Lennep |
| Preceded by Bill McGovern |
British Touring Car Champion 1973 |
Succeeded by Bernard Unett |
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