Ian Ashley

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Ian Ashley
Nationality  British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1974 - 1977
Teams	Token, Williams, BRM, Hesketh; non-works Brabham
Races	11 (4 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1974 German Grand Prix
Last race	1977 Canadian Grand Prix

Ian Hugh Gordon Ashley (born 26 October 1947 in Wuppertal, Germany)^[1] is a British former racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Token, Williams, BRM and Hesketh teams.

Ashley began racing in 1966 when he took a course at the Jim Russell Racing School. He was fast but rather erratic, and soon earned the nickname "Crashley".^[2] He reached Formula 5000 in 1972 and was a front-runner in 1973, when he won the European Championship and finished third the following year. He made his debut in Formula One in 1974, and briefly drove for the Williams team the following year. During 1975 and 1977 he suffered some spectacular accidents.

After Formula One he built a career as a pilot for executive jets in the United States. However, in 1993 he made a return to racing, driving a Vauxhall in the British Touring Car Championship.^[3] Following this he briefly raced motorcycle sidecar combinations, before a stint in the TVR Tuscan Challenge one-make series.

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Pts.
1974	Token Racing	Token RJ02	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER 14	AUT NC	ITA					-	0
	Chequered Flag	Brabham BT42	Cosworth V8														CAN DNQ	USA DNQ
1975	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW03	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER DNS	AUT	ITA	USA				-	0
1976	Stanley BRM	BRM P201B	BRM V12	BRA Ret	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN		-	0
1977	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308E	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT DNQ	NED DNQ	ITA DNQ	USA 17	CAN DNS	JPN	-	0

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