Tony Trimmer

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Tony Trimmer
Nationality  British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1975-1978
Teams	Maki, non-works Surtees & McLaren
Races	6 (0 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1975 German Grand Prix
Last race	1978 British Grand Prix
British Formula One Series career
Active years	1978, 1980, 1982
Races	17
Championships	1
Wins	6
Podium finishes	10
Career points	165
Pole positions	5
Fastest laps	2

Tony Trimmer (born 24 January 1943 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship in 1970.

He entered 6 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix with uncompetitive teams, firstly Maki for 4 races in 1975 and 1976, resulting in 4 failures to qualify. He then entered the 1977 British Grand Prix (failed to pre-qualify) and the 1978 British Grand Prix (failed to qualify), with the Melchester Racing Team, driving a Surtees TS19 and a McLaren M23 respectively. However, also driving the Melchester McLaren, he finished a superb 3rd in the rain-soaked 1978 BRDC International Trophy non-Championship race at Silverstone, coming home ahead of many of the greats of Formula One. That year he won the British Aurora F1 Championship.

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Yr	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1975	Maki Engineering	Maki F101C	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER DNQ	AUT DNQ	ITA DNQ	USA				-	0
1976	Maki Engineering	Maki F102A	Cosworth V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN DNQ		-	0
1977	Melchester Racing	Surtees TS19	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR DNPQ	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	-	0
1978	Melchester Racing	McLaren M23	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN		-	0

Sporting positions
Preceded by Emerson Fittipaldi (Combined championship)	British Formula Three Championship BRSCC Motorsport/Shell Series Champion 1970	Succeeded by Dave Walker
Preceded by none	British Formula One Champion 1978	Succeeded by Rupert Keegan