Bob Evans (racing driver)

Robert Neville Anthony Evans (born 11 June 1947) is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in 12 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1975. He scored no championship points. He also competed in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.

Bob Evans
Born (1947-06-11) 11 June 1947 (age 77)
Waddington, Lincolnshire, England
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1975 - 1976
TeamsBRM, Lotus, RAM
Entries12 (10 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1975 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1976 British Grand Prix

Evans followed the usual route through to Formula One, via Formula Ford, Formula 3 and Formula 5000, 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 for RAM in the 1976 British Grand Prix, before he moved to the Aurora F1 Championship in the late 1970s.

Racing record

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Complete European F5000 Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Pts
1973 McKechnie Racing Organisation Trojan T101 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH
Ret
MAL
Ret
SIL
13
SNE
Ret
BRH OUL
4
MAL
4
MIS
C
MAL
Ret
MON
5
SIL
C
BRH
DNS
OUL
4
JYL
Ret
ZAN
Ret
SNE
1
BRH
8
9th 64
1974 McKechnie Racing Organisation Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH
DNS
MAL
3
SIL
8
OUL
6
BRH
1
ZOL
2
THR
3
ZAN
2
MUG
2
MNZ
3
MAL
1
MON
1
THR
1
BRH
3
OUL
6
SNE
9
MAL
5
BRH
Ret
1st 193 (198)
1975 Theodore Racing Lola T332 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH OUL BRH SIL ZOL ZAN THR SNE
1
MAL
Ret
THR BRH OUL 7th 64
Reed Racing SIL
4
SNE
McKechnie Racing Organisation Lola T400 MAL
4
BRH
3
Source:[1]

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts
1974 Argyle Engineering with M. Coombe Racing S
3.0
March 74S Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 MNZ SPA NÜR IMO LMS ÖST GLN LEC BRH
8
KYA [N 1]
1980 Dome Co. Ltd. S
+2.0
Dome RL80 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DAY BRH MUG MNZ SIL NÜR LMS
25
GLN MOS VAL DIJ [N 1]
1981 Dome Co. Ltd. S
+2.0
Dome RL81 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 DAY SEB MUG MNZ RSD SIL NÜR LMS
Ret
PER DAY GLN SPA MOS ROA BRH NC 0
1982 Nimrod Racing Automobiles Ltd. C Nimrod NRA/C2 Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3 V8 MNZ SIL
Ret
NÜR LMS
Ret
SPA MUG FUJ BRH NC 0
1984 Gebhardt Motorsport C2 Gebhardt JC842 BMW M12 2.0 L4 MNZ SIL
Ret
LMS NÜR BRH MOS SPA IMO FUJ KYA SAN NC 0
1985 EMKA Productions Ltd. C1 EMKA C84/1 Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3 V8 MUG MNZ SIL
Ret
LMS HOC MOS SPA BRH FUJ SHA NC 0
Source:[2]
Footnotes
  1. ^ a b No drivers' Championship.

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 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
1975 Stanley BRM BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 ARG BRA RSA
15
ESP
Ret
MON
DNQ
BEL
9
SWE
13
NED
Ret
FRA
17
GBR GER AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
USA NC 0
1976 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA
10
USW
DNQ
ESP BEL MON SWE FRA NC 0
RAM Racing Brabham BT44B GBR
Ret
GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN
Source:[3]

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3
1973 McKechnie Racing Organisation Trojan T101 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ROC
DNS
INT
Ret
1974 McKechnie Racing Organisation Lola T332 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 PRE ROC INT
DNS
1975 Stanley BRM BRM P201 BRM P200 3.0 V12 ROC
6
INT
10
SUI
1976 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 77 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
9
INT
1977 Hexagon Racing Penske PC3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
11
Source:[4]

Complete Shellsport International Series results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
1976 David Hepworth McLaren M25 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 MAL SNE OUL BRH THR BRH MAL SNE BRH
2
THR
Ret
OUL BRH BRH 21st 15
1977 Charles Clowes Racing Chevron B30 Ford GAA 3.4 V6 MAL SNE OUL BRH MAL THR BRH
DNS
OUL MAL DON BRH THR SNE BRH NC 0
Source:[5]

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
1977 Wheatcroft Racing Pilbeam R27 Hart SIL
Ret
THR
Ret
HOC NÜR VAL PAU MUG ROU NOG PER MIS EST DON NC 0
Source:[5]

Complete British Formula One Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1978 J. C. Cooper Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 OUL BRH SNE MAL ZAN
1
DON
3
2nd 93
Hesketh 308E THR
2
OUL
5
MAL
7
BRH
2
THR
2
SNE
7
Source:[5]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1978   Dorset Racing Associates   Martin Birrane
  Richard Down
Lola T294S-Ford Cosworth S
2.0
23 DNF DNF
1979   Dome Co. Ltd.   Tony Trimmer Dome Zero RL-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0
25 DNF DNF
1980   Dome Co. Ltd.   Chris Craft Dome RL80-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0
246 25th 4th
1981   Dome Co. Ltd.   Chris Craft Dome RL81-Ford Cosworth S
+2.0
154 DNF DNF
1982   Nimrod Racing Automobiles Ltd.   Tiff Needell
  Geoff Lees
Nimrod NRA/C2-Aston Martin C 55 DNF DNF
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977". OldRacingCars. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "All Results of Bob Evans". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Bob Evans – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Bob Evans - Involvement Non World Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Bob Evans – Biography". Motor Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by European F5000 Championship
Champion

1974
Succeeded by