Hersham and Walton Motors (HWM) was a racing car constructor. It is best known for its involvement in
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
from 1951 to 1955. HWM owners
George AbecassisGeorge Edgar Abecassis DFC was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.-Pre-1946 career:...
and
John HeathJohn Heath was an American lawyer and politician from Northumberland County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S...
started a racing team in 1946 with an Alta-engined car and called it an HWM, after their garage, based in
Walton-on-ThamesWalton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England.-Location:Walton is located south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Esher. The River Thames bounds the town to the north. The original village lies in the north, while later...
, England.
Besides Formula One, the team was also involved in sports car racing, and also used Jaguar engines.
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Hersham and Walton Motors (HWM) was a racing car constructor. It is best known for its involvement in
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
from 1951 to 1955. HWM owners
George AbecassisGeorge Edgar Abecassis DFC was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.-Pre-1946 career:...
and
John HeathJohn Heath was an American lawyer and politician from Northumberland County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S...
started a racing team in 1946 with an Alta-engined car and called it an HWM, after their garage, based in
Walton-on-ThamesWalton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England.-Location:Walton is located south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Esher. The River Thames bounds the town to the north. The original village lies in the north, while later...
, England.
Besides Formula One, the team was also involved in sports car racing, and also used Jaguar engines. John Heath was killed on the 1956
Mille MigliaThe Mille Miglia was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 ....
in Italy. Abecassis discontinued the team soon after.
Hersham and Walton Motors continues to this day as an
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and
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dealership.
Summary of Formula One World Championship entries
All entries were for HWM-Alta cars.
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Driver |
# of GPs |
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George Abecassis George Edgar Abecassis DFC was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.-Pre-1946 career:...
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1 |
| Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship".Moss, who raced from 1948 to 1962, won 194 of the 497 races he...
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1 |
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Lance Macklin Lance Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952....
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6 |
| Peter Collins Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952...
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5 |
| Tony Gaze Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze DFC & Two Bars, OAM is a decorated World War II flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories and a former racing driver from Australia. He participated in four World Championship Grands Prix driving his HWM, debuting on June 22, 1952...
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4 |
| Duncan Hamilton |
2 |
| Paul Frère Paul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points...
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2 |
| Dries van der Lof Dries van der Lof was a racing driver from the Netherlands. Together with Jan Flinterman, he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in the World Championship. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix - the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on August 17, 1952...
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1 |
| George Abecassis George Edgar Abecassis DFC was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.-Pre-1946 career:...
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1 |
| Johnny Claes Octave John "Johnny" Claes was a racing driver from Belgium, born to a Scottish mother and Belgian father. He was educated in England at Lord Williams's School....
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1 |
| Roger Laurent Roger Laurent was a racing driver from Belgium. He was born in Liège and died in Uccle. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952. He scored no championship points....
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1 |
| Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship".Moss, who raced from 1948 to 1962, won 194 of the 497 races he...
|
1 |
| Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
1 |
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Lance Macklin Lance Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952....
|
6 |
| Peter Collins Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952...
|
4 |
| Paul Frère Paul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points...
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2 |
| Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
2 |
| Albert Scherrer Albert Scherrer was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix. He finished 16 laps down and unclassified, scoring no championship points.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:...
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1 |
| Duncan Hamilton |
1 |
| Jack Fairman Jack Fairman was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 13 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 18, 1953...
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1 |
| John Fitch John Cooper Fitch is a racecar driver born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the postwar era...
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1 |
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| Lance Macklin Lance Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952....
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1 |
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| Ted Whiteaway Ted Whiteaway was a British racing driver from England. His single World Championship Formula One entry was at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix in his privately-entered HWM, but he failed to qualify. He also competed in some non-Championship Formula One races.- Complete Formula One World Championship...
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1 |