Robert Lamplough
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Robert "Robs" Lamplough (born 4 June 1940 in Gloucester
) is a British
aviator
and former racing driver from England
. He participated in four Formula One
non-Championship Grands Prix, but did not race in any World Championship events. He also competed in Formula Two
, and still competes in historic racing
events.
Lamplough also collects and flies rare aircraft.
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
) is a British
United Kingdom
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aviator
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and former racing driver from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He participated in four Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
non-Championship Grands Prix, but did not race in any World Championship events. He also competed in Formula Two
Formula Two
Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...
, and still competes in historic racing
Historic motorsport
Historic motorsport relies on cars of a particular era. Events are purely regulated to only allow cars of a certain era to participate. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines...
events.
Lamplough also collects and flies rare aircraft.
Non-Championship Formula One results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 1967 | Frank Manning Racing | Brabham BT21 | Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... Straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
ROC 1967 Race of Champions The 2nd Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 March 1967 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, UK... |
SPR | INT 1967 BRDC International Trophy The 19th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on April 29, 1967.-Classification:-References:... |
SYR 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix The 16th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 21 May 1967 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and finished in an extremely unusual dead heat between British driver Mike Parkes and his team-mate Ludovico Scarfiotti in their... |
OUL 1967 International Gold Cup The 14th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 September 1967 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 45 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT24.-Results:-References:... |
ESP 1967 Spanish Grand Prix The 1967 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Jarama on November 12, 1967.This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.- Classification... Ret |
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| 1969 | Robert Lamplough | Lotus Team Lotus Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, IndyCar and sports car racing... 43 Lotus 43 The Lotus 43 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1966 season. It was partially based on the Lotus 38 Indycar, due to Chapman's experience at Indy with larger engine capacity and tyre/suspension setup. The car was designed in this way in response to new regulations which... |
Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... V8 V8 engine A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
ROC | INT 1969 BRDC International Trophy The 21st BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on March 30, 1969.-Classification:-References:... |
MAD 1969 Madrid Grand Prix The 1969 Madrid Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Jarama, Madrid on 13 April 1969, run over 40 laps of the circuit. The field only included two Formula One cars however, the remainder being Formula 5000 and Formula Two cars.... Ret |
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| 1971 | Robert Lamplough | Lola T102 (F5000) | Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... V8 V8 engine A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
ARG 1971 Argentine Grand Prix The 1971 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Buenos Aires on 24 January 1971.This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race. It was held... |
ROC | QUE | SPR | INT 1971 BRDC International Trophy The 23rd BRDC International Trophy meeting - formally the GEN/Daily Express BRDC International Trophy - was held on 8 May 1971 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run to Formula One and Formula 5000 regulations, and was held over two heats of 26 laps each, the final results being an... Ret |
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| BRM P133 BRM P133 The BRM P133 was a Formula One racing car which raced in the 1968 and 1969 Formula One seasons. It was powered by a 3.0 litre V12 engine. Its best result was a second place by Pedro Rodriguez at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix.... |
BRM V12 V12 engine A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
RIN 1971 Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen The Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen or the VI Rhein-Pokalrennen was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 June 1971 at the Hockenheimring, Germany... 12 |
OUL | VIC 1971 World Championship Victory Race The 1st World Championship Victory Race was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 24 October 1971 at Brands Hatch, Kent. The race was to be run over 40 laps of the circuit, but was stopped on lap 15 following the fatal accident suffered by Swiss driver Jo Siffert. The result was taken... |