This article is about the racing driver. For the Welsh politician, see
Arthur Owen (MP).
Arthur Owen (23 March 1915 in Lambeth, London – 27 April 2002 in Vilamoura, Portugal [1]) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, driving a privately entered 2.2-litre Cooper. He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure.[2] He retired with suspension damage and scored no championship points.
On 17 October 1955 Arthur Owen, Jim Russell and William Knight drove a 'bobtail' Cooper sports car at the Autodrome de Montlhéry to set thirteen international speed and distance records in Class G on this banked track. Owen went on to set further records at Monza in Italy.[3]
On 5 September 1959, driving a Cooper-Climax, Owen made fastest time of the day at the Brighton Speed Trials.[4] In 1962, Owen won the British Hill Climb Championship at the wheel of a Cooper-Climax T53,[5] prepared by fellow-competitor Patsy Burt's PMB Garages team. Arthur Owen competed in the 1962 Macau Grand Prix in a Cooper single-seater, qualifying on pole position but crashing early in the race.[6] He finished third in the first Japanese Grand Prix, held at Suzuka on 3 and 4 May 1963, driving a Lotus 23 sports car.[7]
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
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[edit] References
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ Motor Sport, October 1960, Page 827.
- ^ Cooper Cars, by Doug Nye, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, 2003.
- ^ The Autocar, 11 September 1959, Page 191; Motor Sport, October 1959, Page 795.
- ^ Motor Sport, October 1962, Page 781.
- ^ Colour and Noise, by Philip Newsome, Pages 71-72.
- ^ Motor Sport, June 1963, Page 448.
- The Racing Coopers, by Arthur Owen, Cassell, 1959, 243 Pages.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Owen, Arthur |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
British racing driver |
| Date of birth |
23 March 1915 |
| Place of birth |
Lambeth, London |
| Date of death |
27 April 2002 |
| Place of death |
Vilamoura, Portugal |
British
