Jim Crawford (racing driver)

For other people named Jim Crawford, see Jim Crawford (disambiguation).

Jim Crawford

Born	13 February 1948(1948-02-13)
Died	6 August 2002(2002-08-06) (aged 54)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1975
Teams	Lotus
Races	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1975 British Grand Prix
Last race	1975 Italian Grand Prix

Jim Crawford (February 13, 1948 in Dunfermline, Fife – August 6, 2002 in Tierra Verde, Florida, United States) was a Scottish racing driver. He first came to the racing community's notice when he borrowed Stephen Choularton's Lotus 69 and won on his first outing at Croft Racing Track in the North East of England. He went on to spend a number of years driving alongside Stephen Choularton at SDC Racing in Formula Atlantic and was spotted by Lotus Cars and offered a test drive by them. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1975. He was also the winner of the 1982 British Formula One Championship.

Crawford moved to the United States in the 1980s and began a career in Champ Cars. In 1987, he suffered a devastating accident during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, which left his feet and ankles badly injured. Crawford would return a year later to lead eight laps of the 1988 Indianapolis 500, eventually to finish 6th.

After retirement from racing, Crawford settled with his family in St. Petersburg, Florida working as a fishing boat captain. He died in 2002 of liver failure.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	WDC	Pts
1975	John Player Special Team Lotus	Lotus 72F	Ford Cosworth DFV	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR Ret	GER	AUT	ITA 13	USA	NC	0

American Open Wheel racing results

(key)

CART

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
1984	Ed Wachs Motor Sports	LBH 4	PHX	INDY DNQ	MIL	POR	MEA Ret	CLE	MIS	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIS2	PHX2				27th	12
	H&R Racing															LS Ret	CEA
1985	Wysard Racing	LBH 4	INDY Ret	MIL DNS	POR	MEA 9	CLE 13	MIS	ROA	POC	MDO								20th	16
	Canadian Tire Racing											SAN Ret	MIS2	LS
	Pace Racing														PHX 15	MIA Ret
1986	Team ASC	PHX	LBH	INDY Ret	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIS	POC	MDO	SAN	MIS2	ROA	LS	PHX2	MIA	NC	0
1987	Patrick Racing	LBH	PHX	INDY Inj	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIS	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LS	MIA			NC	-
1988	King Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY 6	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MIS	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LS	MIA			27th	8
1989	King Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY Ret	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MIS	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LS			47th	0
1990	Team Menard	PHX Ret	LBH	INDY 15	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MIS	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LS		36th	0
1991	King Racing	SRF	LBH	PHX	INDY Ret	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MIS	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LS	50th	0
1992	King Racing	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY Ret	DET	POR	MIL	NHM	TOR	MIS	CLE	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LS		56th	0
1993	King Racing	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY 24	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	NHM	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LS		49th	0
1994	Riley & Scott	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	MDO	NHM	VAN	ROA	NAZ	LS		NC	-
1995	Hemelgarn Racing	MIA	SRF	PHX	LBH	NAZ	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	ROA	TOR	CLE	MIS	MDO	NHM	VAN	LS	NC	-

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
1984	Theodore 83	Ford Cosworth DFX	DNQ		Ed Wachs Motor Sports
1985	Lola T900	Ford Cosworth DFX	27	16	Wysard Racing
1986	March 86C	Buick	26	29	Team ASC
1987	March 86C	Buick	Injured		Patrick Racing
1988	Lola T87/00	Buick	18	6	King Racing
1989	Lola T87/00	Buick	4	19	King Racing
1990	Lola T89/00	Buick	29	15	Team Menard
1991	Lola T91/00	Buick	8	26	King Racing
1992	Lola T92/00	Buick	21	25	King Racing
1993	Lola T93/00	Chevrolet 265C	31	24	King Racing
1994	Lola T91/00	Buick	DNQ		Riley & Scott
1995	Lola T92/00	Buick	DNQ		Hemelgarn Racing

Sporting achievements
Preceded by Emilio de Villota (1980)	British Formula One Champion 1982	Succeeded by none