Geoff Richardson

Geoff Richardson (26 August 1924 – 20 August 2007) was a British racing driver.

Career

Although he never took part a World Championship Formula One event, he took part in the 1948 British Grand Prix, participated in many non-championship Formula One and Formula Libre events from the 1940s to the 1960s, and enjoyed a varied motorsport career over several decades. He often raced self-built cars, many under the name of Richardson Racing Automobiles (RRA), among them a modified pre-war Riley, and sports cars based on Aston Martins. In 1953 he agreed to run a prototype Zethrin Rennsport in European events with the Belgian Jacques Swaters, but this project never got past a road-going prototype.

Richardson also took part in the Targa Florio in 1955, and the Intercontinental Formula that was devised as a rival to the new official 1.5-litre Formula One series in 1961.

Richardson did put in an entry for the 1958 British Grand Prix in an ex-works Connaught Type B which he had bought from Brian Naylor, having had a good run in the 1958 International Trophy, but the British Racing Drivers Club turned his entry down in favour of two Connaughts from Bernie Ecclestone, much to Richardson's vocal displeasure.

Results

Non-championship Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1950 Geoff Richardson RRA ERA S6 PAU RIC SRM PAR EMP BAR JER ALB NED NAT NOT3 ULS PES STT INT13 GOO10 PEN 1951 Geoff Richardson RRA ERA S6 SYR PAU RIC SRM BOR INT13 PAR ULSDNS SCO NED ALB PES BAR GOO 1952 Geoff Richardson RRA Riley S6 SYR VAL RIC LAV PAU IBS MAR AST INTRet ELA NAP EIF PAR ALB FRO ERA S6 ULSRet MZA LAC ESS MAR SAB CAE DMT COM NAT BAU MOD SKA CAD MAD AVU FRY NEW 1953 Geoff Richardson RRA Riley S6 SYR PAU LAV AST BOR INTRet ELA NAP ULS10 WIN FRO CLP SNE EIF ALB PRN ESS MID ROU CLP AVU UST LAC BRI CHE SAB NEW CAD RED SKA LON MOD MAD FRY CUR 1954 Geoff Richardson RRA Riley S6 SYR PAU LAV BOR INTRet BAR CUR ROM FRO BRC COR CLP ROU CAE Alta S4 AUGRet COR OUL RED PES FRY CAD BER GOO DTT 1957 Geoff Richardson RRA Jaguar S6 AUS SYR PAU GLV NAP RMS CAE INTRet MOD MOR 1958 Geoff Richardson Connaught Type B Alta S4 GLV10 SYRDNA AIN15 INT12 CAE 1960 Geoff Richardson Cooper-RRA T43 Alta S4 GLV INT SIL14 LOMRet OULRet

Other results

Formula One 1948 Jersey Road Race – 11th (ERA-Riley) 1948 British Grand Prix – Ret (Riley-ERA) 1949 British Empire Trophy – 11th (RRA-ERA) 1949 BRDC International Trophy – 21st (RRA-ERA)

Targa Florio 1955 Targa Florio – Ret (Lotus Connaught-Lea Francis)

Intercontinental Formula 1961 Lavant Cup – 9th (Cooper RRA-Alta) 1961 BRDC International Trophy – Ret (Cooper-Climax)