Reg Parnell Racing was a privateer Formula One team during the 1950s and 1960s. The team was founded by ex-Formula One driver Reg Parnell after he retired from racing. It raced as Yeoman Credit Racing in 1961 and as the Bowmaker Racing Team in 1962. The team's best results were a pair of second places in the British Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix of 1962. John Surtees also took pole for the team at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix.

Full nameReg Parnell Racing
Founder(s)Reg Parnell
Noted staffReg Parnell
Tim Parnell
Noted driversNew Zealand Chris Amon
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood
United States Phil Hill
United Kingdom John Surtees
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
United Kingdom Mike Spence
United Kingdom Piers Courage
United Kingdom Chris Irwin
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1959 British Grand Prix
Races entered81
ConstructorsCooper
Lola
Lotus
Ferrari
BRM
Race victories0
Pole positions1
Fastest laps0
Final entry1969 Monaco Grand Prix

Formula One World Championship results

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(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap; † indicates shared drive.)

Year Chassis Engine(s) Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1959 Cooper T45
Cooper T51
Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA
  Henry Taylor 11
  Tim Parnell DNQ
1961 Cooper T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA
  John Surtees 11 7 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret
  Roy Salvadori 8 6 10 6 Ret
1962 Lola Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA RSA
  John Surtees Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret
  Roy Salvadori Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret
1963 Lola Mk4A
Lotus 24
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8
BRM P56 1.5 V8
D MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA
  Chris Amon DNS Ret Ret 7 7 Ret DNS Ret
  Maurice Trintignant Ret 8
  Lucien Bianchi Ret
  Masten Gregory Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret
  Mike Hailwood 8 10
  John Campbell-Jones 13
  Rodger Ward Ret
  Hap Sharp Ret 7
1964 Lotus 25
Lotus 24
BRM P56 1.5 V8
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8
D MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA MEX
  Chris Amon DNQ 5 Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret 14
  Mike Hailwood 6 12 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 16
  Peter Revson DSQ DNS Ret
1965 Lotus 25
Lotus 33
BRM P56 1.5 V8 D RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX
  Tony Maggs 11
  Richard Attwood Ret 14 13 12 Ret 6 10 6
  Mike Hailwood Ret
  Innes Ireland 13 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret DNS
  Chris Amon Ret Ret
  Bob Bondurant Ret
1966 Lotus 33
Ferrari 246
BRM P60 2.0 V8
Ferrari 228 2.4 V6
F MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX
  Mike Spence Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret DNS
  Giancarlo Baghetti NC
1967 Lotus 25
BRM P261
BRM P83
BRM P60 2.1 V8
BRM P75 3.0 H16
F RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER CAN ITA USA MEX
  Piers Courage Ret Ret DNS
  Chris Irwin 7 Ret 5 7 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret
1968 BRM P126 BRM P101 3.0 V12 G RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX
  Piers Courage Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 8 8 4 Ret Ret Ret
1969 BRM P126 BRM P101 3.0 V12 G RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX
  Pedro Rodríguez Ret Ret Ret

‡ At the 1964 Austrian Grand Prix Amon used a car borrowed from Team Lotus with Climax V8 engine.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Austrian Grand Prix". MotorSport Magazine. October 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 14 January 2015.