Guy Edwards

Guy Edwards
QGM
Born	30 December 1942 (age 81); Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1974, 1976 – 1977
Teams	Hill, Hesketh, BRM
Entries	17 (11 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1974 Argentine Grand Prix
Last entry	1977 British Grand Prix

Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards, QGM (born 30 December 1942) is a British former racing driver. Best known for his sportscar and British Formula One career, as well as for brokering sponsorship deals, Edwards participated in 17 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 13 January 1974. He scored no championship points.

Early life

Edwards attended Liverpool College and studied at Durham University (University College), graduating in 1964.^[2]^[3]

With aspirations of racing cars he went straight from university to Brands Hatch Racing School and persuaded the owner to allow him to perform secretarial work in exchange for 10 free laps a week in circuit cars.^[4] After saving up money he was able to purchase a Mini Cooper-S, with which he gained his first competitive experience. Edwards upgraded to a Chevron B8 once he gained sponsorship and soon entered Formula 5000.^[4]

Career

Edwards competed in the Aurora Formula One Championship in the UK from 1978 to 1980, scoring several wins driving March, Fittipaldi and Arrows chassis. In 1979, he scored the only race win for a Fittipaldi Formula One chassis.

He is also renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Arturo Merzario, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl, who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix, for which he was later awarded a Queen's Gallantry Medal for his bravery.^[5] Currently, he works helping racing drivers to get sponsorship.

His son Sean, also a racing driver, was killed in a motor racing accident at Queensland Raceway in Australia on 15 October 2013. He was sitting as a passenger in a Porsche 911 GT3 to coach a younger driver when they had a high-speed crash and subsequently caught fire.^[6]

In October 2018, media erroneously reported him dead.^[7]

Racing record

Complete World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Pts
1966	Roy Johnson	P 1.0	Marcos Mini GT	BMC 1.0 L4	SEB	TAR	NÜR	MUG NC	PER	CRM	NÜR	ÖST								^{[N 1]}
1967	Guy Edwards	P 1.3	Marcos Mini GT	BMC 1.3 L4	NÜR 23	HOC	MUG Ret	PER	ÖST	VSO	NÜR									^{[N 1]}
1969	Guy Edwards	S 2.0	Chevron B8	BMW 2.0 L4	DAY	SEB	BRH	MNZ	TAR	SPA 15	NÜR	LMS	GLN							^{[N 1]}
1969	Tor-Line Racing	S 2.0	Chevron B8	BMW 2.0 L4										ÖST Ret						^{[N 1]}
1970	Philips Autoradio Racing	P 2.0	Astra RNR2	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8 L4	DAY	SEB	BRH	MNZ	TAR	SPA Ret	NÜR Ret	LMS	GLN	ÖST						^{[N 1]}
1971	Guy Edwards	P 2.0	Lola T212	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	BUE	DAY	SEB	BRH	MNZ DNQ	SPA	TAR	NÜR Ret		ÖST Ret	GLN					^{[N 1]}
1971	Camel Filters Team Huron	P 2.0	Lola T212	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.8 L4									LMS Ret							^{[N 1]}
1972	Barclays International Racing	S 2.0	Lola T290	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9 L4	BUE	DAY	SEB	BRH 7	MNZ	SPA	TAR									^{[N 1]}
1972	Barclays International Racing	S 2.0	Lola T290	Chevrolet 2.0 L4								NÜR 32	LMS	ÖST						^{[N 1]}
1973	Barclays International Team Lola	S 2.0	Lola T292	Ford Cosworth FVC 1.9 L4	DAY	VAL	DIJ Ret	MNZ	SPA	TAR	NÜR	LMS	ÖST	GLN						^{[N 1]}
1975	Cheetah Automobiles	S 2.0	Cheetah G501	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L4	DAY	MUG	DIJ DNQ	MNZ	SPA	PER	NÜR	ÖST	GLN							^{[N 1]}
1976	The Ultramar March	S 3.0	March 76S	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	NÜR Ret															^{[N 2]}
	Guy Edwards	S 3.0		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		MNZ Ret	IMO	PER	MOS
	Guy Edwards	S 2.0		Hart 420R 2.0 L4						DIJ 12	SAL
1977	Dorset Racing	S 2.0	Lola T294S	Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0 L4	DIJ DNS	MNZ	VAL	PER	EST	LEC										^{[N 2]}
1977	Guy Edwards	S 2.0	Lola T296	Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0 L4							IMO Ret	SAL 4								^{[N 2]}
1979	March Racing	S +2.0	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L6	DAY	MUG	DIJ	SIL	NÜR	PER	GLN	BRH Ret	VAL							^{[N 1]}
1980	Porsche Kremer Racing	Gr.5	Porsche 935 K3/80	Porsche 930/80 3.2 F6 t	DAY	BRH	MUG	MNZ	SIL Ret	NÜR										^{[N 1]}
1980	J.L.P. Racing	IMSA	Porsche 935 JLP-2	Porsche 3.0 F6 t							LMS 9	GLN	MOS	VAL	DIJ					^{[N 1]}
1981	Grid Team Lola	S +2.0	Lola T600	Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8	DAY	SEB	MUG	MNZ Ret	RSD			LMS 15								21st	53
	Banco Occidental Ultramar Team Lola			Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8						SIL Ret
	Grid Team Lola			Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8							NÜR 8		PER 1	DAY
	Banco Occidental Ultramar Team Lola			Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8											GLN Ret	SPA	MOS	ROA	BRH 1
1982	Ultramar Team Lola	C	Lola T610	Cosworth DFL 3.9 V8	MNZ Ret	SIL 16	NÜR Ret	LMS Ret	SPA Ret	MUG	FUJ	BRH 7								80th	4
1983	Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop	C	Porsche 956	Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t	MNZ	SIL Ret	NÜR													38th	8
1983	John Fitzpatrick Racing	C	Porsche 956	Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t				LMS 5	SPA	FUJ	KYA									38th	8
1984	Skoal Bandit Porsche Team	C1	Porsche 956	Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t	MNZ Ret	SIL 3														40th	12
1984	Skoal Bandit Porsche Team	C1	Porsche 962	Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t			LMS Ret	NÜR 11	BRH 3	MOS	SPA	IMO	FUJ	KYA	SAN					40th	12
1985	John Fitzpatrick Racing	C1	Porsche 956	Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t	MUG	MNZ	SIL Ret													NC	0
1985	John Fitzpatrick Racing	C1	Porsche 956B	Porsche Type 935/79 2.6 F6 t				LMS 4	HOC	MOS	SPA	BRH	FUJ	SHA						NC	0

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j No drivers' Championship.
^ ^a ^b In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately: The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1971	Camel Filters Team Huron	Roger Enever	Lola T212-Ford Cosworth	P 2.0		DNF	DNF
1977	Porsche Kremer Racing	John Fitzpatrick Nick Faure	Porsche 935	Gr.5	15	DNF	DNF
1978	Ibec Racing Developments Hesketh Team	Ian Grob	Ibec P6-Ford Cosworth	S +2.0	195	DNF	DNF
1979	March Racing	Dieter Quester Ian Grob	BMW M1	S +2.0	-	DNQ	DNQ
1980	J.L.P. Racing	John Paul Sr. John Paul Jr.	Porsche 935 JLP-2	IMSA	312	9th	2nd
1981	Team Lola	Emilio de Villota Juan Fernández	Lola T600-Ford Cosworth	S +2.0	287	15th	3rd
1982	Ultramar Team Lola	Rupert Keegan Nick Faure	Lola T610-Ford Cosworth	C	72	DNF	DNF
1983	John Fitzpatrick Racing	John Fitzpatrick Rupert Keegan	Porsche 956	C	358	5th	5th
1984	Skoal Bandit Porsche Team John Fitzpatrick Racing	Rupert Keegan Roberto Moreno	Porsche 962	C1	72	DNF	DNF
1985	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Jo Gartner David Hobbs	Porsche 956B	C1	366	4th	4th
Source:^[8]

Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos.	Pts
1971	JT Butterworth	McLaren M10B	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	MAL	SNE	BRH	MON	SIL	CAS	MAL	MNZ	MAL	THR	SIL	OUL	SNE	HOC	OUL	BRH	BRH 10		NC	0
1972	John Butterworth	McLaren M10B	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH DNS	MAL	SNE	BRH DNS	NIV	SIL	MON 7	OUL 6	MAL	BRH Ret	SIL	BRH 6	OUL Ret	BRH Ret					16th	2
1973	John Butterworth	Lola T330	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH Ret	MAL Ret	SIL	SNE 6	BRH 13	OUL DNS	MAL 9	MIS C	MAL 4	MON 2	SIL C	BRH 6	OUL 10	JYL 9	ZAN 1	SNE DNS	BRH 1		5th	102
1974	Embassy Racing with John Butterworth	Lola T332	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH Ret	MAL Ret	SIL Ret	OUL Ret	BRH	ZOL	THR 10	ZAN 3	MUG	MNZ 7	MAL	MON	THR	BRH	OUL	SNE	MAL 1	BRH Ret	15th	37
1975	Guy Edwards	Lola T332	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH 7	OUL 2	BRH NC	SIL 7	ZOL Ret	ZAN 9	THR 3	SNE 4	MAL 2	THR Ret	BRH 3	OUL 6	SIL 3	SNE 2	MAL 2	BRH Ret			3rd	122

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	15	16	17	WDC
1974	Embassy Racing With Graham Hill	Lola T370	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG 11	BRA Ret	RSA	ESP DNQ	BEL 12	MON 8	SWE 7	NED Ret	FRA 15	GBR DNS	GER DNQ	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA			NC
1976	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL DNQ	MON	SWE	FRA 17	GBR Ret	GER 15	AUT	NED	ITA DNS	CAN 20	USA	JPN		NC
1977	Rotary Watches Stanley-BRM	BRM P207	BRM P202 3.0 V12	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR DNPQ	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	NC

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1971	JT Butterworth	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ARG	ROC	QUE	SPR	INT	RIN	OUL	VIC 20
1972	John Butterworth	McLaren M10B (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC	BRA	INT	OUL 7	REP	VIC DNS
1973	John Butterworth	Lola T330 (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC Ret	INT
1974	Embassy Racing with John Butterworth	Lola T332 (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	PRE	ROC DNS
1974	Embassy Racing With Graham Hill	Lola T370	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8			INT 9
1975	Guy Edwards	Lola T332 (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC DNQ	INT	SUI
1976	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ROC	INT Ret
1979	RAM Racing	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ROC 7	GNM	DIN

Complete Shellsport International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Pts
1976	The Ultramar Ensign	Ensign N174	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	MAL	SNE	OUL	BRH	THR	BRH Ret	MAL	SNE	BRH	THR					9th	30
1976	RAM Racing	Brabham BT42	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8											OUL 1	BRH 5	BRH		9th	30
1977	RAM Racing	March 75A/761	Ford GAA 3.4 V6	MAL NC	SNE 1	OUL Ret	BRH 3	MAL 5	THR 2	BRH 2	OUL 2							2nd	129
1977	RAM Racing	March 75A/761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8									MAL Ret	DON Ret	BRH Ret	THR 1	SNE Ret	BRH 1	2nd	129

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts
1977	Ardmore Racing	Chevron B40	Hart	SIL	THR	HOC	NÜR 13	VAL DNQ	PAU	MUG	ROU	NOG	PER	MIS	EST	DON	NC	0

Complete British Formula One Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Pts
1978	Team March	March 75A/761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	OUL Ret	BRH 4														4th	78
1978	Team March	March 781	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8			SNE Ret	MAL 10	ZAN Ret	DON 2	THR Ret	OUL 1	MAL 3	BRH DNS	THR 1	SNE Ret				4th	78
1979	RAM Racing	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ZOL DSQ	OUL 2	BRH 1	MAL 5	SNE Ret	THR Ret	ZAN 7	DON 6	OUL Ret	NOG Ret	MAL 3	BRH 2	THR Ret	SNE Ret	SIL 8	5th	40
1980	Charles Clowes Racing	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	OUL 1	BRH Ret	SIL 4	MAL Ret	THR 3	MNZ 2	MAL 2	SNE 1	BRH 5	THR Ret	OUL 4	SIL 2				3rd	51

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	DC	Pts	Class
1988	Kaliber Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A	SIL	OUL	THR Ret	DON 3	THR 11	SIL 5	SIL 2	BRH 3	SNE 3	BRH 5	BIR C	DON 6	SIL 4	12th	26	5th
1989	Kaliber Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A	OUL Ret	SIL 7	THR 13	DON DSQ	THR DNS	SIL	SIL 3	BRH 4	SNE	BRH Ret	BIR 7	DON	SIL 4	32nd	8	9th

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Pts
1988	Kaliber Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	MNZ	DON	EST	JAR	DIJ	VAL	NÜR	SPA	ZOL	SIL 6†	NOG	NC	0

† Not eligible for points.

References

^ "All championship race entries, by Guy Edwards". chicanef1. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ Nelson, Alex J., ed. (1999). "News of Castle People" (PDF). Castellum (51): 43. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "People: Guy Edwards". Grand Prix. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Guy Edwards: career memories". Sporting Memories. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ Daily Mirror page 7 MEDAL FOR RACE-TRACK HERO Friday 24 June 1977 "RACING DRIVER Guy Edwards is awarded a top gallantry medal today for saving the life of world champion Niki Lauda Guy 33 was driving forty yards behind when Lauda's car crashed in the German Grand Prix."
^ "Aftermath of Porsche crash which killed racing driver Sean Edwards". The Telegraph. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
^ King, Alanis (16 October 2018). "Former F1 Driver Guy Edwards Is Not Dead, Despite Reports That He Is". jalopnik.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^ "All Results of Guy Edwards". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

External links

Rainer, N. & Diepraam, M. 2000. Grand Prix minnow, Aurora great. 8W. Christmas 2000. Accessed: 21-08-2007
"Guy Edwards". Grand Prix Racing – The whole story. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

[No_drivers'_Championship-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j No drivers' Championship.

[In_1976_and_1977_the_World_Championship_was_divided_into_two_series_that_ran_simultaneously_but_separately:_The_World_Sportscar_Championship_and_the_World_Championship_for_Makes.-9] In 1976 and 1977 the World Championship was divided into two series that ran simultaneously but separately: The World Sportscar Championship and the World Championship for Makes.

[rsc-1] "All championship race entries, by Guy Edwards". chicanef1. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[2] Nelson, Alex J., ed. (1999). "News of Castle People" (PDF). Castellum (51): 43. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[3] "People: Guy Edwards". Grand Prix. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[memories-4] "Guy Edwards: career memories". Sporting Memories. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[5] Daily Mirror page 7 MEDAL FOR RACE-TRACK HERO Friday 24 June 1977 "RACING DRIVER Guy Edwards is awarded a top gallantry medal today for saving the life of world champion Niki Lauda Guy 33 was driving forty yards behind when Lauda's car crashed in the German Grand Prix."

[6] "Aftermath of Porsche crash which killed racing driver Sean Edwards". The Telegraph. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

[7] King, Alanis (16 October 2018). "Former F1 Driver Guy Edwards Is Not Dead, Despite Reports That He Is". jalopnik.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[10] "All Results of Guy Edwards". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

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