Tom Bridger

Tommy Bridger
Born(1934-06-24)24 June 1934
Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died30 July 1991(1991-07-30) (aged 57)
Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1958
TeamsBritish Racing Partnership
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
Last entry1958 Moroccan Grand Prix

Thomas Bridger (24 June 1934 – 30 July 1991) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 19 October 1958, scoring no championship points. His greatest success came in Formula Three, where he won 15 races.[1]

Career

Born in Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire, Bridger started racing in Formula Three in 1953,[2] initially competing minor events in a Kieft-Norton before moving to a Cooper to compete full-time in Formula Three in 1957.[3] He achieved some success racing with Jim Russell, one of the more successful drivers in the category.[3][4] He moved up to Formula Two in 1958, finishing second in the Crystal Palace Trophy race, and eighth in the Coupe de Vitesse at Reims.[3]

Bridger raced in the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix with British Racing Partnership, driving a Formula Two-class Cooper T45.[4] He qualified in 22nd place, and Bridger got up to 14th before his race was ended by a collision on lap 30.[2] The crash involved three vehicles, but Bridger emerged unharmed.[3]

He returned to Formula Three in 1959 with the Cooper-Norton car, winning four races throughout the year.[2] In 1960, he raced in Formula Junior, competing in a works Lotus at the British Grand Prix.[3]

Bridger died at Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire in 1991 at the age of 57 years.[5]

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1958 British Racing Partnership Cooper T45 (F2) Climax Straight-4 ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR
Ret 		NC 0

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts Class
1958 Metcalfe & Munday Borgward Isabella TS B BRH BRH
1‡ 		MAL
6† 		BRH
?† 		BRH
4† 		CRY BRH BRH BRH NC 0 NC
1959 Tom Bridger Borgward Isabella TS B GOO AIN SIL CRY SNE
Ret 		BRH BRH NC 0 NC
Source:[6]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes.

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Richard. "Where are they now: Tommy Bridger". Old Racing Cars. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Williamson, Martin. "Tom Bridger profile". ESPN F1. ESPN. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Statistics: Tommy Bridger". Grand Prix Archive. Crash Media Group. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Tommy Bridger profile". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  5. ^ F1, STATS. "Tom BRIDGER • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 7 October 2022.