Tom Jones (pilot)

Tom Jones is a racing driver American born the April 26th 1943 with Dallas with the Texas.

It took part in only one Grand Prix of Formula 1 with its clean Cooper T82, the Grand Prix of Canada 1967. After promising tests due point of view of the performances, its single-seater suffered from electric problems during the qualifications, and will succeed that a very slow time, too slow so that the police chiefs authorize it to take the departure, although it was a current practice of the time. It was also registered with the Grand Prix of Great Britain 1968 with a Cooper T86 but will declare fixed price.

Until this completely recently, Jones was regarded as a curiosity in the world of Formula 1, but in various championships in the years 1970 continued to him to run before its withdrawal of the competition in 1980.

It now directs a company of metal working and welding to Cleveland. Its old woman Cooper T82 always survives and her continuous owner to run with it in historical races.

Complete results in Championship of the World of Formula 1

Legend: Qualified Nq.=Non - For.=forfait

Sources

External bonds

Biography of Tom Jones of the site F1 Rejects

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