Tony Lanfranchi

Tony Lanfranchi
Born	25 June 1935; Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	7 October 2004 (aged 69); London, England
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1968–1969
Teams	BRM and privateer Cooper
Entries	2 (0 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1968 British Grand Prix
Last entry	1969 Canadian Grand Prix

Anthony Lanfranchi (25 June 1935 – 7 October 2004) was a British racing driver. He competed in many various events throughout a long racing career, including the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans for Elva, non-championship Formula One races in 1968, and the British Formula Three Championship. Later in his career, he competed in saloon car racing, including the British Touring Car Championship.

"In his early racing days in Huddersfield he raced sports cars, including a Healey Silverstone, Austin-Healey and then an Elva Courier, in which he was quite successful in 1961. Nationally he made his mark in 1963 with an Elva-Ford Mk. VI."^[1]

On 16 September 1962, Lanfranchi won the inaugural Harewood hillclimb, setting the Fastest Time of the Day at 51.61s driving an Elva Mk VI.

In 1967, Lanfranchi was due to make his Formula One debut in the BRDC Daily Express Trophy meeting at Silverstone, but the transporter of the J.A. Pearce Racing Organisation burned out in the paddock prior to first practice. Three cars were destroyed and Lanfranchi was sidelined.^[2]

In 1980, a biography titled Down the Hatch : the life and fast times of Tony Lanfranchi by Mark Kahn was published.^[3]

In 2004, Lanfranchi died after suffering from cancer in his later years.^[4]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring 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	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Pts	Class
1965	Alexander Engineering Co.	Morris Mini Cooper S	B	BRH 7	OUL 7	SNE 9	GOO 8	SIL 8	CRY Ret†	BRH Ret	OUL Ret								9th	22	2nd
1966	Alexander Engineering Co.	Morris Mini Cooper S	B	SNE ?	GOO Ret	SIL 7	CRY Ret†	BRH 17	BRH DNS	OUL ?†	BRH									8
1967	Alan Fraser Racing Team	Hillman Imp	A	BRH ?	SNE Ret	SIL ?	SIL 9	MAL ?†	SIL ?	SIL Ret	BRH	OUL Ret†	BRH 10							30
1968	Alan Fraser Racing Team	Hillman Imp	A	BRH Ret	THR	SIL	CRY ?†	MAL	BRH 7	SIL	CRO Ret	OUL	BRH Ret	BRH 11						18
1974	Van Der Steen	BMW 3.0 CSi	C	MAL Ret†	BRH 2	SIL DNS	OUL Ret	THR	SIL 3	THR 7	SIL 7	ING 2†	BRH 9†	OUL 5	SNE 3†	BRH 8			6th	51	3rd
1975	National Organs	Chrysler Hemicuda	D	MAL 6†	BRH 5	OUL Ret†	THR ?	SIL ?	BRH 3†	THR DNS	SIL Ret†	MAL	SNE	SIL Ret	ING	BRH	OUL	BRH	0	NC	0
1979	Tony Lanfranchi	Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300	C	SIL	OUL	THR	SIL	DON	SIL	MAL	DON 9	BRH	THR	SNE	OUL				0	NC	0
1980	Tony Lanfranchi	Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300	B	MAL	OUL	THR	SIL 13	SIL											13th	27	5th
	Tony Lanfranchi	Volkswagen Scirocco GTI							BRH Ret
	Gti Engineering / Akai	Audi 80 GLE								MAL 1†	BRH 10	THR Ret	SIL 13
1982	TL Racing	Volkswagen Scirocco GTI	B	SIL 13	MAL 3†	OUL 3†	THR 10	THR 10	SIL Ret	DON 8	BRH Ret	DON Ret	BRH 6	SIL 13					12th	36	3rd
1983	GM Dealer Sport	Opel Monza 3.0E	A	SIL Ret	OUL 5	THR 6	BRH	THR 9	SIL 6	DON 3	SIL 7	DON 10	BRH 6	SIL 6					13th	17	1st
1986	Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer	Vauxhall Nova Sport	D	SIL	THR	SIL 12	DON	BRH 24	SNE 11	BRH	DON	SIL							9th	26	1st
1989	Monorep Ltd. Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v	C	OUL	SIL	THR	DON	THR	SIL	SIL	BRH	SNE	BRH 21	BIR	DON 20	SIL 24			31st	9	7th

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1965	Anglian Racing Developments	Richard Wrottesley	Elva GT160-BMW	P 2.0	29	DNF	DNF
1969	M. Konig	Mark Konig	Nomad Mk 2-BRM	P 2.0	28	DNF	DNF
1985	Spice Engineering	Tim Lee-Davey Neil Crang	Tiga GC84-Ford Cosworth	C2	226	NC	NC
Source:^[5]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	WDC	Pts
1968	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P126	BRM P101 3.0 V12	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR DNA	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	NC	0
1969	Falken Racing	Cooper T86	Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN DNA	USA	MEX		NC	0
Source:^[6]

Non-Championship Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6
1967	J A Pearce Engineering	Pearce 1	Martin 3.0 V8	ROC	SPC	INT DNS	SYR	OUL	ESP
1968	P & M Racing Preparations	Brabham BT23B	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	ROC 7	INT Ret
1968	Motor Racing Stable	BRM P261	BRM P60 2.0 V8			OUL 5
1970	Ulf Norinder	Lola T190 (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC	INT	OUL DNS
1972	Speed International Racing	McLaren M18 (F5000)	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC	BRA	INT	OUL	REP	VIC DNS
Source:^[7]

Complete European F5000 Championship 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	Pos.	Pts
1969	David Hepworth	Hepworth FF 4WD Special	Oldsmobile Traco 4.7 V8	OUL	BRH	BRH 6	MAL	SIL	MON	KOK	ZAN	SNE	HOC	OUL	BRH									35th	125
1970	Ulf Norinder	Lola T190	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	OUL	BRH	ZOL	ZAN	SIL	BRH	CAS	MAL	MON	SIL	MNZ	AND	SAL	THR 7	SIL 6	OUL DNS	SNE	HOC	OUL	BRH	22nd	1
1972	Speed International Racing	McLaren M18	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH	MAL	SNE	BRH	NIV	SIL	MON	OUL	MAL	BRH	SIL	BRH 8	OUL	BRH							NC	0
Source:^[8]

References

^ Motor Sport, April, 1969, Page 516.
^ Motor Sport, June, 1967, Page 378.
^ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16491239 ^{[bare URL]}
^ Lawrence, Paul; Pye, Marcus; Titchmarsh, Ian; Lickorish, Stephen (5 January 2021). "The greatest club racing characters". Autosport. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "All Results of Tony Lanfranchi". RacingSportCars. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Tony Lanfranchi – Involvement". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Tony Lanfranchi - Involvement Non World Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977". OldRacingCars. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

Tony Lanfranchi career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] Motor Sport, April, 1969, Page 516.

[2] Motor Sport, June, 1967, Page 378.

[3] ttp://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16491239 ^{[bare URL]}

[Autosport_club_racing_characters-4] Lawrence, Paul; Pye, Marcus; Titchmarsh, Ian; Lickorish, Stephen (5 January 2021). "The greatest club racing characters". Autosport. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[5] "All Results of Tony Lanfranchi". RacingSportCars. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[6] "Tony Lanfranchi – Involvement". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[7] "Tony Lanfranchi - Involvement Non World Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[8] "British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977". OldRacingCars. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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