Bob Spalding | |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Name: | Robert Fiske Spalding |
Birth Date: | 1941 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Death Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
Last Series: | F1 Powerboat World Championship |
Years Active: | 1981-1985 |
Best Finish: | 1st |
Year: | 1990 |
Titles: | F1 Powerboat World Championship |
Title Years: | 1985 |
Robert Fiske "Bob" Spalding (18 April 1941 – 8 December 1997) was a British powerboat racer. He was born in Argentina to British parents and was a former F1 Powerboat World Champion and 4 times winner of the Paris six-hour.
Spalding began his boating career in 1961. In 1985, he won the F1 Powerboat World Championship, but did not defend his title the next season after having to retire following head injuries as a result of crashing in the Seville Grand Prix.[1]