Tony Crook | |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1920 |
Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
Years: | - |
Team(S): | Non-works Frazer Nash, Cooper |
Races: | 2 |
Championships: | 0 |
Wins: | 0 |
Podiums: | 0 |
Points: | 0 |
Poles: | 0 |
Fastest Laps: | 0 |
First Race: | 1952 British Grand Prix |
Last Race: | 1953 British Grand Prix |
Thomas Anthony Donald Crook (16 February 1920 - 21 January 2014)[1] was a racing driver from England.[2] He was born in Manchester and educated at Clifton College, Bristol. He participated in two Formula 2 Grand Prix races counting towards the World Championship of Drivers, debuting on 19 July 1952. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-championship races.
Crook had a successful career as a racing driver outside of Formula 2 amassing nearly 400 win or place finishes between 1946 and 1955.[3] His career ended after an accident that season, but he had been planning to retire in 1955 anyway.[3] In his capacity as a motor dealer in Surrey Crook specialised in Bristols and became part owner of the Bristol company in 1960, before taking full ownership in 1973.[3] He retained the sole ownership of Bristol Cars until 1997 and part ownership until 2002[3] but remained with the company until his retirement in 2007.
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Pts | |
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1952 | T A D Crook | Frazer Nash 421 | BMW 328 2.0 L6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
1953 | T A D Crook | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 | |