Andrew Hedges
Andrew Peter Hedges (born September 16, 1935 in Abington , † October 1, 2005 in Bahrain ) was a British racing car driver .
Activities beyond motorsport
Andrew Hedges was the son of a local butcher . He went to private schools during the Second World War and studied in Cambridge after the war . After completing his studies, he served for some time in a Household Cavalry in the British Army .
In the 1950s he worked as a vehicle dealer in London and then lived in Switzerland for a few years . There he came into contact with bobsleigh and was a member of the British bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . After the end of his racing career, he worked as an expert in the development of raw material deposits in Asia and the Middle East until his death .
Career in motorsport
Hedges competed sporadically as early as the late 1950s and began a serious racing career in 1960. He bought an Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite and took it to the start in the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring and the 1000 km race in Paris . He celebrated his first race win at the Coupes de Paris at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry .
These first successes earned him a works contract with MG , the automobile manufacturer in his hometown, in 1962 . Until the end of his career in 1973, he remained connected to the British sports car manufacturer and contested the majority of his races with MG racing versions. In 1962 he also made his debut at the 12-hour race at Sebring and in 1964 at Le Mans . In Le Mans, the best place in the final classification was eleventh in 1965 , with Paddy Hopkirk as a partner in the MG MGB hardtop . He finished tenth in Sebring in 1968 and celebrated a class win in 1965 . He also succeeded in doing this in 1964 in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring .
In 1969 he was the driver of the ultimately unsuccessful Unipower project and tried his hand at the Ford GT40 in 1970 . After finishing 18th at the Targa Florio in 1973 , he retired from active racing.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1964 | British Motor Corporation | MG MGB hardtop | Paddy Hopkirk | Rank 19 | |
1965 | British Motor Corporation | MG MGB hardtop | Paddy Hopkirk | Rank 11 | |
1966 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans | Paddy Hopkirk | failure | Cylinder head gasket |
1967 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Austin Healey Sprite Le Mans | Clive Baker | Rank 15 | |
1968 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Healey SR | Clive Baker | failure | Clutch damage |
1970 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Healey SR XR37 | Roger Enever | failure | Ignition damage |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1962 | Ecurie Safety Fast | MGA | Jack Sears | Rank 16 | |
1965 | British Motor Corp. | MG Midget | Roger Mac | Rank 26 and class win | |
1966 | British Motor Co | MGB | Paddy Hopkirk | failure | Connecting rod |
1967 | British Motor Corp. | MGB GT | Paddy Hopkirk | Rank 11 | |
1968 | British Motor Company | MGC | Paddy Hopkirk | Rank 10 | |
1969 | British Leyland Motor Corporation | MGC GT | Paddy Hopkirk | Rank 15 | |
1970 | Trevor Graham | Ford GT40 | Piers Forester | failure | Engine failure |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
- Andrew Hedges at Racing Sports Cars
- Information on Andrew Hedges
- Andrew Hedges in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hedges, Andrew |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hedges, Andrew Peter (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British automobile racer and bobsledder |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Abington |
DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2005 |
Place of death | Bahrain |