Bill Aston
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| First start: | 1952 German Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1952 German Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1952 Aston Butterworth | |||||||||
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William "Bill" Aston (born March 29, 1900 in Hopton , † March 4, 1974 in Lingfield ) was a British automobile racing driver .
Career
Bill Aston was an amateur and enthusiast. In the late 1940s, Aston was highly successful in British Formula 3 with a Cooper -Jap-500cc . In addition to his victories on the island, he won the races in Brussels and Zandvoort in 1949 . In 1950 he won the Lavant Cup at Goodwood .
Aston was a civil engineer and fruit grower; he used it to finance his racing activities. Together with Robin Montgomerie-Charrington , he built the formula vehicles for Aston Butterworth . However, the narrow vehicles were unsuccessful because there were constant problems with the fuel supply. Aston made a single appearance at a Formula 1 World Championship race . With the Aston MB 41 Butterworth, he dropped out of the 1952 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in the second round.
Aston remained connected to motorsport well into old age. He drove for Jaguar and Aston Martin in British touring car races and won his class not infrequently until the late 1960s.
statistics
Statistics in the automobile world championship
general overview
| season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Race laps |
Points | WM-Pos. |
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| 1952 | WS Aston | Aston NB41 | Butterworth 2.0 L4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
| total | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who 3rd Edition . Travel Publishing, London, 2000, ISBN 1-902007-46-8 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Aston, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aston, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hopton |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1974 |
| Place of death | Lingfield |