This article is about the Australian racing driver Frank Gardner. The American politician of the same name can be found under Frank Gardner (Politician) .
The Porsche 917 from Gardner / Piper at the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1969
Frank Gardner began his career as a motorcyclist in dirt track races in Bathurst and became known as a Formula 1 , touring and sports car racer in the 1960s . When the Porsche works drivers refused to start with the new Porsche 917 in the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1969 , Gardner and David Piper stepped in and dared to bring the Porsche, which was almost inaccessible at the time (only changes to the chassis made the 917 a top car) to seventh place in the overall ranking. Gardner won the British Touring Car Championship three times . In 1967 and 1968 he drove for Ford and in 1973 for Chevrolet .
His career in the automobile world championship was less successful. Between 1964 and 1968 he sporadically drove eight races to the world championship in a Brabham , but never placed in the points.
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Statistics in the automobile world championship
These statistics include all of the driver's participations in the World Automobile Championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 World Championship .
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