Guy Edwards
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | 1974 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1976 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1974 Lola Cars 1976 Hesketh 1977 BRM | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards , QGM (born December 30, 1942 in Macclesfield , United Kingdom ) is a retired British racing driver. In 1974 and 1976 he drove a total of eleven Grand Prix in Formula 1 .
Career
Guy Edwards was best known as the lifesaver of Niki Lauda . At the 1976 German Grand Prix on the Nordschleife , Lauda's Ferrari went up in flames after an accident. Together with Harald Ertl , Arturo Merzario and Brett Lunger , Edwards freed the victim from the burning wreck . For this act, Edwards was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal .
In 1978 Edwards won two races in the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series with a March 781 used by RAM Racing . He competed eight times in the 24-hour race at Le Mans . His best place in the overall standings was fourth in 1985, which he achieved in a Porsche 956C belonging to John Fitzpatrick's team . His partners were David Hobbs and Jo Gartner .
Today Edwards focuses on youth development and helps young drivers find sponsors .
Personal
Guy Edwards' son, Sean Edwards , who died in an accident in 2013 , was also a racing driver. In 2013 he played his father in the feature film Rush - Alles für die Sieg .
statistics
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 .
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th |
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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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| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1971 |
Camel Team Huron
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Lola T212 |
Roger Enever
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failure | Lost tires | |
| 1977 |
Porsche Kremer Racing
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Porsche 935K2 |
John Fitzpatrick
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Nick Faure
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failure | Engine failure |
| 1978 |
IBEC Racing Developments Ltd.
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Ibec-Hesketh 308LM |
Ian Grob
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failure | drive shaft | |
| 1980 |
JLP Racing
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Porsche 935 JLP-2 |
John Paul Sr.
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John Paul Junior
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Rank 9 | |
| 1981 |
Team Lola
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Lola T600 |
 Emilio de Villota
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Juan Fernández
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Rank 15 | |
| 1982 |
Ultramar team Lola
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Lola T610 |
Rupert Keegan
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Nick Faure
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failure | Cylinder overheated |
| 1983 |
John Fitzpatrick Racing
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Porsche 956 |
John Fitzpatrick
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Rupert Keegan
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Rank 5 | |
| 1984 |
Skoal Bandit Racing Team
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Porsche 962 |
 Roberto Moreno
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Rupert Keegan
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failure | accident |
| 1985 |
John Fitzpatrick Racing
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Porsche 956C |
David Hobbs
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Jo Gartner
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Rank 4 |
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 2-909413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Supercup - Sean Edwards: Fatal accident during test drives. Motorsport-Magazin.com, October 15, 2013, accessed October 15, 2013 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Edwards, Guy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edwards, Guy Richard Goronwy (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Macclesfield , UK |