Horace Gould
Nation: | United Kingdom | ||||||||
Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | 1954 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last start: | 1958 Grand Prix of Argentina | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1954 Goulds Garage (Cooper) 1955 Goulds Garage (Maserati) - Maserati 1956–1958 Goulds Garage (Maserati) | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | WM-19. ( 1956 ) | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | 2 | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
Horace Gould , real name Horace Harry Twigg , (born September 20, 1921 in Southmead near Bristol , † November 4, 1968 there ) was a British automobile racing driver .
Career
Gould was one of the typical gentleman drivers , who possessed sufficient funds to buy a private race car and go racing. Horace Gould was wealthy, traded near Bristol with motors and indulged his passion with motorsport - Hobby .
His first vehicle was an MG , which he soon swapped for a Cooper - Bristol in order to take part in Formula 2 races.
In Formula 1 he was active from 1955 to 1958 with a Maserati 250F , which previously belonged to Prince Bira . Without factory support , Gould contested numerous races in Europe and overseas.
Sometimes he lived in Modena for the entire racing season . It was there, at the Maseratis company headquarters, that he believed he could benefit most from all of the improvements and spare parts.
His best finish in a world championship run was fifth at the 1956 British Grand Prix . In races that were not part of the World Cup , Gould could even celebrate a victory (in Aintree 1956) and a second place (in New Zealand 1957). During the 1957 season he drove at the start of the Pescara Grand Prix to a mechanic who left the grid too slowly. This was the first time a technician was injured by a pilot in this racing class.
In 1960, after an unsuccessful appearance at the Italian Grand Prix , Gould finally withdrew from motorsport and dedicated himself to his car dealership in Bristol.
He died of a heart attack in 1968 at the age of 47.
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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1954 | Gould's garage | Cooper T23 | Bristol 2.0 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
1955 | Gould's garage | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1956 | Gould's garage | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 19th |
1957 | HH Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
1958 | HH Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NC |
total | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Single results
season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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1954 | |||||||||||
15th | |||||||||||
1955 | |||||||||||
DNF | DNF | DNF | |||||||||
1956 | |||||||||||
8th | DNF | DNA | 5 | DNF | |||||||
1957 | |||||||||||
DNF | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | 10 | ||||||
1958 | |||||||||||
9 | DNQ | DNS | |||||||||
1960 | |||||||||||
DNS |
Legend | ||
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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 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
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1953 | Horace Gould | Cooper T21 | SEB | MIM | LEM | SPA | ONLY | RTT | CAP |
DNF | |||||||||
1954 | Gilby Engineering | Maserati A6GCS | BUA | SEB | MIM | LEM | RTT | CAP | |
DNF | |||||||||
1957 | Paco Godia | Maserati 300S | BUA | SEB | MIM | ONLY | LEM | KRI | CAR |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gould, Horace |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Twigg, Horace (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Southmead near Bristol , England , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 1968 |
Place of death | Southmead near Bristol , England , United Kingdom |