Kim Mather

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Kim Mather (born July 15, 1951 in Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire ) is a former British racing driver. From 1977 to 1981 Mather took part in several rounds of the Formula 2 European Championship and in other monoposto races.

Career

Mather mainly drove in the Shellsport International Series and its successor, the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series . This series was also known as the "British Formula 1 Championship". As a rule, young racing drivers who were not yet established in Formula 1 started here with older Formula 1 or Formula 2 chassis. From 1977 to 1981 Mather also registered for six races in the Formula 2 European Championship, in five of which he competed. In all series he was limited to British racetracks. He did not succeed in jumping into Formula 1.

1974

In 1974 Mather contested his first monoposto race in the British Formula Atlantic Championship . He started in Oulton Park with a Brabham BT38 . He finished the race in ninth place. For this he received two points and was ranked 32nd in the championship.

No racing activity was recorded by Mathers in the following two years.

1977

1977 Mather made his debut in the Shellsport International Series. His first race was the eighth championship run, which took place on July 9, 1977 at Oulton Park . Mather drove a Chevron B34 with a Ford BDA engine. He retired on the third lap of the race after an accident. In the subsequent race in Mallory Park , Mather crossed the finish line for the first time; he finished seventh. His third race was the 14th championship run at Brands Hatch , which he finished ninth.

Two weeks after the shell sport race at Brands Hatch, Mather made his debut in the Formula 2 European Championship on October 29, 1977. He walked the last race of the 1977 season in Donington Park F2 Trophy with a senior Chevron B35 and Ford -BDA engine at the start, he reported under his own name. The sponsor was the Dinorben Arms Inn . Mather finished in 14th place.

1978

In 1978 , Mather started ten of twelve races in the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series with a Chevron B34 . The season opener in Oulton Park , which was also the first race of this newly launched series, he finished in fourth place, at the fourth run in Mallory Park he came in fifth. At the end of the season he finished 15th in the ranking with 18 points.

In the 1978 season, Mather did not drive any Formula 2 races.

1979

1979 Mather took part in nine of 12 championship races of the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series. As a rule, he drove a March 772P , which was initially equipped with a Hart and later with a BMW engine. At one occasion - the Anglia TV Trophy in Snetterton - he reported a Chevron B34 instead . Mather crossed the finish line in seven runs, twice in the points. He finished sixth at the Daily Express Formula One Trophy at Oulton Park and fourth at the ATV Trophy at Mallory Park. In the final ranking, Mather finished 14th with four championship points.

In the 1979 Mather competed in two races. First he reported his March 772P to the International Trophy , which he finished in 12th place. At the third championship run, the BARC "200" in Thruxton , Mather achieved his best result in Formula 2 with 10th place. He did not contest any other Formula 2 races this year.

1980

In the 1980 Aurora AFX Formula 1 series , Mather competed in ten of the 12 championship races. He drove a March 802 with a Hart engine. After initially failing three times due to technical defects, he established himself in the midfield in the summer of 1980. Then came three positions in the points in autumn. The Radio Victory Trophy in Thruxton and the Pentax Trophy ended at Silverstone Mather each sixth. At the Daily Express Trophy at Silverstone, he finished second behind Jim Crawford . At the end of the season he was 10th in the championship standings.

In 1980 Mather returned to Formula 2 for a race. He was registered for the opening race, but ultimately did not start. In the news, Mather's name appeared in connection with Theodore Racing , suggesting that Mather had tried to get financial support from racing patron Theodore "Teddy" Yip . Two and a half months later he started Yips at the Marlboro Trophy at Silverstone without any apparent support ; the report was now made under the name Aycliffe Newton Racing . Here Mather finished 13th.

1981

In 1981 the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series was not held. Mather drove only two races of the Formula 2 European Championship this year . He competed for Aycliffe Newton in the first and last British Formula 2 round of this year. In both races he drove a two-year-old March 792 with a Hart engine. At the season opener in Silverstone ( International Trophy ) it failed prematurely due to damage to the suspension. Five months later he finished the Donington "50,000" in 18th place.

At the end of 1981, Mather ended his career in single-seater sports.

Private

Since his retirement as an active driver, Mather has had little contact with motor racing. He runs a car dealership and repair shop in Lancashire.

literature

Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984 , Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kim Mathers race results on the website www.driverdb.com (accessed December 8, 2016).
  2. ↑ Results of the Aurora series 1980 on the website www.silhouet.com (accessed December 8, 2016).
  3. ↑ Results of the Aurora series 1979 on the website www.silhouet.com (accessed December 8, 2016).
  4. ↑ Results of the Aurora series 1980 on the website www.silhouet.com (accessed December 8, 2016).
  5. ^ Biography of Kim Mathers on the website www.oldracingcars.com (accessed December 8, 2016).
personal data
SURNAME Mather, Kim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire