Robert Walshaw
Robert Walshaw (* in Lightcliffe ) is a retired British racing car driver .
Racing career
Robert Walshaw competed twice in the Le Mans 24-hour race during his racing career in the 1950s . In 1956 he registered a Jaguar XK 140 ; Teammate was Peter Bolton . Because the team did not fill up with new fuel too early in accordance with the rules, the car was disqualified after 209 laps. A year later he drove a Lotus 11 together with John Dalton and finished the race 13th overall.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |
 Robert Walshaw
|
Jaguar XK 140 |
Peter Bolton
|
disqualified | |
| 1957 |
Robert Walshaw
|
Lotus 11 |
John Dalton
|
Rank 13 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Robert Walshaw | Lotus Eleven |
 BUA
|
 SEB
|
 MIM
|
 ONLY
|
 LEM
|
 KRI
|
 CAR
|
|||||||||||||||
| 13 |
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walshaw, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |