Sydney Allard

The Allard P.1 winning car of the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally

Sydney Allard (born June 19, 1910 in Streatham , † April 12, 1966 in Esher , Surrey ) was a British racing driver and founder of the Allard Motor Company.

Life

Sydney Allard was a dealer of special models with Ford V8 engines before the Second World War . During the Second World War he stopped production and in 1946 began again to bring cars onto the market with the Allard K.1. Various models followed until 1960. In 1949 he fitted his racing car with a Steyr truck engine (3.7L V8) and won the British hill climb championship. In 1950 he was partnered with Tom Cole , third in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . In 1952 he won the Monte Carlo Rally in a P.1 limousine. In 1953 he was briefly in the lead of the overall standings at Le Mans with the Allard J2R.

Allard was almost blind in his left eye due to an air rifle injury from his youth. Despite this handicap, he was able to achieve some success in motorsport. In 1960 he gradually said goodbye to active racing and automobile manufacturing. In 1963 he founded the British Drag Racing Association (BDRA). Until his death, all his attention was focused on racing.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1950	HH Allard	Allard JS2	Tom Cole	3rd place and class win
1951	HH Allard	Allard JS2	Tom Cole	failure	ignition
1952	HH Allard	Allard P.1	Jack Fairman	failure	Leak in the fuel tank
1953	Allard Motors Company	Allard J2R	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	failure	Brake defect

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Allard	Allard J2R	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
					DNF

Web links

• Allard Motor Company

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary in: The Times April 13, 1966