Tim Rose-Richards

Thomas Essery "Tim" Rose-Richards (born June 6, 1902 in Mayals , Glamorgan , † October 7, 1940 near Anvil Point ) was a Welsh racing driver and naval aviator in the Royal Navy during World War II .

Career

Tim Rose-Richards competed in monoposto and sports car races between 1929 and 1935 . In 1935 he finished third in the Voiturette class at the Eifel race on the Nürburgring on a works ERA . A year before that, he finished fourth in the Dieppe Grand Prix.

He achieved great success in sports car racing. Three times in a row, in 1931 , 1932 and 1933 , he secured third place overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . At the RAC Tourist Trophy 1933 , behind Tazio Nuvolari and Hugh Caulfield Hamilton, he was also third.

After winning the Brooklands 500 Mile Race in 1935 , he retired from racing.

Death at sea

Tim Rose-Richards served as a naval aviator in the Royal Navy during World War II. He was stationed in Lee-on-the-Solent as a member of the 765th Squadron and died on October 7, 1940 in a crash near Anvil Point .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1929	Fox & Nicoll	Lagonda 2 liter speed	Brian E. Lewis	failure	Cylinder damage
1930	Fox & Nicholl	Talbot AO90	Johnny Hindmarsh	Rank 4
1931	Arthur Fox & Charles Nicholl	Talbot AV105	Owen Saunders-Davies	Rank 3
1932	Arthur Fox	Talbot AV105	Brian E. Lewis	Rank 3
1933	Arthur Fox	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Brian E. Lewis	Rank 3
1934	Earl Howe	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM	Earl Howe	failure	Clutch damage

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 .
• RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1998, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

Web links

• Tim Rose-Richards at Racing Sports Cars (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Third place in the RAC Tourist Trophy 1933
2. ^ Victory in the Brooklands 500 Mile Race in 1935
3. ↑ Death at Sea