Richard Attwood
British racing driver (born 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard James David "Dickie" Attwood[1] (born 4 April 1940, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British motor racing driver, from England. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Championship Grands Prix, achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points. He was also a successful sports car racing driver and won the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driving a Porsche 917, the first of Porsche's record 19 victories at the famous race.
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Born | (1940-04-04) 4 April 1940 (age 84) Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Active years | 1964ā1965, 1967ā1969 |
Teams | BRM Reg Parnell Racing Cooper Lotus |
Entries | 17 (16 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Career points | 11 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 1964 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1969 Monaco Grand Prix |
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