| Bill Aston | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality | {{{{{natflag}}}}} British 
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| Date of Birth | 29/03/1900[1] | |
| Date of Death | 04/03/1974[1] | |
| Début | The Kingsdown Trophy 1960 | |
| Championships | 0 (10th 1961) | |
| Previous Teams | Star Hill Racing Equipe Downton Engineering Team Tourist Trophy | |
| Career Statistics | ||
| Total Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Pole Positions | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 (0 in Class) | |
| Total Points | 0 | |
Bill Aston was a British Saloon Car Championship driver, who competed between 1960 and 1963. Aston was the oldest driver in the field, having been 60 when he started in the championship.[2]
Background[]
Aston had had an extensive career before he came to the BSCC, having previously entered sports car races, Formula Three and Formula Two, having previously raced motorcycles.[3][2] Aston also entered three Formula One grand prix in 1952, starting one race (although he would retire early on).[2] Aston stopped racing after his failed Formula One career, although would return in 1960, running with Star Hill Racing Equipe in sports cars and the BSCC.[3]
BTCC History[]
Aston, at the age of 60, entered the BSCC for the first time, using a Jaguar Mk II under the Star Hill Racing Equipe banner.[4] A fifth place finish was bettered by two podiums before the end of the year, prompting Aston to continue in his endeavours.[4] Switching to a Mini Minor, provided by Downton Engineering, Aston claimed his first win at Silverstone in Class A, as well as two further podiums.[5] This was enough to give Aston third in class and tenth overall for the season.[5]
For 1962, Team Tourist Trophy invited Aston to race for them at the final three races of the season.[6] Using the new Vauxhall VX 4/90, Aston claimed second in only his second drive in the car, the best finish for the car.[6] Eight points resulted from the year, with Team Tourist Trophy asking Aston to race for them the following year.[6] Using a Jaguar Mk II 3.8, Aston claimed two more points finishes from four more starts, before ultimately retiring from racing at the end of the season.[7]
BTCC Record[]
A table containing Bill Aston's best results in the BTCC. The figures after the information about the car used indicate Bill Aston's best finish at that meeting.
| Bill Aston's BTCC Record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Pos | Pts | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1960 | Star Hill Racing | bgcolor="Purple" style="color:white; border-radius:7px;"|NC | Jaguar Mk II | 1600+ | N | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |||||
| 1961 | Downton Engineering | 10th | 20 | Morris Mini Minor | bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A | N | 4 | 4 | 1 | R | 3 | 3 | N | - | |
| 1962 | Tourist Team Trophy | 8 | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B | N | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |||||
| 1963 | 4 | Jaguar Mk II | bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D | 4 | R | 5 | N | 4 | N | ||||||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/bill-aston/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Aston
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Bill-Aston-GB.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1960%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1961%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html
- ↑ http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1963%20BSCC.html