George Eaton (racing driver)
Template:Short description Template:BLP one source Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". George Ross Eaton (born 12 November 1945) is a Canadian former racing driver who is a member of the prominent Eaton family.
Life and career
Eaton was born in Toronto, the youngest son of John and Signy Eaton. He gained attention as a Canadian race driver who participated in Can Am, Formula One and Formula A races.
Eaton served as president of the family company for ten years. Under his leadership, Eaton's continued its precipitous decline from its historic dominance in the Canadian retail market.
Eaton's Formula One career with British Racing Motors included 13 World Championship Grands Prix and one non-Championship race, debuting on 5 October 1969. He scored no championship points.
Eaton raced in the Can-Am series in 1968, 1969 and 1970. He was the top Canadian in the Can-Am Series in 1969. He participated in the Canadian Formula A series in 1969 and the Continental Series in 1969 and 1971 but retired from racing after 1972.[1] He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1994, and received an honorary doctor of laws degree from St Francis Xavier University at a special convocation in April 1996.
Eaton attempted one NASCAR Grand National Series event in 1970 at Charlotte Motor Speedway but failed to qualify.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P138 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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NC | 0 | ||
| 1970 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P139 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | RSA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| BRM P153 | ESP DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MON DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| Yardley Team BRM | NED RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GBR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER | AUT 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ITA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CAN 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
USA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 1971 | Yardley Team BRM | BRM P160 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
USA | NC | 0 |
See also
References
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External links
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- Eaton family (Toronto)
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Businesspeople from Toronto
- Canadian Formula One drivers
- BRM Formula One drivers
- Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent
- Canadian people of Icelandic descent
- Can-Am entrants
- Racing drivers from Toronto
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Canadian racing drivers