GridpediaRon Flockhart
Ron Flockhart is a British Formula 1 driver with 13 race starts from 1954 to 1960, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 1 podium and 5 championship points.
Flockhart's first start was the 1954 British Grand Prix for Maserati, from 10th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1956: 13th in the championship with 4 points and 1 podium, for BRM and Connaught. The longest team-mate pairing was with Harry Schell, 7 races: Flockhart finished ahead 1 times to 5 when both were classified, and out-qualified Schell 1 times to 6. 8 of the 13 starts ended in a retirement (62%).
- Nationality
- British
- Born
- 16 Jun 1923
- Active
- 1954 to 1960, 6 seasons
- Teams
- Maserati, BRM, Connaught, Cooper, Team Lotus, Cooper-Climax
| Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Fastest laps | Laps led | Points | DNFs | Best finish | Best championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 5 | 8 | 3rd | 13th |
Compare with team-mates: Harry Schell, Jo Bonnier. Or anyone else.
Season by season
Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Team Lotus, Cooper-Climax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th |
| 1959 | BRM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 1958 | Cooper, BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57th |
| 1957 | BRM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd |
| 1956 | BRM, Connaught | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13th |
| 1954 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80th |
By team
| Team | Years | Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maserati | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRM | 1956–1959 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connaught | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cooper | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Lotus | 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cooper-Climax | 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every race
| Race | Team | Grid | Finish | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 United States Grand Prix | Cooper-Climax | 21 | R | Transmission | 0 |
| 1960 French Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 14 | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 1959 Italian Grand Prix | BRM | 15 | 13 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix | BRM | 11 | 7 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 1959 British Grand Prix | BRM | 11 | R | Spun off | 0 |
| 1959 French Grand Prix | BRM | 13 | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 1959 Monaco Grand Prix | BRM | 10 | R | Spun off | 0 |
| 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix | BRM | 15 | R | Engine | 0 |
| 1958 Monaco Grand Prix | BRM | PL | F | Did not qualify | 0 |
| 1958 Monaco Grand Prix | Cooper | PL | F | Did not qualify | 0 |
| 1957 French Grand Prix | BRM | 11 | R | Accident | 0 |
| 1957 Monaco Grand Prix | BRM | 11 | R | Engine | 0 |
| 1956 Italian Grand Prix | Connaught | 26 | 3 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 1956 British Grand Prix | BRM | 17 | R | Engine | 0 |
| 1954 British Grand Prix | Maserati | 10 | R | Accident | 0 |