Arthur Owen (racing driver)

Arthur William Owen (23 March 1915 in Lambeth, London – 27 April 2002 in Vilamoura, Portugal^[1]) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, driving a privately entered 2.2-litre Cooper. He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure.^[2] He retired with suspension damage and scored no championship points.

Arthur Owen

Born	(1915-03-23)23 March 1915
Died	27 April 2002(2002-04-27) (aged 87)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1960
Teams	privateer Cooper
Entries	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1960 Italian Grand Prix

On 17 October 1955 Arthur Owen, Jim Russell and William Knight drove a 'bobtail' Cooper sports car at the Autodrome de Montlhéry to set thirteen international speed and distance records in Class G on this banked track. Owen went on to set further records at Monza in Italy.^[3]

On 5 September 1959, driving a Cooper-Climax, Owen made fastest time of the day at the Brighton Speed Trials.^[4] In 1962, Owen won the British Hill Climb Championship at the wheel of a Cooper-Climax T53,^[5] prepared by fellow-competitor Patsy Burt's PMB Garages team. Arthur Owen competed in the 1962 Macau Grand Prix in a Cooper single-seater, qualifying on pole position but crashing early in the race.^[6] He finished third in the first Japanese Grand Prix, held at Suzuka on 3 and 4 May 1963, driving a Lotus 23 sports car.^[7]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Points
1960	Arthur Owen	Cooper T45	Climax Straight-4	ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA Ret	USA	NC	0