Frank Gardner
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1931 – 2009
Who was Frank Gardner?
Frank Gardner OAM was a racing driver from Australia. Born in Sydney, he was best known as a Touring car racing and Sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheeler driver. He was European F5000 champion, and participated in nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 11 July 1964. He scored no championship points. Gardner also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races and his results included a third placing at the 1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix at the Autodromo di Pergusa in Sicily, fourth in the 1965 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch and third in the 1971 International Gold Cup at Oulton Park. He participated each year in the open wheeler Tasman Series held in New Zealand and Australia during the European winter, and shared the grids with the likes of Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1931
Sydney - Also known as
- Гарднер, Фрэнк
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 29, 2009
Gold Coast
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on July 23, 2013
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