Anthony Davidson (born April 18, 1979 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom) is a former British Formula One driver who participated in F1 from 2002 until 2008 for the Minardi, BAR and Super Aguri teams. Since 2008 Davidson has test with both the Brawn and Mercedes teams. However since 2009, Davidson has been further recognized as a Commentator for the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary team alongside David Croft before moving to the Sky Sports F1 HD commentary team in 2012.
Formula One Career
Formula One Statistical Overview
Formula One Record
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR-Honda | Test Driver | ||
| 2002 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR-Honda | Test Driver | ||
| GO KL Minardi Asiatech | Minardi-Asiatech | 0 | NC | Report | |
| 2003 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR-Honda | Test Driver | ||
| 2004 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR-Honda | Test Driver | ||
| 2005 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR-Honda | Test Driver | ||
| 0 | NC | Report | |||
| 2006 | Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda | Test Driver | ||
| 2007 | Super Aguri F1 Team | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 | 23rd | Report |
| 2008 | Super Aguri F1 Team | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 | 22nd | Report |
| Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda | Test Driver | |||
| 2009 | Brawn GP F1 Team | Brawn-Mercedes | Test Driver | ||
| 2010: Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2011 | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | Test Driver | ||
| 2012: Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2013 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | Test Driver | ||
Non-Racing Formula One Career
| Year | Role | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Guest Commentator | ITV-F1 |
| 2008 | Guest Commentator | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 2009 | Commentator | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 2010 | Commentator | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 2011 | Commentator | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 2012 | Commentator / Analyst | Sky Sports F1 |
| 2013 | Commentator / Analyst | Sky Sports F1 |
Career Statistics
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Career Results
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 2001: Test driver
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| 2003: Test driver
Template:2004 Results/19 Template:2005 Results/19 Template:2006 Results/19 Template:2007 Results/19 Template:2008 Results/19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||