Thomas Cuthbert "Cuth" Harrison (6 July 1906 – 21 January 1981) was a Formula 1 driver. He drove in three races for the ERA team in 1950
He is most notable for driving in the inaugural Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Formula One Career[]
Pre Championship[]
He began driving Formula 1 in 1947, buying and racing an ERA R1B and R8B. He finished fourth in the 1947 Belgian Grand Prix in a shared drive with Bob Gerard, and followed that up with a podium finish of third in the Reims Grand Prix that year. In 1949 he had a further third pace at Richmond Trophy
1950[]
Harrison made his championship debut at the first race of the season, the British Grand Prix, Qualifying 15th, 7.6s off pole. He finished two places of the points in seventh in a race of attrition
At the next race at Monaco he qualified a career best 14th, but was wiped out in the first lap pileup at Tabac. He missed the next four rounds but made a return at the seventh and final round of the championship, the Italian Grand Prix, retiring on lap 51 of 80 with Radiator Problems.
In non-championship races in 1950, he earned two podiums, including a career best second at the British Empire Trophy.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 3 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 118 |
| Distance Raced | 633 km (393 mi) |
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| 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 | 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 | |||
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