Eric Thompson

Eric Thompson
Driver Information
Born	4 November 1919(1919-11-04) Ditton Hill, Surbiton, England, UK
Died	22 August 2015(2015-08-22) (aged 95) Guildford, England, UK
Nationality	British
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
World Titles	0
Race	1 (1 starts)
Poles	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	2
Only Race	1952 British Grand Prix

Eric Thompson (born 4 November 1919 in Ditton Hill, Surbiton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom – died 22 August 2015 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom) was a British book dealer. He only competed in the 1952 British Grand Prix driving for Connaught, finishing in fifth place.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
1952	Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2	18th	Report

Career Statistics

Entries	1
Starts	1
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	2
Laps Raced	82
Distance Raced	386 km (240 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pts	Pos
1952									2	18th
					5th

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	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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