Changes: Joe Fry

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Joseph Gibson Fry (October 26, 1915 - July 29, 1950) was a British racing driver and distant member of the Fry's Chocolate family, who only took part in the first ever championship Formula One race, the 1950 British Grand Prix, where he shared a Maserati 4CL with Brian Shawe-Taylor. The pair finished 10th. Shawe-Taylor made two further appearances, both during the 1951 season. Along with Peter Walker and Tony Rolt, Fry and Shawe-Taylor were the first drivers to share the same car.

Fry was killed on July 29, 1950, in an accident during the Blandford hillclimb, in which he was at the wheel of the Freikaiserwagen, a car his cousin David Fry helped build. He was 34 years old.

The Joe Fry Memorial Trophy, held at Castle Combe as a Non-Championship race, between 1952 and 1954, was organised in his memory.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
1950	Joe Fry	Maserati	0	NC

Career Statistics

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Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pts	Pos Template:1950 Results/7

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	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)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

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-'''Joe Fry''' ([[October 26]], 1915 - [[July 29]], 1950) was a British racing driver and distant member of the Fry's Chocolate family, who only took part in the first ever championship Formula One race, the [[1950 British Grand Prix]], where he shared a [[Maserati 4CL]] with [[Brian Shawe-Taylor]]. The pair finished 10th. Shawe-Taylor made two further appearances, both during the {{F1|1951}} season. Along with [[Peter Walker]] and [[Tony Rolt]], Fry and Shawe-Taylor were the first drivers to share the same car.
+'''Joseph Gibson Fry''' ([[October 26]], 1915 - [[July 29]], 1950) was a British racing driver and distant member of the Fry's Chocolate family, who only took part in the first ever championship Formula One race, the [[1950 British Grand Prix]], where he shared a [[Maserati 4CL]] with [[Brian Shawe-Taylor]]. The pair finished 10th. Shawe-Taylor made two further appearances, both during the {{F1|1951}} season. Along with [[Peter Walker]] and [[Tony Rolt]], Fry and Shawe-Taylor were the first drivers to share the same car.
 Fry was killed on July 29, 1950, in an accident during the Blandford hillclimb, in which he was at the wheel of the Freikaiserwagen, a car his cousin David Fry helped build. He was 34 years old.