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Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell (born 2 July 1911 in Derby, Derbyshire – died 7 January 1964 in Derby) was a Formula One driver. He raced for the Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ferrari, BRM and Cooper in seven races, from 1950 to 1954. He entered with the Scuderia Ambrosiana, G.A. Vandervall and AHM Bryde team. He is most notable for finishing on the podium in the very first Grand Prix.
He also took on a role as team principal twice, for the Yeoman Credit Racing Team and for Reg Parnell Racing. As team principle, he did not achieve much success, with one pole position and a couple of second places.
He has a son, Tim Parnell, who also had a short career in Formula One. Tim did not have much success in F1, and joined his father at Reg Parnell Racing.
Reg died in 1964 of peritonitis after an appendix operation. Despite this, Reg Parnell Racing continued on until stopping in 1969.
Before Formula One World Championship
Parnell had started racing prior to the war in Bugatti's and after the war he continued his racing in ERA's and Maserati's
Formula 1 Career
1950
Reg Parnell was given a factory Alfa Romeo as a guest driver at the first ever World Championship GP at Silverstone and he repaid the good faith that was shown on him by finishing a fine third after Juan Manuel Fangio retired.
Parnell would race again in 1950 for the Scuderia Ambrosiana team but his Maserati retired with engine trouble on lap 9.
Formula One Statistical Overview
F1 Career History
| Year | Entrant | Team(s) | Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Alfa Romeo SpA | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 9th | Report |
| Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | ||||
| 1951 | G.A. Vandervell | Ferrari | 5 | 10th | Report |
| BRM Ltd. | BRM | ||||
| 1952 | AHM Bryde | Cooper-Bristol | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1954 | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari | 0 | NC | Report |
Non-Racing Formula One Career
| Year | Role | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Team Principal | Reg Parnell Racing |
| 1961 | Team Principal | Yeoman Credit Racing Team |
| 1962 | Team Principal | Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team |
| 1963 | Team Principal | Reg Parnell Racing |
| 1964 | Team Principal | Reg Parnell Racing |
Statistics
| Entries | 11 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 1 |
| Victories | 0 |
| Podia | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Points | 9 |
| Laps raced | 344 |
| kms raced | 1865.584 |
| Races led | 0 |
| Laps led | 0 |
| kms lead | 0.000 |
Non-Championship Wins
| No. | Race |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1949 Richmond Grand Prix |
| 2 | 1949 Goodwood Trophy |
| 3 | 1950 Richmond Trophy |
| 4 | 1950 Goodwood Trophy |
| 5 | 1952 West Essex CC Race |
| 6 | 1954 Levant Cup |
| 7 | 1954 BARC Formula 1 Race |
| 8 | 1954 Crystal Palace Trophy |
| 9 | 1954 August Cup |
| 10 | 1954 RedeX Trophy |
Career Results
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | Pos
Template:1950 Results/9 Template:1951 Results/9 Template:1952 Results/9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953: did not attend any races
Template:1954 Results/9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
Notes
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