Tony Maggs

Anthony " Tony" Maggs ( born February 9, 1937 in Pretoria, † 2 June 2009) was a South African racing driver.

In 1959 he came to England in 1961, European champion in Formula Junior and drove with such well-known teams such as Lotus or Cooper. The high expectations placed in him but he could never fulfill.

His Formula 1 debut Maggs in the season 1961 at the Grand Prix of Great Britain and Germany with a Lotus - Climax. Both times he came but not in the top ten.

In the seasons 1962 and 1963 he competed in 19 Formula 1 World Championship races for Cooper - Climax as a second factory rider next to Bruce McLaren. His best finish was second place at the Grand Prix of France respectively.

In 1964, he completed three World Cup race for the Scuderia Centro Sud BRM with a P57. The 1965 season brought even his last race in his Formula 1 career at the Grand Prix of South Africa. For the Reg Parnell Racing team he started with a Lotus - BRM and finished eleventh.

Maggs was planning for the next season with a Surtees Lola (Formula 2 ) when he had an accident with a Brabham in a national race in Pietermaritzburg, killing a little boy who was in the haul. The South African ended a short time later his career as a racing driver, and retired to his farm.

Tony Maggs also launched at the World Cup race for Grand Touring cars and races to the FIA Cup for prototypes, including the 1000 -kilometer race at the Nürburgring in 1962, together with Bruce McLaren at Aston Martin, in 1963 with Bob Olthoff on Lola Mk6 GT Ford, 1964 and 1965 by David Piper on his Ferrari. 1964 Piper / Maggs on Ferrari 250 GT seventh in the overall standings (42 laps = 958 km in 7:10:45,0 hours). At the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1964, the team Innes Ireland / Anthony Maggs on Ferrari GTO with 4403.62 kilometers driven was sixth.

Tony Maggs sat down in his home in Hermanus to rest. He died in early June 2009 from cancer.

Le Mans results

  • Formula 1 racing driver (South Africa)
  • Drivers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • South Africans
  • Born in 1937
  • Died in 2009
  • Man
  • World Sports Car Championship racer
1961 Formula One season 1965 Formula One season 1962 Formula One season Fastest lap 1963 Formula One season 1964 Formula One season Ferrari 250 GTO 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans Aston Martin DBR1 Roy Salvadori 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche 718 Joakim Bonnier 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans
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