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| Born | (1947-10-26)26 October 1947 (age 78) Wuppertal,Germany |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1974–1977 |
| Teams | Token,Williams,BRM,Hesketh; non-worksBrabham |
| Entries | 11 (4 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1974 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1977 Canadian Grand Prix |
Ian Hugh Gordon Ashley (born 26 October 1947)[1] is a British-Germanracing driver who raced inFormula One for theToken,Williams,BRM andHesketh teams.
Ashley began racing in 1966 when he took a course at theJim Russell Racing School. He was fast but rather erratic, and soon earned the nickname "Crashley".[2] He reachedFormula 5000 in 1972 and was a front-runner in 1973. He made his debut in Formula One in 1974, and briefly drove for theWilliams team the following year. His luck got worse over the mid-1970s in Formula One. He was to become a victim of two nasty accidents on circuits that were no longer used by Formula One soon after his two accidents. During 1975, at theGerman Grand Prix at theNürburgring where during practice, he crashed severely at the tricky Pflanzgarten section and broke both his ankles, and during practice for theCanadian Grand Prix atMosport Park in 1977, he went over a bump, flipped his Hesketh, vaulted the barrier and crashed into a television tower. He never raced in Formula One again.
In 1985 he made hisCARTChampionship Car debut at theMiami Grand Prix. He was entered in the1986 Indianapolis 500 but the car did not appear on track. However, he did make three CART starts in 1986 and finished ninth at theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course, enough for 28th in the championship. He failed to finish in his other two 1986 starts. He also made a singleIndy Lights start atPocono Raceway and finished sixth. He made one more CART appearance in 1987, again in Miami but was knocked out by drivetrain trouble.
After Formula One he built a career as a pilot for executive jets in the United States. However, in 1993 he made a return to racing, driving aVauxhall in theBritish Touring Car Championship.[3] Following this he briefly raced motorcyclesidecar combinations, before a stint in theTVR Tuscan Challenge one-make series.
In November 2009, he competed in Formula Ford for the first time in over 40 years driving an Elden MK8 in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone.
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Token Racing | TokenRJ02 | CosworthV8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER 14 | AUT NC | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
| Chequered Flag | BrabhamBT42 | CosworthV8 | CAN DNQ | USA DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | WilliamsFW03 | CosworthV8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER DNS | AUT | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1976 | Stanley BRM | BRMP201B | BRMV12 | BRA Ret | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | NC | 0 | |
| 1977 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh308E | CosworthV8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT DNQ | NED DNQ | ITA DNQ | USA 17 | CAN DNS | JPN | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Tom Hess Racing | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MOH | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA 18 | 48th | 0 | [4] | ||
| 1986 | Dick Simon Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR 15 | MCH | POC | MOH 9 | SAN | MCH | ROA 23 | LAG | PHX | MIA | 28th | 4 | [5] |
| 1987 | Dick Simon Racing | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MOH | NAZ | LAG | MIA 20 | 43rd | 0 | [6] |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tamchester Team Maxted | Vauxhall Cavalier | SIL Ret | DON 12 | SNE 12 | DON Ret | OUL 9 | BRH 1 17 | BRH 2 13 | PEM 13 | SIL 17 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | 23rd | 2 | ||||||
| Colin Davids Racing | OUL 17 | BRH 21 | THR Ret | DON 1 15 | DON 2 9 | SIL 19 |