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| Born | (1931-07-20)20 July 1931 Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 May 2009(2009-05-07) (aged 77) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1957–1958,1961 |
| Teams | privateerCooper andLotus |
| Entries | 5 (4 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1957 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1961 German Grand Prix |
Anthony ErnestMarsh (20 July 1931 – 7 May 2009) was a Britishracing driver from England. HisFormula One career was short and unsuccessful, but he enjoyed great success inhillclimbing, winning theBritish Hill Climb Championship on a record six occasions.
Having begun his hillclimbing career in 1953 with aCooper-JAP that had previously been driven byPeter Collins,[1]he won three successive championships in the car from 1955 to 1957. In the 1960s, he drove an ex-Formula OneBRM for a time before constructing his own Marsh car. Inspired byPeter Westbury's Ferguson P99, Marsh devised an unusual drivetrain which utilised four-wheel-drive while accelerating but rear-wheel-drive while cornering.[1]
Once again Tony Marsh established himself in 1965 as "King of the Hills" by scoring Best Time of the Day at eight of the nine first championship climbs he entered, and setting new course records atShelsley Walsh,Bouley Bay and Longleat.[2]
After winning another hat-trick of championships between 1965 and 1967, Marsh sold his car and left motorsport to concentrate on his engineering and farming interests, but in 1986 he returned at the wheel of the March-based Rovercraft. In 1993, his co-driverSimon Law was killed in the car during theBrighton Speed Trials, a tragedy which affected Marsh considerably.[1] He returned with the ex-David RenderToleman TG191 Cosworth DFL, taking theGurston Top Six title that year, aged 62.[3] He continued to compete in hillclimbs well into his seventies, driving on until 2008.[4]
Marsh competed in circuit racing in his earlier years, driving in fourGrands Prix, the last being the1961 German Grand Prix in which he drove theLotus 18 he also campaigned in hillclimbs.[1]He also drove in the1960 Le Mans 24 Hours, sharing aLotus Elite withJohn Wagstaff.[1]
In 2007, Parley Books published his autobiography:Tony Marsh: The great all-rounder: In and out of motorsport.[5]
Marsh was born inStourbridge; he died aged 77 in May 2009 after having been admitted to hospital with breathing complications.[6]
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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| 1957 | Ridgeway Managements | CooperT43 F2 | ClimaxStraight-4 | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER 15 | PES | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1958 | Tony Marsh | CooperT45 F2 | ClimaxStraight-4 | ARG | MON | NED | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER 8 | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |
| 1961 | Tony Marsh | Lotus18 | ClimaxStraight-4 | MON | NED | BEL DNS | FRA | GBR Ret | GER 15 | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |||
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| Preceded by | British Hill Climb Champion 1955-1957 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | British Hill Climb Champion 1965-1967 | Succeeded by |
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