Guy Edwards
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Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
| Born | 30 December 1942 Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1974, 1976 – 1977 |
| Teams | Hill, Hesketh, BRM |
| Entries | 17 (11 starts)[1] |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1974 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1977 British Grand Prix |
Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards, QGM (born 30 December 1942) is a British former racing driver. Best known for his sportscar and British Formula One career, as well as for brokering sponsorship deals, Edwards participated in 17 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 13 January 1974. He scored no championship points.
Edwards attended Liverpool College and studied at Durham University (University College), graduating in 1964.[2][3]
With aspirations of racing cars, Edwards went straight from university to Brands Hatch Racing School and persuaded the owner to allow him to perform secretarial work in exchange for ten free laps a week in circuit cars.[4] After saving up money he was able to purchase a Mini Cooper-S, with which he gained his first competitive experience. Edwards upgraded to a Chevron B8 once he gained sponsorship and soon entered Formula 5000.[4]
Career
Edwards competed in the Aurora Formula One Championship in the UK from 1978 to 1980, scoring several wins driving March, Fittipaldi and Arrows chassis. In 1979, he scored the only race win for a Fittipaldi Formula One chassis.
Edwards is also renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Arturo Merzario, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl, who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix, for which he was later awarded a Queen's Gallantry Medal for his bravery.[5] Currently, he works helping racing drivers to get sponsorship.
Edwards' son Sean, also a racing driver, was killed in a motor racing accident at Queensland Raceway in Australia on 15 October 2013. He was sitting as a passenger in a Porsche 911 GT3 to coach a younger driver when they had a high-speed crash and subsequently caught fire.[6]
In October 2018, media erroneously reported Edwards dead.[7]
