People

An archive the people who built and raced 500cc Formula 3 cars. Click on any name to see more.

Adolf Glunz	West German Scampolo driver in '50 and '51
Adolf Lang	West German Champion in 1953
Adrian Butler	CAPA founder and stalwart of 500s
Åke Jönsson	Swedish Effyh driver
Alan Brown	Ecurie Richmond driver who scored Cooper's first World Championship points.
Alan Cowley	Prolific competitor from 1953 to 1958 in Cooper and Petty
Alan Eccles	Staride and Cooper pilot from '54 to '59.
Alan Hutchinson	Dutch airline pilot
Alan Rippon	Special builder and Cooper driver for Ecurie Britannique.
Alan Rogers	Cooper pilot from Cheshire in 1950 and '51
Albert Zains	Cooper regular and creator of the Flash Special
Alex McGlashan	Scottish Marwyn and Cooper driver.
Alexis DuPont	American Cooper driver and heir.
Alf Bottoms	Speedway rider and creator of the JBS.
Allan Moore	JBS Triumph driver.
Alvar Strandberg	Swedish Cooper driver
Alvin “Spike” Rhiando	Winner of the Grand Prix race at Silverstone, inventor of the Trimax and colourful character.
André Héchard	DB and Le Mans driver
André Loens	Successful racer from France and builder of the Loweno.
Andrew Goodfellow	Scottish Cooper pilot in 1957
Anthony Yorke	Commander CA Yorke RN, who gave his name to the 100 mile race at Silverstone.
Arnold Stafford	Driver, F1 mechanic and member of John Wyer's team
Arthur Gill	Gentleman driver who took over the Mackson team.
Arthur Mackenzie	South African racer
Austen May	Successful trials driver who turned to 500 racing and was also a successful author.
Austin Nurse	Cooper pilot from 1950 to '53, HWM Alta Lotus driver .
Axel Johansson	Swedish Cooper driver
Basil Tye	Racer, yachtsman and Managing Director of the RAC MSA
Bernard Manning	Mackson and Staride driver
Bernie Ecclestone	Bernie began his racing career in 500s and went on to run Brabham and then Formula 1.
Bertie Bradnack	Regular club racer, known for Cooper Bradnack Lugs.
Betty Haig	Rally, track and hills driver.
Bill Aston	Early Cooper driver and all rounder.
Bill Grose	Garage owner and special builder
Bill Jones	CRM and Cooper driver
Bill Lee	The first man to compete in a 500 in Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Bill Patterson	Australian who performed well on his brief tour of England.
Bill Whitehouse	The prominent early racer who died at Reims in 1957.
Bob Dixon	Scottish JP driver
Bob Gerard	The versatile all round racer.
Bob Leapingwell	Cooper Mk IV driver.
Bob Wenz	Californian special builder and long standing racer.
Bobby Kohlrausch	Pre war motorcycle and Austin 7 racer and post war 500 racer
Børge Nielsen	Alfa Dana and Effyh driver.
Bruce Campbell	Soldier, daredevil and racer.
Bruce Kessler	Californian driver and film director.
Charles Cooper	Managing Director of Cooper's Garage and the Cooper Car Company
Charles Headland	Car dealer and one of the fastest Kieft drivers.
Charlie Smith	Motorcycle racer turned car builder.
Chris Fergusson	One of the first Cooper owners in South Africa
Claude Tipper	Monaco driver and motoring artist
Cliff Allison	Cliff began his career in a Cooper before being spotted by Colin Chapman.
Clive Lones	Brooklands racer and pioneer of 500cc motorsport.
Colin Davis	Top flight driver in 55 and '56, son of SCH "Sammy" Davis.
Colin Strang	An early pioneer and highly successful hillclimb competitor.
Comish Hunter	Scottish Cooper and JP driver
“Curly” Dryden	Ron "Curly" Dryden raced a Cooper and a JBS as well as for MG at Le Mans.
Curt Lincoln	Swedish born driver, father of Nina (Rindt).
Cyril Kieft	Steel magnate and racing car constructor.
Daphne Arnott	Proprietor of Arnott supercharges and eponymous 500 constructor
David Blane	Scottish JP driver.
David Boshier-Jones	Circuit racer and multiple hillclimb champion
David Brake	A 500 regular who sadly lost his life at Boreham in 1951.
David Strathcarron	Lord, "works" driver for Marwyn, journalist and keen motorcyclist.
David Swan	Scottish Cooper and JP driver.
Dean Delamont	Designer of the Staride and Kieft, journalist and RAC competition manager.
Dennis Taylor	Regular Competitor in his Arnott and Martin.
Derek Annable	Buckinghamshire Farmer and Cooper driver.
Derek Strange	Cooper driver in 1956 & 1957
Derrick Colvin	Club racer from 1956 to 1960 in a Cooper and JBS
Dick Caesar	Pioneer of low cost motor racing and driving force behind the 500 Club.
Dick Campbell	New Zealand's "Cock o' the North" speedway rider and 500 racer.
Dick Hagy	Richards "Dick" Hagy, East Coast driver
Dick Hett	Emeryson pilot.
Dick Irish	American Kieft driver.
Dick Richards	JBS Driver
Dickie Stoop	GSI and CFS, Fraser Nash and Porsche driver.
Don Auray	SCCA Champion in 1963
Don Gray	Prolific competitor in Cooper and Kieft.
Don Parker	Don was the most successful F3 driver with 3 championships and over 100 wins.
Don Truman	Competitor and the man behind the Bardon-Turner.
Don Williams	HL Williams, Cooper and Emeryson driver
Donald Beauman	Cooper driver in '51 and '52, later a Connaught driver.
Donald Iszatt	Regular Cooper-JAP driver at Brands in the mid '50s
Ecurie Richmond	Jimmy Richmond's team, Eric Brandon and Alan Brown.
Edward Greenall	Cooper driver in '53 and '54
Eiler Svensson	Swedish Effyh and Cooper driver.
Elie Bayol	DB pilot who went on to OSCA and Gordini.
Elisabeth Store	Winner of the Ladies Race at Brands
Eric Brandon	John Cooper's boyhood chum and 1951 Formula 3 Champion.
Eric Fenning	Cooper and Staride driver.
Eric Paulson	Cooper and Kieft driver in 1952 and '53
Eric Winterbottom	Landlord of the Albert Hotel a favourite watering hole.
Ernest Gearing	South African trendsetter in a Marwyn
Eugene Hall	American Cooper driver from 1954 to 1957
Fay Taylour	Motorcycle racer, Brooklands driver and fascist.
Ferdi Lehder	Creator of the LTE Juwel and Brillant and record breaker.
Francis Beart	Renowned Norton engine tuner.
Francis Curzon	Earl Howe, Le Mans winner, founder of the BRDC and Patron of the 500 Club.
Francis Liagre	DB driver
Frank Aikens	"Winco" Aikens, a leading light and one of the first to complete a car.
Frank Bacon	Pioneer and long standing committee member
Fred Becker	American Kieft and Cooper driver.
Fred Geitel	Builder of the KG Special
Friedrich Dilthey	Condor driver in 50 and 51
Geoff Gartside	Still racing his Cooper from 1959.
Geoff Pashley	Compatriot of Ivor Bueb and Cooper driver.
George Alderman	1960 SCCA Champion
George Buitendyk	Head of Goodyear in Belgium
George Dardenne	Belgian Cooper driver
George Hartwell	Monaco and Cooper driver best know as a garage owners and Rootes Group tuning company.
George Rolls	Cooper and Kieft driver in 1953.
George Saunders	Friend of the Coopers and one on their first customers.
George Wicken	Perennial Formula 3 Cooper driver.
Gerald Smith	Kent Smith and Arnott driver
Gordon Bedson	Engineer and designer of the Mackson and Kieft Formula 1 car.
Gordon Henderson	Prolific car builder from Natal
Gordon Jones	Regular Cooper and Kieft driver.
Graham Hill	Double Formula 1 Champion, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans winner, started in a Cooper Mk V.
Gregor Grant	Founding editor of Autosport magazine.
Gunnar Henriksen	Danish Champion in 1957.
Günter Lenssen	East German Grün driver
Günther Schlüter	German Scampolo driver.
Guy Griffiths	Motor racing photographer and regular contributor to Iota.
HA Frow	Cooper driver and British Empire Medal Holder
Harold Daniell	Emeryson driver, better know for bike racing and christening the Norton "Featherbed" frame.
Harry Howlett	Regular Cooper pilot in '56 and '57.
Harry Morrow	President and founding father of the 500cc Club of America
Harry Schell	The Franco American racer.
Heimo Hietarinta	Finnish Champion in 1958 and '60.
Heinz Melkus	East German Champion
Hellmut Polensky	Creator of the Monopoletta, rally andLe Mans driver.
Helmut Deutz	Scampolo driver from Germany
Helmut Glöckler	German DB driver
Henri Julien	Founder of the AGS team that ran in Formula 1 during the late '80s.
Henry Koring	EV, Heinrich Koring, Smith Mk III driver
Henry Taylor	Speedway, Formula 3, Formula 1, Ford Competition Manager
Horst Mansfeld	East German Grün driver
Huschke von Hanstein	The racing baron who became Porsche's PR Manager.
Ian Burgess	Winner at Avus who went on to Grand Prix
Ian Raby	Successful English driver who progressed into Formula 2 and 1.
Ian Sutherland	Scottish JP driver
Ivor Bueb	Ivor "the Driver", who went on from Formula 3 to win Le Mans.
Jack Brabham	Multiple Formula 1 World Champion for Cooper and in his own cars.
Jack Lewis	A successful first year in 1958 led to Formula 2 and Formula 1.
Jack Moor	Special builder, Shelsley specialist and long time 500 competitor.
Jack Neill	Kieft agent and Montlhéry record driver.
Jack Newton	LT special and Cooper driver
Jack Nicholson	Cornish Cooper driver.
Jack Pitcher	National champion in 1960
Jack Westcott	Perennial Cooper, JBS and Kieft driver.
Jackie Reece	Regular Cooper pilot
James Burgoyne	Regular Cooper in the early 50s and inspiration for the Turner Kieft.
James Caddey	Emeryson driver in 1954
Jan Flinterman	Spitfire pilot, DFC and the first Dutchman to compete in Formula 1.
Jeremy Fry	Socialite, inventor and creator of the Parsenn.
Jim Haynes	1959 SCCA Champion
Jim Russell	One of the finest exponents of 500cc racing.
Jimmy Byrnes	Mezzolitre driver
Jimmy Ebdon	Buzzie and Haldon driver.
Joan Gerard	Wife of Bob Gerard and third in the Ladies Race in 1950
Jock McBain	Border Reivers founder
Joe Fry	Freikaiserwagen driver, cousin of Jeremy.
Joe Potts	Scottish driver and constructor
John A. Cooper	Motorsport editor for the Autocar and collaborator in the Kieft CK51 design.
John Brise	500, stock car kart racer and father of Tony Brise.
John Brown	Regular from 1951 to 1958, mainly in his Martin.
John Coombs	Cooper, Staride and later, Jaguar driver and preparation expert.
John Cooper	The man behind Cooper Cars and a highly accomplished driver.
John Fitch	American fighter pilot who was one of the first to be successful in Europe.
John Gadwa	SCCA Champion in 1961
John Gale	Half Litre Car Club Secretary.
John Granville Grenfell	Brooklands based engineer
John Habin	Successful competitor best known as the instigator of the Staride.
John Higham	JP, Kieft and Cooper driver and committee member
John Love	Rhodesian Cooper driver who went on to sports and Grand Prix cars.
John Mew	Cooper-JAP driver for '58 & '59, yachtsman and dentist
John Siddall	CAPA member and founder of the 500 Club
John Turner	500 Owners Association's founding father
Johnny Claes	Anglo-Belgium driver and musician.
Kaj Hansen	Danish special builder and Effyh driver
Karl-August Bergmann	BG Special and Grün driver from East Germany.
Karl Budde	Condor driver from West Germany
Karl Schermer	German Eigenbau and Monopoletta driver
Keith Hall	Perennial Cooper competitor.
Ken Carter	500 Champion in 1950.
Ken Gregory	Moss' Manager and Formula 3 driver.
Ken McAlpine	JBS and Connaught driver.
Ken Smith	Ken Smith was the proprietor of the Jolly Farmers pub in Enfield. After several seasons of motorcycle racing, he switched to 500s and built a series of specials
Ken Tyrrell	Began racing in a Cooper before progressing to team management and Formula 1.
Ken Watkins	Regular though 1949 and '50 in his Cooper Mk III
Ken Wharton	The versatile racing driver and hillclimb champion.
Knut Ericsson	Swedish KE special and Effyh driver.
Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Successful son and Cooper driver.
Kurt Ahrens Sr.	German speedway champion turned Scampolo and Cooper driver
Kurt Kuhnke	Prolific German Cooper pilot.
Lars Finnilä	Finnish KG, Effyh and Cooper driver
Laurence Pomeroy	Son of the Vauxhall Chief Engineer, Vice President of the 500 Club and President of the VSCC.
Leif “Basse” Hveem	Norwegian speedway rider and Cooper driver
Leo Mattila	Finnish politician and mayor of Helsinki
Les Leston	Formula 3 Champion in 1954,
Les Taylor	Wannabe Australian Kieft agent
Leslie Thorne	Scottish Cooper driver.
Lewis Lewis-Evans	Better known as "Pop", father of Stuart, motoring enthusiast and competitive driver.
Lex Beels	Regular competitor and car builder from Holland.
Mac Tilton	American F3 racer, Datsun crew chief and clutch engineering company.
Mervyn Kearon	Regular Cooper driver.
Michael Devlin	"Ginger" Devlin, Cooper and Ecurie Richmond mechanic.
Michael Rogers	D.M. Rogers, National 500cc Champion in 1962.
Mike Hawthorn	Britain's first World Champion
Mike Ledbrook	National Champion in 1961
Mike Trackman	JBS and Martin driver from 1956 to '62
Murray Rainey	Australian hill climb Champion
Nils Gerremo	Swedish Cooper driver
Ninian Sanderson	Scottish Cooper and Staride driver who went on to win Le Mans.
Norman Pugh	Creator of the Pugh Special and latter a Cooper pilot
Ola By	Swedish Effyh driver
Olga Kevelos	Trials rider and Kieft driver.
Orlando Fregona	"Lucky" Fregona, a South African pioneer.
Ormsby Issard-Davies	Cooper driver in 1951 and '52
Oscar Frank	German Cooper and Kieft driver.
Oscar Swahn	First Scandinavian to acquire a production Cooper.
Otto Dillenius	Dutch Cooper driver.
Owen Maddock	Cooper designer and jazz musician
Pat Harrington-Johnson	Creator of the Fidget and South African correspondent for Iota.
Pat Prosser	Regular northern Cooper pilot
Paul Emery	Creator of the Emeryson car and regular driver.
Paul Richards	1957 SCCA Champion
Pauline Brock	Lady hillclimber.
Pentti Loivaranta	Elhoo driver
Peter Braid	Major Braid was responsible for one of the strangest accidents of all time at Blandford.
Peter Collins	500 hopeful who went on to race for Ferrari alongside Mike Hawthorn.
Peter Jopp	Emeryson driver, Le Mans winner and rally driver.
Peter Page	One of Cooper's first customers and a 500 regular.
Peter Procter	Regular and successful Cooper driver from 1956 to '58.
Philip Barak	Started in a Cooper then drove just about everything.
Philip Meub	German Cooper BMW driver.
Philip Robinson	Cooper driver from 1954 to 1959
Philippe Schell	Often overlooked brother to Harry
Piero Taruffi	Motorcycle and car racer and author.
Pim Richardson	Dutch Beels driver
Poul Rasmussen	Multiple Danish Champion.
R D Biss	Regular Cooper pilot.
Ray Martin	Builder of the first Kieft for Moss and a series of cars in his own name.
Raymond Mays	ERA, BRM and Vice-President of the 500 Club
Raymond Sommer	Grand Prix driver and Le Mans winner.
Raymond van Hauw	Belgian DB driver
Reg Barrett	Cooper driver.
Reg Bicknell	Creator of the Revis, one of the most successful specials.
Reg Hunt	Australian Grand Prix driver.
Reg Phillips	Hill climber and builder of the Fairley 500.
Reg Spreckley	Perennial competitor and winner of the first ever Cadwell Park race.
Rob Anderson	Cooper and Staride driver
Robert Bell	Iota pilot
Robert Brise	Older brother of John and Cooper driver.
Robert Nellemann	Multiple Danish Champion.
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Raced his Cooper through 1950 and '51 then the Aston-Butterworth Grand Prix car in '52.
Rod Nuckey	International Cooper pilot.
Ron Flockhart	J.P. Driver from Edinburgh who won Le Mans.
Ron Frost	London boy who would play a major part in New Zealand racing when he exported his JBS.
Ron Learnan	Kiwi on a racing tour of England who built the RGR
Roy Clarkson	Early Iota driver who helped to found Autosport magazine.
Roy Mayne	Autosport Trophy winner in 1958.
S.C.H. Davis	S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, Bentley Boy, editor of the "Autocar" and President of the 500 Club.
Scott Bloor	One of the most regular competitors in Formula 3.
Sir Francis Samuelson	Marwyn and Cooper pilot who never lost his enthusiasm for competition.
Stan Coldham	One of Cooper's first customers and 500 regular from '48 to '50.
Steve Lancefield	One of the best tuners of Manx Nortons.
Stirling Moss	One of the best all rounder drivers of all time who raced in Coopers and Kieft.
Stuart Lewis-Evans	Stuart began in a Cooper before progressing to Formula 1 with Connaught and Vanwall.
Sven Andersson	Builder of the Swebe and Swedish Champion.
Syd Herbert	Better known as "Silverstone Syd".
Syd Jensen	One of New Zealand’s top racing drivers.
Syd Van der Vyver	South African Champion in 1960 and '61 who cut his teeth in 500s.
Ted Frost	Emeryson driver
Theo Fitzau	East German driver who defected.
Theo Helfrich	German Cooper driver
Tom Clarke	Iota special builder.
Tom Leigh	Oldham garage owner and Cooper driver.
Tommy Bridger	Kieft and cooper driver who became champion in 1957.
Toni Kreuzer	West German champion in 1950
Tony Fergusson	Ace from Africa.
Tony Marsh	The multiple hill climb champion.
Trevor Taylor	F3 Champion in 1958 who moved to Formula Junior and F1, with Lotus, opposite Jim Clark.
Vic Bradfield	Emeryson driver in 1955.
Vic Firm	JBS driver in 1952
Viggo Petersen	Danish Cooper and KP Special Driver
Walter Komossa	Multiple German Formula 3 Champion.
Walter Schlüter	Monopoletta pilot and winner at the Nürburgring in 1950
Werner Lenke	East German Grün driver.
William Lucas	Raced his Monopoletta in West Germany in 1950.
Willy Lehmann	One of the most prolific and successful German drivers
Willy Rentrop	West German Scampolo driver

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AA Underwood, Anatole Stünkel, Arthur Beardshaw, Basil de Lissa, Bengt Peterson, Bill Nicholson, Bill Webb, Bille Andersen, Bruce Mardon, Brune Tavell, Camille Hardy, Charles Mark Lund, David Clarke, Denis Kitely, Donald Wagner, Emil Vorster, FC Finucane, Fernand Chaussat, Ferdi Lehder, Frank Hobart-Smith, Geoff Lang, Gerhard Zschoche, Gerry Meharey, George Saunders, George Symonds, Harry Beck, Herbert Stilborn, Herbert Petz, Henri Otterbein, Henry Williams, Jack Leary, JB Moncrieff, Jean Geslin, Jeff Sparrowe, Jim Bosisto, Johannes Hädrich, John Gibbs, Karl Becker, Karl Weber, Manfred Herbster, Michael Christie, Michel Aunaud, MGH Cadbury, Nils Gagner, Noel Berrow-Johnson, Norman Gray, Poul Andersen, Paul Richards, Paul Schorch, Raymond Cutler, Raymond Poe, Robert Charrier, Roger Gaillard, Rolf Roth, Rowland Keith, Solve Andersson, Steve Foreman, Terry Lamoureaux, Tommy Dickson, Trevor Shaddick, Uno Jensen, Vic Worlock, Victor Labrum, Vilhelm Nelleman, Vilho Hollming, Wally Cuff, Walter Bergström, Werner Lenke, Willy Arnolds