Tony Gaze
- Tony Gaze
Former F1 driver
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Name = Tony Gaze
Nationality = flagicon|AustraliaAustralia n
Years = F1|1952
Team(s) = privateer HWM
Races = 4 (3 starts)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race =1952 Belgian Grand Prix
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Last win =
Last race =1952 Italian Grand Prix Tony Gaze (born
February 3 ,1920 ) is a decoratedWorld War II fighter pilot and a formerracing driver fromAustralia . He participated in 4 World Championship Grands Prix driving his HWM, debuting onJune 22 ,1952 . He scored no championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula 2 races. He is also step-grand father to the third generation of Davison racing drivers, Alex, Will and James.His war time service highlights included becoming the first Allied pilot to land in France after D-Day, the first Australian to shoot down a jet (Me262) in combat and becoming the first Australian jet fighter pilot flying the Meteor during the closing stages of the war. He ended the war as one of Australia's greatest aces, achieving 12.5 victories.
After the war Tony became Australia's first official formula one driver by competing in the 1952 Belgian GP. He also helped establish the Goodwood motor racing circuit in 1948 by suggesting it as a potential replacement for Brooklands to the Duke of Richmond. Today the Goodwood circuit remains a premier track as it stages the annual 'Festival of Speed' and 'Goodwood Revival' meetings.
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