George Eaton

Nationality Canadian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1969 - 1971
Teams	BRM
Races	13 (11 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1969 United States Grand Prix
Last race	1971 Canadian Grand Prix

George Ross Eaton (born November 12, 1945 in Toronto) was the youngest son of Signy and John David Eaton. He gained fame as a Canadian race driver who drove sports cars, Can Am, Formula One and Formula A cars. He served as president of the family company for ten years.

His Formula One career with British Racing Motors included 13 World Championship Grands Prix and one non-Championship race, debuting on October 5, 1969. He scored no championship points.

George raced in the Can-Am series in 1968, 69 and 70. He was the top Canadian in the Can-Am Series in 1969. He participated in the Canadian Formula A series in 1969 and the Continental Series in 1969 and 1971.

George Eaton was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1994.

Contents 1 Complete World Championship Formula One results 2 Business career 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Complete World Championship Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
1969	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P138	BRM	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA Ret	MEX Ret			NC	0
1970	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P139	BRM	RSA Ret													NC	0
	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P153	BRM		ESP DNQ
	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM			MON DNQ	BEL	NED Ret	FRA 12	GBR Ret	GER	AUT 11	ITA Ret	CAN 10	USA Ret	MEX
1971	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA 15			NC	0

[edit] Business career

Served as president of the family company from 1988–1997.

In 1993, the Retail Council of Canada recognized his work in leading Eaton's to outstanding business success. In recognition of this accomplishment he was presented with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award.

He was to be the last Eaton to run the family business before it filed for protection under Canada's Companies Creditors Arrangements Act in 1997. Restructered and recaptilized through a public share offering, the company failed and declared bankruptcy in 1999.

[edit] See also

List of Canadians in Champ Car

[edit] External links

• Many attribute Eaton's downfall to failure to keep up with market