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Roger Williamson
	Nationality British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1973
Teams	March
Races	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1973 British Grand Prix
Last race	1973 Dutch Grand Prix

Roger Williamson (2 February 1948, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire – 29 July 1973, Zandvoort Circuit, Netherlands) was a racing driver from England, who was killed during the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix.

[edit] Biography

Williamson won the 1971 and 1972 British Formula Three Championship titles. In 1973, he was offered a drive in the March Engineering works Formula One team.

[edit] Death

Main article: 1973 Dutch Grand Prix#Death of Roger Williamson

Williamson's second Formula One appearance was on the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. On lap 8, a suspected tyre failure caused his car to flip upside down and catch fire. Williamson had not been seriously injured by the impact, but was trapped under the car. The marshals were both poorly trained and badly equipped, and could not assist him. Fellow driver David Purley abandoned his own race in a desperate and valiant attempt to rescue him, but was not able to put out the fire, or to turn the car upright. By the time the first fire truck arrived and the fire was extinguished, Williamson had died of asphyxiation.

In 2003, on the 30th anniversary of his fatal crash, a bronze statue of Roger Williamson was unveiled at the Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire, England. Then-owner Tom Wheatcroft had provided financial backing to Williamson, and described the day Williamson died as "the saddest day of my life".

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Pts.
1973	STP March Racing Team	March 731	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR Ret	NED Ret	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	NC	0

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Walker	British Formula Three Championship BRSCC North Central Lombard Series Champion 1971	Succeeded by Rikky von Opel
Preceded by Dave Walker	British Formula Three Championship BARC Series Champion 1972	Succeeded by Ian Taylor
Preceded by Dave Walker	British Formula Three Championship BRSCC Motorsport/Shell Series Champion 1972	Succeeded by Tony Brise
Preceded by Jo Siffert	Formula One fatal accidents July 29, 1973	Succeeded by François Cevert

[edit] Books

Tremayne, David (2000). The science of safety. UK: Haynes Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 01859606644.
Tremayne, David (1991). Racers Apart: Memories of motorsport heroes. UK: Motor Racing Publications Ltd. p. 293. ISBN 0947981586.
Tremayne, David. The Lost Generation. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-205-1.

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Contents

[edit] Biography

[edit] Death

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

[edit] Books

[edit] External links