Men
These pages are a living archive the people who built and raced 500cc
Formula 3 cars.
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Men
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| Adolf Lang | West German Champion in 1953 |
| Adrian Butler | CAPA founder and stalwart of 500s |
| Åke Jönsson | Swedish Effyh driver |
| 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 Britanique. |
| Alan Rogers | Cooper pilot from Cheshire in 1950 and '51 |
| Allan Moore | JBS Triumph driver. |
| 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. |
| Alvar Strandberg | Swedish Cooper driver |
| Alvin "Spike" Rhiando | Winner of the Grand Prix race at Silverstone, inventor of the Trimax and colourful character. |
| 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 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. |
| Donald Beauman | Cooper driver in '51 and '52, later a Connaught driver. |
| Donald Iszatt | Regular Cooper-JAP driver at Brands in the mid '50s |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Sir Francis Samuelson | Marwyn and Cooper pilot who never lost his enthusiasm for competition. |
| 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 |
| Geoff Gartside | Still racing his Cooper from 1959. |
| George Alderman | 1960 SCCA Champion |
| 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 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. |
| Günter Lenssen | East German Grün driver |
| Günther Schlüter | German Scampolo driver. |
| Gunnar Henriksen | Danish Champion in 1957. |
| 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. |
| Heinz Melkus | East German Champion |
| Helmut Deutz | Scampolo driver from Germany |
| Helmut Glöckler | German DB driver |
| Hellmut Polensky | Creator of the Monopoletta, rally andLe Mans driver. |
| Henri Julien | Founder of the AGS team that ran in Formula 1 during the late '80s. |
| Henry Koring | E.V. Henry Koring who sadly passed away in early 2007. |
| Henry Taylor | Henry began in speedway before moving to Formula 3 and Formula 1. |
| Heimo Hietarinta | Finnish Champion in 1958 and '60. |
| 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 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 A. Cooper | Motorsport editor for the Autocar and collaborator in the Kieft CK51 design. |
| 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 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 Siddall | CAPA member and founder of the 500 Club |
| Johnny Claes | Anglo-Belgium driver and musician. |
| Karl-August Bergmann | BG Special and Grün driver from East 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 Tyrrell | Ken began racing in a Cooper 500 before progressing to team management and Formula 1. |
| Ken Wharton | The versatile racing driver and hillclimb champion. |
| Ken Watkins | Regular though 1949 and '50 in his Cooper Mk III |
| Knut Ericsson | Swedish KE special and Effyh driver. |
| Kurt Ahrens Sr. | German speedway champion turned Scampolo and Cooper driver |
| Kurt Ahrens Jr. | Successful son and Cooper driver. |
| Kurt Kuhnke | Prolific German Cooper pilot. |
| Lars Finnilä | Finnish KG, Effyh and Cooper driver |
| Laurence Pomeroy | 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. |
| Lex Beels | Regular competitor and car builder from Holland. |
| Lewis Lewis-Evans | Better known as "Pop", father of Stuart, motoring enthusiast and competitive driver. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Ray Paulson | Kieft driver in 1952 and '53 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
Missing in Action! If you have any information on any of the above or any new drivers or active participants in Formula 3, please let us know. We are especially interested in:
AA Underwood, Adolf
Glunz, Anatole Stünkel, André Hechard, Arthur Beardshaw,