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Billy Cotton

Grand Prix
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name Billy Cotton
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth London
Date of Birth 06/05/1899
Date of Death 25/03/1969
First Race Mountain Championship 16/10/1937
Last Race British Grand Prix 14/05/1949
First Pole Junior Car Club 200 Miles Race 27/08/1938
Last Pole Junior Car Club 200 Miles Race 27/08/1938
Best Result 2nd – Road Championship 10/04/1939
First Podium Road Championship 10/04/1939
Last Podium Road Championship 10/04/1939
Races 8
Victories 0
Poles 1
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 1
Laps 91
Laps Led 0

ERA (1937-1939, 1947), (1949)

2nd 1 Time
4th 3 Times
5th 1 Time
7th 1 Time
13th 1 Time
DNF 1 Time
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1937 ERA Arthur Dobson 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ian Connell 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Peter Walker 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Raymond Mays 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1938 ERA Arthur Dobson 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
Earl Howe 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Ian Connell 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
John Wakefield 13 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Norman Wilson 7 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
Peter Monkhouse 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Prince Bira 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Raymond Mays 13 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Reggie Tongue 13 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Tony Rolt 13 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Wilkie Wilkinson 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1939 ERA Allen Pollock 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Arthur Dobson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Ansell 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Peter Aitken 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Peter Whitehead 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Raymond Mays 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
St. John Horsfall 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tony Rolt 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1947 ERA Bob Gerard 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Cuth Harrison 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
George Abecassis 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Joe Ashmore 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
John Bolster 20 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Leslie Brooke 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Peter Walker 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Peter Whitehead 20 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Raymond Mays 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1949 ERA Bob Gerard 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Brian Shawe-Taylor 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Cuth Harrison 4 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
David Hampshire 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Geoffrey Ansell 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
George Nixon 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
John Bolster 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Leslie Johnson 4 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Peter Walker 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1949 Great Britain ERA ERA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1947 Great Britain ERA ERA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0.00
1939 Great Britain ERA ERA 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 0 0 0.00
1938 Great Britain ERA ERA 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 49 0 0 0.00
1937 Great Britain ERA ERA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0.00
Voiturette
SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name Billy Cotton
Country Great Britain Great Britain
Place of Birth London
Date of Birth 06/05/1899
Date of Death 25/03/1969
First Race Dublin Trophy 11/09/1937
Last Race Junior Car Club 200 Miles Race Voiturette 27/08/1938
First Pole Junior Car Club 200 Miles Race Voiturette 27/08/1938
Last Pole Junior Car Club 200 Miles Race Voiturette 27/08/1938
Best Result 3rd – Dublin Trophy 11/09/1937
First Podium Dublin Trophy 11/09/1937
Last Podium Dublin Trophy 11/09/1937
Races 2
Victories 0
Poles 1
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 1
Laps 24
Laps Led 0

ERA (1937-1938)

3rd 1 Time
10th 1 Time
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1937 ERA Arthur Dobson 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Peter Whitehead 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Raymond Mays 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Reggie Tongue 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1938 ERA Arthur Dobson 10 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Earl Howe 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Ian Connell 10 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
John Wakefield 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Norman Wilson 10 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Raymond Mays 10 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Reggie Tongue 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Tony Rolt 10 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1938 Great Britain ERA ERA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
1937 Great Britain ERA ERA 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 24 0 0 0.00
All
Statistics
Races 10
Victories 0
Poles 2
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 2
Points 0
Laps 115
Laps Led 0
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