Richard Robarts (born 22 September 1944 in

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) is a British former

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from

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. He participated in 4

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World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 January 1974. He scored no championship points. Robarts began his career in Formula Ford, competing from 1969 to 1972. In 1973 he drove a GRD in Formula Three and shared the Lombard North Central, British Formula 3 championship with

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. After paying for an F1 drive with

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in 1974, Robarts lost it after three races to the better-funded

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. He later found a seat with Williams, but before Robarts could start a race, the team gave the opportunity to

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instead. Robarts later raced in Formula 2 before moving on to other series.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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