Reginald Harold Haslam "Tim" Parnell (25 June 1932 – 5 April 2017)
was a British
racing driver from England. He participated in four
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 July 1959, and qualified for two of them. He scored no championship points. His only finish was tenth place in the
1961 Italian Grand Prix
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The race was marked b ...
at
Monza.
Parnell managed the
BRM Formula One team from 1970–74, and was the son of
Reg Parnell
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, another racing driver and team principal.
After his father's death in 1964, he took on the running of
Reg Parnell Racing
Reg Parnell Racing was a privateer Formula One team during the 1950s and 1960s. The team was founded by ex-Formula One driver Reg Parnell after he retired from racing. It raced as Yeoman Credit Racing in 1961 and as the Bowmaker Racing Team in ...
and on occasion managed his own team with entries for
Mike Spence
Michael Henderson Spence (30 December 1936 – 7 May 1968) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 September 1963. He achieved one podium, and scored a total ...
and
Pedro Rodriguez.
Parnell died on 5 April 2017 at the age of 84.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(
key)
References
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English racing drivers
English Formula One drivers
Formula One team owners
Reg Parnell Racing Formula One drivers
1932 births
2017 deaths