Andy Sutcliffe (9 May 1947 – 13 July 2015) was a British racing driver from England. Born in

Mildenhall, Suffolk Mildenhall is a market town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11 and is located north-west of Ipswich, the county town.Ordnance Survey (2006). ''OS Explorer Map 226 - Ely & Newmarket''. . The large Royal Air Force stati ...

, Sutcliffe began his racing career in 1969. He competed in

Formula Three Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One dri ...

from 1970 to 1973, before contesting the

1974 European Formula Two Championship The 1974 European Formula Two season was contested over 10 rounds and had Frenchman Patrick Depailler as the season champion. Depailler, runner-up Hans-Joachim Stuck and some others also raced in 1974 Formula One season. Calendar Note: Rac ...

, finishing tenth overall in a BMW-powered March 732 entered by Brian Lewis. He was entered for that year's

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, in a

Brabham BT42 Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...

run by the Italian

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team, but did not appear. In 1977, he was again entered for the

, this time at Silverstone, in a

March 761 The March 761 was a Formula One racing car designed by Robin Herd of March Engineering for the 1976 season which saw continued use in 1977. History In 1976, Ronnie Peterson was unhappy with the uncompetitive Lotus 77, and returned to March fo ...

run by the

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team. He failed to pre-qualify. He later worked at a nursery in Ashford, Kent and lived in

Pluckley Pluckley is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. The civil parish includes the adjacent hamlet of Pluckley Thorne. Geography The landscape of the area itself is the edge of a well-drained plain, with the lowest ...

in Kent.Kentish Express
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Racing record

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Complete Formula One results

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References

English racing drivers English Formula One drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers 1947 births 2015 deaths People from Mildenhall, Suffolk RAM Racing Formula One drivers People from Pluckley {{England-autoracing-bio-stub