Michael George Hartwell MacDowel (13 September 1932 – 19 January 2016) was an English racing driver who participated in one
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 Grand Prix, the
1957 French Grand Prix
The 1957 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 7 July 1957 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1957 World Championship of Drivers.
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on 7 July 1957, sharing his car with
Jack Brabham
Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in , , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.
Brabham was a R ...
. MacDowel did not score any championship points as he finished seventh (having qualified 15th and last), and points were only awarded to the first five finishers.
MacDowel was a keen amateur racer. After a break, he competed in
hill climb
Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the fir ...
events from 1968 until well after his 60th birthday. He set what was then the course record at
Shelsley Walsh
Shelsley Walsh is a small village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, on the western side of the River Teme. For administrative purposes it is presently located in the Teme Valley ward of the county’s Malvern Hills district. In the 2011 ...
in 1973 – 28.21 seconds for the 1000 yard course – and in both that season and the following year he won the
British Hill Climb Championship
The British Hill Climb Championship (BHCC) is the most prestigious Hillclimbing championship in Great Britain. Hillclimbing in the British Isles has a rich history, for example, the hillclimb held at Shelsley Walsh, in Worcestershire, England is th ...
.
He died on 19 January 2016.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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* Indicates shared drive with
Jack Brabham
Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in , , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.
Brabham was a R ...
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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
External links
Profile at Grand Prix RacingProfile at oldracingcars.com
English racing drivers
English Formula One drivers
Cooper Formula One drivers
British hillclimb drivers
1932 births
2016 deaths
Sportspeople from Great Yarmouth
British Touring Car Championship drivers
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