Bob Bondurant

Bob Bondurant
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1965 - 1966
Teams	Ferrari, Lotus, BRM and Eagle
Entries	9
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1965 United States Grand Prix
Last entry	1966 Mexican Grand Prix

Robert Bondurant (born 27 April 1933 in Evanston, Illinois, United States) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Ferrari, Lotus, BRM and Eagle teams. During his teens he raced an Indian motorcycle on dirt ovals. In 1956 he began sports car racing with Morgan and started to attract attention when he won the West Coast "B" production Championship, in a Chevrolet Corvette. In 1963 he became a member of Carroll Shelby's Ford Cobra team, in which he took the GT class victory at Le Mans 24 Hours. In 1965 the team won the Manufacturers' World Championship, winning seven out of ten races. In the same year he drove a Ferrari during the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. In 1966 he served as a technical consultant for John Frankenheimer's film Grand Prix; he also drove an Eagle at the Mexican Grand Prix. In 1967 he moved to the CanAm series in a McLaren, but hurt his arm in a huge accident, in which his car flipped eight times. Bondurant opened the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Ontario and later moved it to Sears Point, where he was an important figure in the track's development. He later moved the school to Phoenix, Arizona, where he enjoys close ties to General Motors. He had four NASCAR starts, all at Riverside International Raceway, with his highest finish of 18th in 1981. He occasionally competes on vintage events.

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(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)

Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Team
1965	Ferr	SAF	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	DUT	DEU	ITA	USA	MEX	Lotu
1966	BRM	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	DUT	DEU	ITA	USA	MEX		Eagl