Drivers/United Kingdom
Eric Thompson
- 1952
- THO
- Born 4 November 1919 in Ditton Hill
- Died 22 August 2015
- Eric David Thompson
- Starts1
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P16
Career numbers
- Avg grid position9
- Avg finish5
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+4
- Points scored2
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsConnaught (1952)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
Season by season
Every race
1 entry. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBritish Grand Prix 1952P5 · Connaught
All 1 race, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | British Grand Prix | Connaught | 9 | P5 | 2 |
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Poore | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 2 : 3 | Compare |
| Ken Downing | 1952 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Kenneth McAlpine | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Eric Thompson came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.