Rob Walker Racing Team
08 November 2023 3 min read 5 images
Photo credit: Wheelsage, The Key
Rob Walker, heir to the Johnnie Walker whisky fortune, was a pre-war racing driver. He even participated in the 1939 Le Mans 24 Hours, where he finished eighth overall. However, the war and his wife’s concerns about the risks associated with racing at the time led him to retire from competition. In 1953, he founded the racing team that would proudly bear his name, along with the name of his Whisky. The Rob Walker Racing Team initially fielded two Formula 2 Connaught cars in national races, driven by Tony Rolt and Eric Thompson, with promising success.
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