Dave Morgan is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Surtees. Morgan has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,172 ranks Morgan 7384th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1975-07-19 | Silverstone | P18 | −38 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +1,822 | 3,172 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie PetersonHigher-rated | 6,242 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom PryceHigher-rated | 6,159 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,374 | 🇩🇪 Oswald Karch | Formula 1 | 3,174 |
| 7,375 | 🇫🇷 Paul Cauhaupe | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,174 |
| 7,376 | 🇺🇸 Robert O'Brien | Formula 1 | 3,174 |
| 7,377 | 🇦🇪 Salem Alketbi | 24H Series | 3,174 |
| 7,378 | 🇮🇹 Clemente Biondetti | Formula 1 | 3,173 |
| 7,379 | 🇦🇺 Costa Toparis | Formula Regional European | 3,173 |
| 7,380 | 🇦🇺 Flynn Jackes | GB3 | 3,173 |
| 7,381 | 🇬🇧 Michael Crees | BTCC | 3,173 |
| 7,382 | 🇫🇷 Aldo Gordini | Formula 1 | 3,172 |
| 7,383 | 🇪🇸 Antonio Sainero | 24H Series | 3,172 |
| 7,384 | 🇬🇧 Dave Morgan | Formula 1 | 3,172 |
| 7,385 | 🇦🇷 Emanuel Moriatis | Turismo Carretera | 3,172 |
| 7,386 | 🇨🇭 Gino-Generoso Forgione | Road to Le Mans | 3,172 |
| 7,387 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Mantz | Formula 1 | 3,172 |
| 7,388 | 🇪🇸 Pablo Burguera | 24H Series | 3,172 |
| 7,389 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Palma | FIA GT Championship | 3,171 |
| 7,390 | 🇬🇧 John Rhodes | Formula 1 | 3,171 |
| 7,391 | 🇿🇦 Mike Harris | Formula 1 | 3,171 |
| 7,392 | 🇲🇽 Andrés Orea | TCR World Tour | 3,170 |
| 7,393 | 🇳🇱 Dries van der Lof | Formula 1 | 3,170 |
| 7,394 | 🇺🇸 Frank Armi | Formula 1 | 3,170 |
Dave Morgan is a semi-professional driver; his rating of 3,402 places him in the competitive amateur to semi-professional band, representing a driver capable of competitive results in club and one-make racing but without a sustained career at the professional level. His racing record consists of a single Formula 1 start in 1975, driving for Surtees in the British Grand Prix. That race took place in severe weather, during which Morgan crashed in the closing laps and was classified 18th without scoring points. His only recorded competitive outing puts him among the many drivers who made a brief appearance in Formula 1 without establishing a career in the sport.[1]
The context of Morgan's single start shows he competed against world championship field drivers, including Wilson Fittipaldi, a much stronger professional-level competitor; Morgan's classification ahead of Fittipaldi in that rain-affected race represents a result rather than evidence of a pattern of competitive strength. Surtees, the team he drove for, fields a historically weak record with no race wins across its indexed entries and has primarily run drivers at the back of the grid.[2]
Morgan has remained involved in motorsport after his racing career ended. He took a position as team manager at Juncos Hollinger in 2023, indicating a transition from driver to team management. His most recent news item, from April 2026, references a teenager from Solihull in a testing programme but does not involve Morgan directly as a driver. His competitive record remains his single 1975 Formula 1 appearance.