John Riseley-Prichard is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Connaught. Riseley-Prichard has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,949 ranks Riseley-Prichard 2964th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1954-07-17 | Silverstone Circuit | DNF | −55 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −55 | 2,949 |
John Riseley-Prichard was a British insurance broker who raced in Formula 1 during the 1954 season. He made a single start for Connaught, finishing twenty-seventh in the race. His brief career on record consisted of that one Grand Prix appearance, which yielded no points or podium finishes.[1]
Riseley-Prichard's sole Formula 1 outing placed him in a field dominated by established professionals and rising talents of the early 1950s. Connaught, the team fielding his entry, was a constructor that struggled to compete consistently at the top level; across the broader historical record, the team never won a race and cycled through a large driver roster, with Stirling Moss being its strongest performer. Riseley-Prichard's limited involvement suggests he was an amateur participant in a demanding professional series rather than a committed single-seater competitor.[2]
He retired from racing after 1954 and was subsequently noted in media reports concerning a serious incident and allegations that prompted him to leave the United Kingdom.