Tony Gaze is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in Formula 1 for HWM. Gaze has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,466 ranks Gaze 2044th 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.
| 1952-08-03 | Nรผrburgring | DNF | +18 |
| 1952-07-19 | Silverstone | DNF | โ96 |
| 1952-06-22 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P15 | โ45 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | Nรผrburgring 1952 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | โธFormula 1 | HWM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +3,116 | 4,466 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฎ๐น Nino Farina | 6,495 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Piero Taruffi | 6,184 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐ง๐ช Johnny Claes | 5,564 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Robert Manzon | 5,500 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Stirling MossHigher-rated | 6,330 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Peter CollinsHigher-rated | 6,124 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Felice BonettoHigher-rated | 6,117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,034 | ๐บ๐ธ Ken Schrader | NASCAR Canada Series | 4,468 |
| 2,035 | ๐ท๐บ Mark Shulzhitskiy | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,468 |
| 2,036 | ๐จ๐ญ Natacha Gachnang | WEC | 4,468 |
| 2,037 | ๐ท๐ธ Duลกan Borkovic | TCR World Tour | 4,467 |
| 2,038 | ๐บ๐พ Eitel Cantoni | Formula 1 | 4,467 |
| 2,039 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Jeroen Mul | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,467 |
| 2,040 | ๐ง๐ช Peter Wyss | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,467 |
| 2,041 | ๐ฏ๐ต Reiji Hiraki | Super GT | 4,467 |
| 2,042 | ๐จ๐ฆ Bill Brack | Formula 1 | 4,466 |
| 2,043 | ๐บ๐ธ Cale Gale | NASCAR Truck | 4,466 |
| 2,044 | ๐ฆ๐บ Tony Gaze | Formula 1 | 4,466 |
| 2,045 | ๐ฎ๐น Luca Rangoni | World Touring Car Championship | 4,464 |
| 2,046 | ๐ฌ๐ง Jon Lancaster | GT Winter Series | 4,462 |
| 2,047 | ๐ฏ๐ต Yoshiaki Katayama | Super GT | 4,462 |
| 2,048 | ๐ง๐ท Galid Osman | TCR World Tour | 4,461 |
| 2,049 | ๐บ๐ธ Sean Guthrie | Indy NXT | 4,461 |
| 2,050 | ๐ฏ๐ต Kouki Saga | Super GT | 4,460 |
| 2,051 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Max van Splunteren | 24H Series | 4,460 |
| 2,052 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Ross Zwolsman | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,460 |
| 2,053 | ๐ฎ๐ฑ Roy Nissany | European Le Mans Series | 4,460 |
| 2,054 | ๐ฆ๐บ Zach Bates | Supercars Championship | 4,460 |
Tony Gaze was an established professional driver competing at 5,156 Racer Rating, a level representing a professional in the sharp end of strong fields or a full-time seat at the top level. His only recorded racing season was 1952, when he contested three Formula 1 rounds for HWM. He did not finish in the points across those three starts, achieving an average finishing position of 15th. The team itself was uncompetitive that season, fielding 14 drivers across its campaign with no race wins to its name; the strongest driver it ran was Stirling Moss, an elite professional. Gaze's Formula 1 entry was nevertheless historically significant, as he was the first Australian driver to compete in a Formula 1 Grand Prix.[1]
Before his motorsport career, Gaze had served as a Royal Air Force pilot during the Second World War, credited with 12.5 confirmed aerial victories. His racing involvement appears to have extended well beyond his three Formula 1 starts, with a long and successful career in British and European racing and in Australia. He remained active in motorsport long after 1952, and his legacy in Australian motorsport has been commemorated by a trophy bearing his name at Goodwood.[2]