Tony Marsh is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for BRM. Marsh has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,459 ranks Marsh 647th of 39,300 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.
| 1962-08-05 | Nürburgring | DNF | −113 |
| 1962-07-08 | Rouen-Les-Essarts | DNF | −77 |
| 1962-06-17 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −63 |
| 1962-06-03 | Circuit de Monaco | DNF | −126 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +77 | Nürburgring 1958 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +37 | Nürburgring 1961 | Formula 1 | P15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −379 | 5,459 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −119 | 5,839 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +77 | 5,958 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +4,531 | 5,881 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort | 6,067 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori | 5,678 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 5,614 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 6,518 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 6,413 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Phil HillFIA Silver | 6,095 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike HawthornHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,504 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated | 6,330 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇮🇹 Lorenzo BandiniHigher-rated | 6,318 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 637 | 🇬🇧 Stefan Johansson | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,477 |
| 638 | 🇫🇷 Francois Perrodo | European Le Mans Series | 5,473 |
| 639 | 🇬🇧 Nick Tandy | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,469 |
| 640 | 🇯🇵 Ronnie Quintarelli | Super GT | 5,468 |
| 641 | 🇮🇹 Alessio Lorandi | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,465 |
| 642 | 🇧🇷 Marcos Gueiros | International Formula 3000 | 5,464 |
| 643 | 🇫🇷 Mathieu Jaminet | WEC | 5,464 |
| 644 | 🇿🇦 Ian Scheckter | Formula 1 | 5,461 |
| 645 | 🇬🇧 Alex Quinn | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,460 |
| 646 | 🇫🇷 François Migault | FIA GT Championship | 5,459 |
| 647 | 🇬🇧 Tony Marsh | Formula 1 | 5,459 |
| 648 | 🇿🇦 Werner Lupberger | International Formula 3000 | 5,458 |
| 649 | 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Seidel | Formula 1 | 5,458 |
| 650 | 🇳🇱 Huub Rothengatter | Formula 1 | 5,457 |
| 651 | 🇩🇪 Michael Ammermüller | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 5,457 |
| 652 | 🇦🇺 Gary Brabham | International Formula 3000 | 5,456 |
| 653 | 🇯🇵 Daisuke Ito | Super GT | 5,453 |
| 654 | 🇮🇹 Guido Daccò | International Formula 3000 | 5,453 |
| 655 | 🇸🇪 Thomas Danielsson | International Formula 3000 | 5,449 |
| 656 | 🇭🇺 Zsolt Baumgartner | Formula 1 | 5,448 |
| 657 | 🇸🇪 Gustav Malja | Formula 2 | 5,447 |
Tony Marsh was a British Formula 1 driver who raced for BRM between 1957 and 1962. His indexing covers five seasons and nine starts in the championship, placing him among the field of amateurs, semi-professionals and professionals that made up the early Formula 1 grid.[1]
Marsh finished 16th in the 1962 Formula 1 championship standings, his final season in the series. Across his nine starts, he regularly contested against established professionals including Jack Brabham, a three-time Formula 1 champion, and Bruce McLaren, both of whom typically finished ahead of him. He took a single point-scoring finish ahead of Phil Hill, the 1961 Formula 1 champion, in their only recorded meeting, and beat Cliff Allison once in their limited head-to-head racing. BRM, the team he drove for, fielded 64 drivers during his time and counted the elite professional Jackie Stewart among its strongest competitors.[2]
Marsh's Formula 1 career came to an end in 1962. His competitive record outside the indexed series, particularly in hillclimbing, where he won the British Hill Climb Championship six times, suggested his talents lay outside the single-seater formula.