Chris Craft – SC and Le Mans | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1969 12 hours Barcelona. Photo Joan Segura

1970 Anderstorp. Photo Tony Ahlgren / his friend

1970 Here is a genuinely rare photo of Chris Craft in a McLaren M8C during practice for the 1970 BOAC 1000. He only did a few practice laps and it retired in the race. Photo and info Tim Marshall

1970 Brands Hatch. Photo via Fb – Autosport V41 N10 3rd September 1970 – Report 03a Brands Hatch Group 5 and 6 Sportscars (Photo by Peter Burn)

1970 Kanonloppet GP with Ecurie Evergreen McLaren M8C (Ford). Photo Lärs-Goran Sjoberg

1971 Chris Craft in the Factory Development B19 in Gemany 1971. Photo c/o the late Bruce Kershaw via FB Chevron

1972 Inteserie Norisring. Photo Rudolf Bouten

1972 Inteserie Norisring. Photo Rudolf Bouten

1972 Inteserie Norisring with #58 Georg Moritz. Photo Rudolf Bouten

1972 Interserie Hockenheim Porsche 917K 012=>021 David Piper Racing. Photo Walter C Harbers III

1972 Le Mans. Photo via FB

1973 9 hours Kyalami with Eddie Keizan. Photo Kevin James via FB

1973 European 2-Litre Championship Misano with Lola T292 FordCrowne Racing Ltd. Photo Rosanna Pagliacci

Chris Craft won the 1973 European 2-litre Championship. Photo and info from Lola Heritage

Chris Craft won the 1973 European 2-litre Championship. Photo and info from Lola Heritage

1973 400km Barcelona Lola T292-55-Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0. Photo/source Spanish forum

1973 400km Barcelona Lola T292-55-Ford Cosworth BDG 2.0. Photo/source Spanish forum

1976 Le Mans with De Cadenet-Lola T380 / Ford. Photo/source DPPI via FB

1977 Chris Craft and Keith Greene 1977 Le Mans: Keith doing something very technical perhaps applying a sticker under the watchful eye of Chris Craft – Info John Anderson. Photo John Hewitt

1977 Le Mans. Photo Paul Kooyman

1977 Le Mans. Photo via FB

1978 Le Mans. Photo Paul Kooyman

1979 Chris Craft & Tony Trimmer DPPI Press Photo, Dome-Cosworth , Le Mans 24hrs 1979

1979 – An interesting entry for the 1979 Silverstone 6 Hours was the Dome ZeroRL, which made its debut prior to an an attack on the Le Mans 24 Hours. Driven by Chris Craft and Gordon Spice, it sported an unusual open windscreen arrangement, apparently in an attempt at preventing a build-up of heat in the cockpit rather than in pursuit of some aerodynamic advantage. Powered by a Cosworth DFV it qualified third but finished a disappointing twelfth, 40 laps behind the winner. It fared even worse at Le Mans where the second car retired with engine problems early on and the lead car retiring before 7pm after running out of fuel. Photograph © Alan Cox and his info