Tim
Schenken

Tim Schenken, born on 26 September 1943, is a former Australian racing driver. Before reaching Formula One he won the 1968 British Formula Three and British Formula Ford championships, and in 1969 he took the French Formula Three title. In 1971 he finished fourth in the European Formula Two Championship.

He made his Formula One debut on 16 August 1970 with De Tomaso and started four races that year. In 1971 he drove for Brabham, started ten races and finished third in the Austrian Grand Prix, which remained his only podium. He ended that season 14th in the World Championship, his best final position. In 1972 he started twelve races for Surtees and finished 19th in the standings. In 1973 he made a single start for Iso-Marlboro. In 1974 he was entered by Lotus and Trojan, and seven of his nine entries led to a start. His career total stands at 34 starts and one podium, with no wins or pole positions.

Alongside Formula One, Schenken raced sports cars for Ferrari. In 1972 he won the Buenos Aires 1000 km and the Nürburgring 1000 km, and he won at the Nürburgring again in 1977. He was runner-up in the 1975 European GT Championship, and at Le Mans in 1976 he came second in the GT class and 16th overall. He also worked in the sport as an official, including as race director of the Australian V8 Supercar championship and as Clerk of the Course at the Australian Grand Prix and at the first Singapore Grand Prix in 2008. In 2016 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

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