George Eaton (racing driver)

George Eaton
Born	12 November 1945 (age 78); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Canadian
Active years	1969 – 1971
Teams	BRM
Entries	13 (11 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1969 United States Grand Prix
Last entry	1971 Canadian Grand Prix

George Ross Eaton (born 12 November 1945) is a Canadian former racing driver who is a member of the prominent Eaton family.

Life and career[edit]

Eaton was born in Toronto, he is the youngest son of John and Signy Eaton. He gained attention as a Canadian race driver who participated in Can Am, Formula One and Formula A races.

He served as president of the family company for ten years. Under his leadership, Eaton's continued its precipitous decline from its historic dominance in the Canadian retail market.

His Formula One career with British Racing Motors included 13 World Championship Grands Prix and one non-Championship race, debuting on 5 October 1969. He scored no championship points.

Eaton raced in the Can-Am series in 1968, 1969 and 1970. He was the top Canadian in the Can-Am Series in 1969. He participated in the Canadian Formula A series in 1969 and the Continental Series in 1969 and 1971 but retired from racing after 1972.^[1] He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1994, and received an honorary doctor of laws degree from St Francis Xavier University at a special convocation in April 1996.

He attempted one NASCAR Grand National Series event in 1970 at Charlotte Motor Speedway but failed to qualify.

Complete Formula One World Championship results[edit]

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
1969	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P138	BRM P142 3.0 V12	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA Ret	MEX Ret			NC	0
1970	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P139	BRM P142 3.0 V12	RSA Ret													NC	0
	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P153			ESP DNQ	MON DNQ	BEL
	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153						NED Ret	FRA 12	GBR Ret	GER	AUT 11	ITA Ret	CAN 10	USA Ret	MEX
1971	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM P142 3.0 V12	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN 15	USA			NC	0

References[edit]

^ "Where are they now?: Snapshot of speed: Lives & fates 40 years after Riverside's 1968 Can-Am". Autoweek. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

External links[edit]

Profile at www.grandprix.com
George Eaton driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "Where are they now?: Snapshot of speed: Lives & fates 40 years after Riverside's 1968 Can-Am". Autoweek. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany
Other	SNAC

v t e Eaton's
Family	Eaton family Timothy Eaton John Craig Eaton and Flora Eaton John David Eaton and Signy Eaton John Craig Eaton II Fredrik Stefan Eaton George Ross Eaton Robert Young Eaton Nancy Eaton
Retail	Eaton's (catalogue) Eaton Centre Toronto Eaton Centre Montreal Eaton Centre Edmonton Eaton Centre Victoria Eaton Centre Cityplace (Winnipeg) College Park (Toronto) Eaton's Building (Saskatoon) Rideau Centre (Ottawa) Carrefour Laval Spencer's (department store)
Properties	Ardwold Eaton Hall Eaton's Annex Eaton's Ninth Floor Restaurant The Carlu Eaton's / John Maryon Tower (proposed, never built)
Legacy	Toronto Santa Claus Parade Eatonville, Toronto Eatonia Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute Timothy Eaton Memorial Church Timothy Eaton statue (created by Ivor Lewis) Lady Eaton College Lady Eaton Elementary School Neils Hogenson House The Hockey Sweater

Life and career[edit]

Complete Formula One World Championship results[edit]

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References[edit]

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