Brett Lunger
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| Brett Lunger | |
| Formula One Career | |
| Nationality |  American |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1975- 1978 |
| Team(s) | Hesketh, Surtees, non-works March, non-works McLaren, Ensign |
| Grands Prix | 42 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First Grand Prix | 1975 Austrian Grand Prix |
| First win | n/a |
| Last win | n/a |
| Last Grand Prix | 1978 United States Grand Prix |
Robert Brett Lunger (born November 14, 1945) is a former Formula One driver from the USA. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. A former US marine who served in the Vietnam war, his racing career was mostly spent in privateer cars, paid for by his family wealth (Lunger was a scion of the DuPont family). He participated in 42 grands prix, debuting on August 17, 1975. He scored no championship points.
Lunger's Formula One career started alongside James Hunt in the Hesketh team in 1975, followed by a season with Surtees in 1976. For 1977, he started the season with a March 761 run by Bob Sparshott and entered under the name of his sponsor, Chesterfield Racing, but switched to a McLaren M23 after three races. In 1978, he stayed with the McLaren M23 and also tried an M26, but now entered by Sparshott's racing outfit, BS Fabrications. After a one-off drive for Ensign at the end of the season, Lunger moved on to sports car racing.
Lunger is perhaps most renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Guy Edwards, Arturo Merzario and Harald Ertl, who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix.
[edit] Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Hesketh | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
MON |
BEL |
SWE |
DUT |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT 13 |
ITA 10 |
USA Ret |
Hesketh | - | 0 | |||
| 1976 | Surtees | BRA |
RSA 11 |
USAW DNQ |
ESP DNQ |
BEL Ret |
MON |
SWE 15 |
FRA 16 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT 10 |
DUT |
ITA 14 |
CAN 15 |
USA 11 |
JPN |
Surtees | - | 0 | |
| 1977 | Chesterfield Racing | ARG |
BRA |
SAF 14 |
USAW Ret |
ESP 10 |
MON |
BEL DNS |
SWE 11 |
FRA DNQ |
GBR 13 |
GER Ret |
AUT 10 |
DUT 9 |
ITA Ret |
USA 10 |
CAN 11 |
JPN |
Chesterfield Racing | - | 0 |
| 1978 | BS Fabrications | ARG 13 |
BRA Ret |
SAF 11 |
USAW DNQ |
MON DNPQ |
BEL 7 |
ESP DNQ |
SWE DNQ |
FRA Ret |
GBR 8 |
GER DNPQ |
AUT 8 |
DUT Ret |
ITA Ret |
USA 13 |
CAN |
Ensign | - | 0 |
