| Nationality | British |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 20 September 1921 |
| Birth place | Clifton, Bristol, England |
| Death date | 4 November 1968 (aged 47) |
| Death place | Southmead, Bristol, England |
| Years | – , |
| Teams | privateer Cooper, Maserati inc. privateer |
| Races | 18 (14 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Points | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1954 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1960 Italian Grand Prix |
Horace Gould (born Horace Harry Twigg[citation needed] 20 September 1921 – 4 November 1968) was a British racing driver from Bristol.
Career
Known for his portly frame and larger-than-life character, Gould began racing sports cars in 1952 at the wheel of a Cooper-MG. He moved into Formula One in 1954, competing as a privateer and using the team name Gould's Garage (Bristol).[1]
In a period when fat Italians regularly occupied the cockpits of Formula 1 cars, to Horace Gould it seemed quite reasonable that a fat Bristolian should do the same.
— The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who[2]
Gould participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 July 1954, plus numerous non-Championship races.[3] He scored a total of two championship points, thanks to driving his Maserati 250F to fifth place in the 1956 British Grand Prix, enough to earn him joint 19th place in that season's World Championship. He won minor non-championship Formula One races at Castle Combe in 1954 and Aintree in 1956, and also won two points in the 1957 World Sportscar Championship, finishing in fifth place in that season's 1000km of Nürburgring, sharing a Maserati 300S with teammates Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio and Chico Godia.[1]
Although most of Gould's career was spent in England, he also had spells living and racing in New Zealand and Modena, Italy, home of the Maserati factory.[1]
The similarity of Gould's build and driving style to those of José Froilán González led to him being dubbed "the Gonzalez of the West Country".[4]
Gould died suddenly, in Southmead, Bristol, of a cerebral haemorrhage, at the age of 47. His sons Martin, Stephen and Richard still live in Bristol.[1] Martin went into motor racing and raced in Formula 3, and two of his grandchildren Daniel Gould and James Gould also had careers at a young age in motorsport.
Complete Formula One World Championship Results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Goulds' Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23 | Bristol Straight-6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR 15 | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | ||
| 1955 | Goulds' Garage (Bristol) | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | NED Ret | GBR Ret | NC | 0 | |||||
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | ITA Ret | |||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Goulds' Garage (Bristol) | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON 8 | 500 | BEL Ret | FRA DNA | GBR 5 | GER Ret | ITA | 19th | 2 | |||
| 1957 | H H Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON Ret | 500 | FRA Ret | GBR DNS | GER Ret | PES Ret | ITA 10 | NC | 0 | |||
| 1958 | H H Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG 9 | MON DNQ | NED DNS | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |
| 1960 | H H Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA DNS | USA | NC | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Horace Gould". Motor Sport Database. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Enfield: Guinness Publishing. 1994. ISBN 978-0851127026.
- ^ "The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Horace Gould biography at historicracing.com". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2008.