Reg Parnell

Reginald Harold Haslam "Reg" Parnell (born 2 July 1911 in Derby, Derbyshire – died 7 January 1964 in Derby) was a Formula One driver. He raced for the Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ferrari, BRM and Cooper in seven races, from 1950 to 1954. He entered with the Scuderia Ambrosiana, G.A. Vandervall and AHM Bryde team. He is most notable for finishing on the podium in the very first Grand Prix.
He also took on a role as team principal twice, for the Yeoman Credit Racing Team and for Reg Parnell Racing. As team principle, he did not achieve much success, with one pole position and a couple of second places.
He has a son, Tim Parnell, who also had a short career in Formula One. Tim did not have much success in F1, and joined his father at Reg Parnell Racing.
Reg died in 1964 of peritonitis after an appendix operation. Despite this, Reg Parnell Racing continued on until stopping in .
== Before Formula One World Championship ==
Parnell came from a family that ran a garage in Derby. In 1933 when nearby Donington Park held its first ever race Parnell was in the crowd and decided he would like to give it a try. He had started racing prior to the war in Bugatti's in 1935 and soon switched to driving an MG Magnette but was soon banned after an accident at Brooklands where he colided with Kay Petre's Austin causing her to barrell role and injuring herself badly.
After the war he drove an ERA and a Maserati and impressed Alfa Romeo.
== Formula 1 Career ==
===1950===
Reg Parnell was given a factory Alfa Romeo as a guest driver at the first ever World Championship GP at Silverstone and he repaid the good faith that was shown on him by finishing a fine third after Juan Manuel Fangio retired.
Parnell would race again in 1950 for the Scuderia Ambrosiana team but his Maserati retired with engine trouble on lap 9.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===F1 Career History===
Note: Entries made solely in non-championship races are denoted in italics.
Year 	Entrant 	Constructor(s) 	Pts 	Pos. 	Report
 	R. Parnell 	 	Non-European Championship 	Non-European Championship 	
 	R. Parnell 	 	Non-European Championship 	Non-European Championship 	
 	Stripped of racing licence 	Stripped of racing licence	Stripped of racing licence	Stripped of racing licence	Stripped of racing licence
 	R. Parnell 	 	Non-European Championship 	Non-European Championship 	
–: World War II	–: World War II 	–: World War II 	–: World War II 	–: World War II 	–: World War II
 	Reg Parnell Racing R. H. H. Parnell	 	No Championship 	No Championship 	Report
 	Reg Parnell Racing R. H. H. Parnell	 	No Championship 	No Championship 	Report
 	Reg Parnell Racing R. H. H. Parnell	 	No Championship 	No Championship 	Report
 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	No Championship 	No Championship 	Report
 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	No Championship 	No Championship 	Report
 	Reg Parnell Racing R. H. H. Parnell	 	No Championship 	No Championship 	Report
1950 	Alfa Romeo SpA 	 	4 	9th 	Report
1950 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	4 	9th 	Report
1950 	BRM 	 	4 	9th 	Report
1951 	G.A. Vandervell 	 	5 	10th 	Report
1951 	BRM Ltd. 	 	5 	10th 	Report
1951 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	5 	10th 	Report
1952 	A. H. M. Bryde 	 	0 	NC 	Report
1952 	Cooper Car Company 	 	0 	NC 	Report
1952 	Enrico Platé 	 	0 	NC 	Report
1952 	BRM 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	BRM 	 	Non-championship only 	Non-championship only 	
1954 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	Non-championship only 	Non-championship only 	Report
 	Connaught Engineering 	 	Non-championship only 	Non-championship only 	
 	RRC Walker Racing Team 	 	Non-championship only 	Non-championship only 	Report
===Non-Racing Formula One Career===
Year	Role 	Employer
1959	Team Principal	Reg Parnell Racing
1961	Team Principal	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
1962	Team Principal	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team
1963	Team Principal	Reg Parnell Racing
1964	Team Principal	Reg Parnell Racing
===Statistics===
Entries 	11
Starts 	6
Pole positions 	0
Front Row Starts	1
Victories 	0
Podia 	1
Fastest laps 	0
Points 	9
Laps raced 	344
kms raced 	1865.584
Races led 	0
Laps led 	0
kms lead 	0.000
===Non-Championship Wins===
No.	Race
1 	1949 Richmond Grand Prix
2 	1949 Goodwood Trophy
3 	1950 Richmond Trophy
4 	1950 Goodwood Trophy
5 	1952 West Essex CC Race
6 	1954 Levant Cup
7 	1954 BARC Formula 1 Race
8 	1954 Crystal Palace Trophy
9 	1954 August Cup
10 	1954 RedeX Trophy
===Career Results===
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==Notes==
Category:People
Category:1911 births
Category:1964 deaths
Category:British Drivers
Category:1950 Début Drivers
Category:Alfa Romeo Drivers
Category:Maserati Drivers
Category:Ferrari Drivers
Category:BRM Drivers
Category:Cooper Drivers
Category:Scuderia Ambrosiana Drivers
Category:Team Owners
 
Category:Deceased Drivers