years death_date championships races nationality points birth_date wins poles article_title name podiums
1951 27 june 1997 0 1 -lrb- 0 starts -rrb- gbr british 0 21 august 1911 0 0 ken richardson -lrb- racing driver -rrb-
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ken richardson -lrb- racing driver -rrb-

william kenneth `` ken '' richardson -lrb- 21 august 1911 in bourne , lincolnshire -- 27 june 1997 in bourne , lincolnshire -rrb- was a british racing and test / development driver from england who competed in one formula one world championship race .
richardson started as an engineer for british racing motors , before becoming the main development driver for the brm v16 project in the early 1950s .
he was entered by the team to drive a brm 15 , equipped with the v16 engine , in the 1951 italian grand prix .
he qualified the car 10th , but was not allowed to start the race when it emerged that he did not possess the correct racing licence due to his lack of experience .
he did not make another attempt at entering a world championship formula one race .
