Guy Edwards

Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards, QGM (30 December 1942 – 19 June 2026) was a British racing driver. Best known for his sportscar and British Formula One career, as well as for brokering sponsorship deals, Edwards participated in 17 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 13 January 1974. He scored no championship points.

Early life

Edwards attended Liverpool College and studied at Durham University (University College), graduating in 1964.

With aspirations of racing cars, Edwards went straight from university to Brands Hatch Racing School and persuaded the owner to allow him to perform secretarial work in exchange for ten free laps a week in circuit cars. After saving up money he was able to purchase a Mini Cooper-S, with which he gained his first competitive experience. Edwards upgraded to a Chevron B8 once he gained sponsorship and soon entered Formula 5000.

Career

Edwards competed in the Aurora Formula One Championship in the UK from 1978 to 1980, scoring several wins driving March, Fittipaldi and Arrows chassis. In 1979, he scored the only race win for a Fittipaldi Formula One chassis.

He was also renowned for being one of the drivers, along with Arturo Merzario, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl, who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix, for which he was later awarded a Queen's Gallantry Medal for his bravery. After retiring from Formula One, he worked helping racing drivers to get sponsorship.[citation needed]

Personal life and death

Edwards' son Sean, also a racing driver, was killed in a motor racing accident at Queensland Raceway in Australia on 15 October 2013. He was sitting as a passenger in a Porsche 911 GT3 to coach a younger driver when they had a high-speed crash and subsequently caught fire.

In October 2018, media erroneously reported Edwards dead.

Edwards died in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland on 19 June 2026, aged 83.

Racing record

Complete World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Footnotes

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

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Complete Shellsport International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Complete British Formula One Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races)

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Not eligible for points.

External links

• Rainer, N. & Diepraam, M. 2000. 8W. Christmas 2000. Accessed: 21-08-2007
• . Grand Prix Racing – The whole story. Archived from on 15 July 2007.
• atIMDb