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Eric Thompson is a British driver who drove one race for Connaught-Francis in 1952. He was born on 1919-11-04 in Ditton Hill. The only Formula 1 race he drove was the the 1952 Grand Prix of Great Britain. During that race Thompson scored 2 points in 1 races.
| Name: | Eric Thompson |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | November 4th 1919 (92) |
| Birthplace: | Ditton Hill | Races: | 1 race |
| Total points: | 2 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 0 retirements |
| First race: | 1952 Great Britain |
| Last race: | 1952 Great Britain |
Eric Thompson by year
| All years | 1952 |
Overall stats: Eric Thompson
| #1 | Best Finish | Eric Thompson |  | 5 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Eric Thompson | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 5 | Silverstone | Eric Thompson | Connaught-Francis | 5 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Eric Thompson | | 5 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Eric Thompson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Eric Thompson | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 5 | Silverstone | Eric Thompson | Connaught-Francis | 5 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1952 Connaught-Francis | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Eric Thompson
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #548 | Average race result | Eric Thompson | | 5 place | |
| #118 | Average race points | Eric Thompson | | 2 points | |
| #295 | Most points finishes | Eric Thompson | | 1 finishes | |
| #702 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Eric Thompson | | 0 retirements | |
| #718 | Most avoidable retirements | Eric Thompson | | 0 retirements | |
| #687 | Most races | Eric Thompson | | 1 races | |
| #533 | Most race laps | Eric Thompson | | 82 laps | |
| #394 | Oldest driver | Eric Thompson | | 32 years, 8 months, 15 days | |
| #569 | Biggest gain in race | Eric Thompson | | 4 places gained | |
| #552 | Youngest driver | Eric Thompson | | 32 years, 8 months, 15 days | |
| #701 | Start from P1 | Eric Thompson | | 0 starts | |
| #756 | Most retirements | Eric Thompson | | 0 retirements | |
| #282 | Most points | Eric Thompson | | 2 points | |
| #702 | Most podiums | Eric Thompson | | 0 podiums | |
| #701 | Most wins | Eric Thompson | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 538 | Walt Hansgen | 5 |
| 538 | Hermann Lang | 5 |
| 538 | Eric Thompson | 5 |
| 549 | Fernando Alonso | 4.98 |
| 550 | Denny Hulme | 4.79 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 110 | Walt Hansgen | 2 |
| 110 | Hermann Lang | 2 |
| 110 | Eric Thompson | 2 |
| 119 | John Watson | 1.88 |
| 120 | Michele Alboreto | 1.83 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Hermann Lang | 1 |
| 228 | Dennis Poore | 1 |
| 228 | Eric Thompson | 1 |
| 228 | Dorino Serafini | 1 |
| 297 | Gary Brabham |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Albert Scherrer | 0 |
| 271 | Dennis Poore | 0 |
| 271 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 271 | Ken Downing | 0 |
| 271 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 387 | Albert Scherrer | 0 |
| 387 | Dennis Poore | 0 |
| 387 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 387 | Ken Downing | 0 |
| 387 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 574 | Ernst Loof | 1 |
| 574 | Albert Scherrer | 1 |
| 574 | Eric Thompson | 1 |
| 574 | Graham Whitehead | 1 |
| 574 | Fritz Riess | 1 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 531 | Don Beauman | 84 |
| 532 | Chris Lawrence | 83 |
| 533 | Eric Thompson | 82 |
| 533 | Philippe Adams | 82 |
| 535 | Len Sutton | 81 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 392 | Hans Klenk | 32 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| 393 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 32 years, 8 months, 16 days |
| 394 | Eric Thompson | 32 years, 8 months, 15 days |
| 395 | Bruce McLaren | 32 years, 8 months, 8 days |
| 396 | Reine Wisell | 32 years, 8 months, 7 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 554 | Peter Ryan | 4 |
| 554 | Tony Crook | 4 |
| 554 | Eric Thompson | 4 |
| 570 | Ken Downing | -4 |
| 571 | Dorino Serafini | 4 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 550 | Alberto Crespo | 32 years, 7 months, 22 days |
| 551 | Andre Pilette | 32 years, 8 months, 11 days |
| 552 | Eric Thompson | 32 years, 8 months, 15 days |
| 553 | Lance Macklin | 32 years, 8 months, 16 days |
| 554 | Bill Brack | 32 years, 8 months, 27 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Albert Scherrer | 0 |
| 92 | Dennis Poore | 0 |
| 92 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 92 | Ken Downing | 0 |
| 92 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 641 | Albert Scherrer | 0 |
| 641 | Dennis Poore | 0 |
| 641 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 641 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
| 641 | Fritz Riess | 0 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 261 | Walt Hansgen | 2 |
| 261 | Hermann Lang | 2 |
| 261 | Eric Thompson | 2 |
| 283 | Chico Landi | 1.5 |
| 284 | Zsolt Baumgartner | 1 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Albert Scherrer | 0 |
| 192 | Dennis Poore | 0 |
| 192 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 192 | Ken Downing | 0 |
| 192 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Albert Scherrer | 0 |
| 101 | Dennis Poore | 0 |
| 101 | Eric Thompson | 0 |
| 101 | Ken Downing | 0 |
| 101 | Graham Whitehead | 0 |
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