Sunbeam

Note: These statistics are based only on the results available in the RSC archive database.
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not necessary cover all events ever held
but rather just major sports car events plus meetings selected by RSC.

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General figures:
Data covers years:1922, 1925, 1927-1930, 1937, 1949-1980, 1982-1984, 1986-1987
Number of events:655 (including 15 races where did not start and 3 official tests)
Total entries:934 (contains 672 finishes and 134 retirements, finishing ratio: 83%)
Photos in Gallery:54 (5% of all entries)
Achievements:
Wins:75Additional class wins52
Second place finishes:83Top 3 finishes1
Third place finishes:75Races finished on podium207
Best result (count):1st (75x)Pole positions4
Notes of interest:
Most frequent drivers:Don Sesslar (58), Bernard Unett (42), Dan Carmichael (28), L. C. Thomas (26), Malcolm Sears (18), Peter Harper (17), William Kneeland (17), Ken Miles (16), Vince Tamburo (14), Jerry Titus (13), Ernst Laqueuille (12)
Most frequent types:Alpine (559), Tiger (158), Imp (69), Rapier (30), Stiletto (20), Talbot (14), Special (8), Avenger (8), Grand Prix (7), Harrington (6), Apline (5)
Most frequent chassis:B9400471 (25), B9499998 (21), B9470605 (6), B9470001 (6), B9470048 (5), B9470131 (1), 2 (1)
Most frequent tracks:Oulton Park (48), Zandvoort (38), Riverside (33), Road America (31), Silverstone (31), Daytona (22), Virginia (22), Watkins Glen (21), Brands Hatch (20), Kent (19), Marlboro (19), Mosport (18)
Most frequent countries:USA (484), GB (202), CDN (71), NL (39), F (32), FIN (18), D (16), BS (15), B (13), IRL (8), CH (7)

Types:

Chassis Numbers:

55 - Sunbeam Alpine - Filippo Theodoli74 - Sunbeam Tiger #B9470001 - Rootes Motors31 - Sunbeam Special