Thomas Bridger (24 June 1934 – 30 July 1991) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 19 October 1958, scoring no championship points. His greatest success came in Formula Three, where he won 15 races.
Career
Born in Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire, Bridger started racing in Formula Three in 1953, initially competing minor events in a Kieft-Norton before moving to a Cooper to compete full-time in Formula Three in 1957. He achieved some success racing with Jim Russell, one of the more successful drivers in the category. He moved up to Formula Two in 1958, finishing second in the Crystal Palace Trophy race, and eighth in the Coupe de Vitesse at Reims.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! WDC
! Points
|-
| 1958
! British Racing Partnership
! Cooper T45 (F2)
! Climax Straight-4
| ARG
| MON
| NED
| 500
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| POR
| ITA
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOR<br>
! NC
! 0
|}
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! DC
! Pts
! Class
|-
| 1958
! Metcalfe & Munday
! Borgward Isabella TS
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
| BRH
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>1‡</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL<br><small>6†</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>?†</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH<br><small>4†</small>
| CRY
| BRH
| BRH
| BRH
! NC
! 0
! NC
|-
| 1959
! Tom Bridger
! Borgward Isabella TS
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:blue;"></span>
| GOO
| AIN
| SIL
| CRY
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE<br><small>Ret</small>
| BRH
| BRH
|
|
! NC
! 0
! NC
|-
!colspan="16"|
|}
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes.