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Gilby Engineering

British general engineering company

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Gilby Engineering was a British general engineering company and Formula One constructor owned by Syd Greene.

01History

Greene had lost an arm in a bicycle accident at 16 but went on to compete in many UK speed trials very successfully in the early 1950s. After he stopped competing, he fed his enthusiasm for motor racing by founding a motor racing team named after his company and later constructing the Gilby racing car. The team competed in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, including 6 with cars of their own construction, but scored no World Championship points. The Gilby cars were constructed by Syd Greene for his son Keith to drive, having previously entered a Maserati 250F for Roy Salvadori and Ivor Bueb and also a Cooper for Greene Jr. Keith Greene later became better known as a team manager in Formula One and sports car racing. Gilby made its debut in the 1954 French Grand Prix with the Maserati, for Salvadori, who also drove for the team in 1955 and 1956, and the team's last event was the 1962 Italian Grand Prix. After the team ceased competing in Formula One, the final Gilby car was purchased and entered in three events in 1963 by privateer Ian Raby. Keith Greene achieved a third-place finish in the non-championship Naples Grand Prix of 1962, with the BRM-engined car, behind the works Ferrari's of Willy Mairesse and Lorenzo Bandini.

02Complete Formula One World Championship results

Non-constructor entries

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	WCC
1954	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D		ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP		-*	n/a*
1954	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D	Roy Salvadori				Ret	Ret						-*	n/a*
1955	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D		ARG	MON	500	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA				-*	n/a*
1955	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D	Roy Salvadori						Ret					-*	n/a*
1956	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D		ARG	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA			-*	n/a*
1956	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D	Roy Salvadori						Ret	Ret	11			-*	n/a*
1957	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D		ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA			-*	n/a*
1957	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	D	Ivor Bueb					NC						-*	n/a*
1959	Cooper T43	Climax I4	D		MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA		-*	n/a*
1959	Cooper T43	Climax I4	D	Keith Greene					DNQ						-*	n/a*
1960	Cooper T45	Maserati I4	D		ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA	-*	n/a*
1960	Cooper T45	Maserati I4	D	Keith Greene							Ret				-*	n/a*
1961	Gilby 61	Climax I4	D		MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA			0	NC
1961	Gilby 61	Climax I4	D	Keith Greene					15						0	NC
1962	Gilby 62	BRM V8	D		NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	RSA		0	NC
1962	Gilby 62	BRM V8	D	Keith Greene						Ret	DNQ				0	NC
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* Gilby did not compete as a constructor

Constructor entries

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1963	Ian Raby	Gilby 62	BRM V8	D		MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA
1963	Ian Raby	Gilby 62	BRM V8	D	Ian Raby					Ret	DNQ	DNQ
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This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gilby Engineering”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

Images, from Wikimedia Commons:

Gilby-Climax from 1961 at the Goodwood Revival, 2014.jpg by In Vitrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
1960 Gilby Type B1 (54050279499).jpg by David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0

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