George Eaton

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George Eaton

Born	(1945-11-12) 12 November 1945 Toronto, Canada
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Canadian
Active years	1969 – 1971
Teams	BRM
Entries	13 (11 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1969 United States Grand Prix
Last entry	1971 Canadian Grand Prix

George Ross Eaton (born 12 November 1945) is a Canadian racing driver.

Eaton was born in Toronto, he is the youngest son of John and Signy Eaton. He gained attention as a Canadian race driver who participated in Can Am, Formula One and Formula A races. He served as president of the family company for ten years. Under his leadership, Eaton's continued its precipitous decline from its historic dominance in the Canadian retail market.

His Formula One career with British Racing Motors included 13 World Championship Grands Prix and one non-Championship race, debuting on 5 October 1969. He scored no championship points.

Eaton raced in the Can-Am series in 1968, 69 and 70. He was the top Canadian in the Can-Am Series in 1969. He participated in the Canadian Formula A series in 1969 and the Continental Series in 1969 and 1971. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1994.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
1969	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P138	BRM	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA Ret	MEX Ret			NC	0
1970	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P139	BRM	RSA Ret													NC	0
		BRM P153	BRM		ESP DNQ
	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM			MON DNQ	BEL	NED Ret	FRA 12	GBR Ret	GER	AUT 11	ITA Ret	CAN 10	USA Ret	MEX
1971	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P160	BRM	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN 15	USA			NC	0

See also

List of Canadians in Champ Car

Sources

• Profile at www.grandprix.com