Tommy Sopwith

Thomas Edward Brodie Sopwith (born 15th November 1932, died 4th May 2019) was a British racing driver and team owner.

Sopwith was the son of Sir Thomas Sopwith, designer of the WW1 fighter plane known as the Sopwith Camel, which introduced him to engineering from an early age.

After completing his national service, Sopwith began racing in 1953 - setting up the Equipe Endeavour team a year later. In 1958, Sopwith and Equipe Endeavour entered the newly-formed British Saloon Car Championship with a pair of Jaguar 3.4 litre cars for himself and Gawaine Baillie. Sopwith won the first ever BSCC race in April 1958 at Brands Hatch.

Palmarés

 * First ever British Saloon Car Championship race winner