Age, Biography and Wiki
Tony Dron (Anthony Middleton Dron) was born on 29 August, 1946 in Surbiton, is a British racing driver (1946–2021). Discover Tony Dron's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
| Popular As |
Anthony Middleton Dron |
| Occupation |
Racing driver, writer |
| Age |
75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
29 August 1946 |
| Birthday |
29 August |
| Birthplace |
Surbiton |
| Date of death |
16 November, 2021 |
| Died Place |
Cambridge |
| Nationality |
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He is a member of famous driver with the age 75 years old group.
Tony Dron Height, Weight & Measurements
At 75 years old, Tony Dron height not available right now. We will update Tony Dron's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Tony Dron Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tony Dron worth at the age of 75 years old? Tony Dron’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from . We have estimated Tony Dron's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
driver |
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Timeline
Anthony Middleton Dron (29 August 1946 – 16 November 2021) was a British racing driver, motoring author, and journalist.
In later years, he was also seen racing (and winning in) an enormous variety of historic cars, including the Le Mans-winning 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 and the 1960 Ferrari 246S Dino.
In the Ferrari, Dron won the Sussex Trophy at the Goodwood Revival for three consecutive years.
Dron was best known for racing Touring Cars in the 1970s (Triumph Dolomites for the works BL/Broadspeed team) and for competing in Porsches at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the early-to-mid-1980s, including a class win at Le Mans in 1982 in a Porsche 934, and driving a Group C (Kremer CK-5) in 1983.
He was a full-time professional race driver from 1974 to 1979, for teams that included British Leyland, Unipart and Alfa UK, but his career as a racer first began in May 1968 and continued for a full 43 years.
Dron achieved a remarkable range of victories, winning events in 24 makes and 41 models of car.
(These are actual wins, not all the makes and models in which he competed.) The total number of wins is not known, but is well into the hundreds.
Race wins have been recorded in:
Having competed numerous times in the modern Nürburgring 24 Hours, he was known to be a highly experienced competitor on the old Nordschleife, where historic racing victories include an outright win in the 1996 Eifel Klassik in a 1963 Ferrari 330LMB, from pole position in a field of 180 cars.
He was the author of several books, including Porsche: Engineering for Excellence (2008) and Alan Mann – A Life of Chance (2012, with Alan Mann), and was editor of the monthly magazine "Classic Cars" during the 1980s and early 1990s.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Guest driver - Not eligible for points.
Dron retired from race driving in 2011, although he still worked as a motoring journalist and test driver for Octane magazine.
Dron wrote a regular column in Octane.
