Frank Gardner (racing driver)

Frank Gardner
OAM
Born(1931-10-01)1 October 1931
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 August 2009(2009-08-29) (aged 77)
Mermaid Waters, Queensland, Australia
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityAustralia Australian
Active years1964 – 1965, 1968
Teamsnon-works Brabham, BRM
Entries9 (8 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1964 British Grand Prix
Last entry1968 Italian Grand Prix

Frank Gardner OAM (1 October 1931 – 29 August 2009) was a racing driver from Australia. Born in Sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning the British Saloon Car Championship three times, and sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheeler driver. He was European Formula 5000 champion, and participated in nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 11 July 1964. He scored no championship points. Gardner also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races and his results included a third placing at the 1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix at the Autodromo di Pergusa in Sicily, fourth in the 1965 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch and third in the 1971 International Gold Cup at Oulton Park. He participated each year in the open wheeler Tasman Series held in New Zealand and Australia during the European winter, and shared the grids with the likes of Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt and won the New Zealand Grand Prix.

He is unrelated to the former Grand Prix motorcycle and touring car racer Wayne Gardner.

Frank was an Australian champion surf boat rower in 1953, rowing for Whale Beach Surf Life Saving Club. The coach was Jack Uren, brother of politician Tom Uren.