Token (Racing team) - Citizendia

Token was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located They participated in 4 grands prix, entering a total of 4 cars.

The Token has an interesting history. It was originally intended to be the car with which Rondel Racing, the successful Formula Two team founded by Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle graduated to F1. Rondel Racing was a British racing team that competed in the Formula 2 series between 1971 and 1973 Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of Formula racing. Ron Dennis CBE (born June 1, 1947) is the Chairman, CEO and 15% owner of the McLaren Group. Rondel had been running a team of its own F2 cars named after its sponsor, the French oil company Motul in 1973. The F1 car was designed by Ray Jessop and was set to make its debut in 1974.

During the energy crisis, they lost their Motul sponsorship and had to abandon plans to move up. The 1973 oil crisis began on October 17 1973 when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC consisting of the Arab members of The completion of the car was funded by Tony Vlassopoulo and Ken Grob (although oddly enough Motul resurfaced as a sponsor of BRM in 1974. "BRM" redirects here For other uses please see BRM (disambiguation. . . ).

Tom Pryce used the car to make his F1 debut, and it was later driven by David Purley and Ian Ashley. Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 &ndash 5 March 1977 was a British Racing driver from Ruthin, Wales. David Charles Purley GM ( January 26, 1945 - July 2, 1985) was a British Racing driver born in Bognor Regis, Ian Hugh Gordon Ashley (born 26 October 1947 in Wuppertal, Germany) is a British former Racing driver who raced in

The car later passed into other hands and was renamed the Safir. Safir Engineering is a British racecar engineering firm In 1975 they purchased the Token RJ02 Formula One car renamed it the "Safir" and

Complete Formula One results

Yr	Chassis/Engine Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	WCC
1974	RJ02 Ford V8 F		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	0	n/c
		Pryce					Ret
		Purley										DNQ
		Ashley											11

The 1974 Formula One season included the 25th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 13, 1974, and ended on Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons buggies and other forms of wheeled transportation The 1974 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Buenos Aires on January 13, 1974. The 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 27, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 30, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Jarama on April 28, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Nivelles on May 12, 1974. Results from the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26 1974. The 1974 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 9, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on June 23, 1974. The results from the 1974 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Dijon on July 7, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on July 20, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 18, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on September 22, 1974. The 1974 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1974 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 &ndash 5 March 1977 was a British Racing driver from Ruthin, Wales. David Charles Purley GM ( January 26, 1945 - July 2, 1985) was a British Racing driver born in Bognor Regis, Ian Hugh Gordon Ashley (born 26 October 1947 in Wuppertal, Germany) is a British former Racing driver who raced in

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