My Take
Tom Pryce is one of those names that makes any serious Formula One fan stop and feel a quiet sadness. This kid from the tiny Welsh town of Ruthin showed up on the grid in 1974 with raw, undeniable pace — the kind that had people genuinely whispering about a future world champion. He drove for the Shadow team and there were moments, like qualifying on the front row at Monaco in 1975, where you could see exactly how good he was. But Formula One in the mid-seventies was brutally unforgiving, and at the 1977 South African Grand Prix, a tragic sequence of events on the main straight took his life at just 27. What haunts me is how much was still ahead of him — he had the talent, the feel for a car, all of it. Gone far too soon.
Overview
Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 – 5 March 1977) was a British racing driver from Wales, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1977. Pryce started his career in Formula One with the small Token team, making his only start for them at the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Pryce
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・プライス
- Reading
- とむ・ぷらいす
- Born
- June 11, 1949 – March 5, 1977
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Ruthin, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- motorcycle racer / racing automobile driver / Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.