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{{Short description|British racing driver (1949–1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Tom Pryce
| image         = Tom Pryce 1974 British Grand Prix.jpg{{!}}border
| caption       = Pryce at the [[1974 British Grand Prix]]
| birth_name    = Thomas Maldwyn Pryce
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1949|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Ruthin]], Denbighshire, Wales
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1977|3|5|1949|6|11|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Midrand]], [[Transvaal (province)|Transvaal]], [[Union of South Africa]]
| death_cause   = [[1977 South African Grand Prix#Lap 23 fatal incident|Injuries sustained at the 1977 South African Grand Prix]]
| spouse        = {{marriage|Fenella Warwick-Smith|1975}}
| module        = {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality   = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years         = {{F1|1974}}–{{F1|1977}}
| Team(s)       = [[Token Racing|Token]], [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]
| Races         = 42 (42 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins          = 0
| Podiums       = 2
| Points        = 19
| Poles         = 1
| Fastest laps  = 0
| First race    = [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1977 South African Grand Prix]]
}}
}}

'''Thomas Maldwyn Pryce''' (11 June 1949 – 5 March 1977) was a British [[racing driver]] from Wales, who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1974}} to {{F1|1977}}.

Pryce started his career in Formula One with the small [[Token Racing|Token]] team, making his only start for them at the [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix]]. Shortly after winning the [[Formula Three]] support race for the [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix]], Pryce joined the [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] team and scored his first points in [[1974 German Grand Prix|Germany in only his fourth race]]. He later claimed two podium finishes, his first in [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|Austria in 1975]] and the second in [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil a year later]]. He won the [[Glossary of motorsport terms#N|non-championship]] [[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Race of Champions]] in [[1975 Race of Champions|1975]], becoming the first—and to this date, only—Welsh driver to win a Formula One race; he also became the first Welsh driver to lead a [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grand Prix]], as well as the first to achieve a [[List of Formula One polesitters|pole position]], at the [[1975 British Grand Prix]]. Pryce was noted for his ability in wet-weather conditions.

Pryce set the fastest lap during the rain-affected practice sessions for the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]]. During the Grand Prix, he collided at high speed with a safety marshal, Frederik Jansen van Vuuren, and both men were killed. A memorial to Pryce was unveiled in 2009 in his home town of [[Ruthin]].

== Personal and early life ==
Tom Pryce was born on 11 June 1949 in [[Ruthin]], [[Denbighshire]], Wales, to Jack and Gwyneth Pryce ({{Nee}} Hughes).<ref name="Er cof">{{cite web|year=2009|title=Tom Pryce Memorial|url=http://www.tomprycememorial.com/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220070727/http://www.tomprycememorial.com/about|archive-date=20 February 2012|access-date=14 January 2010|work=Tom Pryce Memorial Trust website|url-status=usurped|publisher=Tom Pryce Memorial Trust}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DWB |last=Matthews |first=Gethin |title=PRYCE, THOMAS MALDWYN (1949-1977), racing driver |id=s10-PRYC-MAL-1949 |access-date=1 December 2020 |date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Jack had served in the [[Royal Air Force]] as a tail-gunner on a [[Avro Lancaster|Lancaster bomber]] before joining the local police force. Gwyneth was a [[district nurse]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=27}} Pryce's older brother, David, died at the age of three leaving Tom an only child for much of the time he was growing up, although his parents did foster a young girl called Sandra for a while.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=28}} Pryce, known to his friends as Mald, attended Nantglyn Primary School, [[Denbighshire (historic)|Denbighshire]].<ref name="NW Post">{{cite news| last=Williams |first=Kelly |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nostalgia/most-shocking-moments-death-tom-5692781 |title=Most shocking moments: The death of Tom Pryce |date=10 August 2013 |newspaper=[[North Wales Daily Post]] |location=[[Llandudno Junction]] |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref> The family later moved to [[Towyn]], Denbighshire, due to Jack's job.<ref name="NW Post"/>

Pryce took an interest in cars while driving a baker's van at the age of 10, before informing his parents that he wanted to be a racing driver. During an interview with [[Alan Henry]] in 1975, he stated that he had wanted to become a [[Aircraft pilot|pilot]], but thought he was not intelligent enough.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=28}} Like many future Formula One drivers, Pryce had a childhood racing hero. In his case it was [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]'s Scottish driver [[Jim Clark]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=27}} Pryce's mother recalled that he was very upset when Clark died at the [[Hockenheimring]] in April 1968. His father noted that "he was very upset when [[Jochen Rindt]] was killed, too".{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=27}} After he left school at 16, Pryce's mother insisted that he take an apprenticeship as a tractor mechanic at Llandrillo Technical College, giving him "something to fall back on", as she put it, if his career as a racing driver was unsuccessful.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=28}}

In 1975 Pryce married Fenella "Nella" Warwick-Smith, whom he met at a disco in [[Otford]], [[Kent]] in 1973.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=120}} Following the death of her husband, Nella went on to run an antiques store in [[Fulham]], [[London]] with Janet Brise, the widow of [[Tony Brise]], who died in a plane crash in 1975 with fellow racing driver, [[Graham Hill]] and later moved to France.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=257}}<ref name="NW Post"/>

== Helmet design ==
Tom Pryce's helmet design was, in comparison to later drivers', simple and restrained. His helmet was plain white all over until 1970. At that year's race at [[Castle Combe Circuit|Castle Combe]], his father asked Pryce to make his helmet stand out more so that he could easily identify him in a pack of cars. Pryce added five black vertical lines to his helmet, placed just above his visor.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=34}} From that time the only change to this design was the addition of a [[Flag of Wales|Welsh flag]] to the side of his helmet in 1974.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/tom_pryce_wales_fastest_man|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140524111659/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/tom_pryce_wales_fastest_man|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2014|title=Tom Pryce: Wales' fastest man|last=Roberts|first=James|date=19 July 2010|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Pre–Formula One ===

==== 1969–1971: early years ====
Pryce's first steps into motor racing came at the [[Mallory Park]] circuit in [[Leicestershire]] when he was 20. Pryce was put through his paces by [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]], an ex-Team Lotus driver and old teammate of Pryce's childhood hero Clark. He later became a star in the [[Formula 5000]] series. From there, Pryce went on to compete in the ''[[Daily Express]] Crusader Championship'', a series run by ''Motor Racing Stables'' for racing school pupils using [[Lotus 51]] [[Formula Ford]] cars. Races alternated between the [[Brands Hatch]] and [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] circuits; Pryce made his début at the former. "The races were [[pound sterling|£]]35 a time. But I sold my [[Mini]] and my parents offered all the help and encouragement I could wish for" Pryce recalled to Alan Henry.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=29}}

The prize for the overall winner of the series was a Formula Ford [[Lola Cars|Lola T200]] worth £1,500. The series was decided at the last round, held at Silverstone, the day before the 1970 Formula One [[International Trophy]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=29}} Pryce qualified on the third row for the race, which was held in rain. Jack Pryce remembered that his son was rubbing his hands in delight: "he always loved racing in the rain". The early part of the race was led by a driver called Chris Smith but then heavy rain started and Pryce was able to catch up with Smith and overtake him before winning by a comfortable margin. He was given his Lola by [[Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet|Sir Max Aitken]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=30}}

Pryce took his new car to Brands Hatch, where he was allowed to house it in one of the old stables at the bottom of the paddock.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=30}} Pryce soon abandoned his farming career and moved to a guest house in [[West Kingsdown]], near the Brands Hatch circuit.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=31}} Pryce continued to make a name for himself during 1971, entering a new twin-seater Sportscar category called [[Formula F100]], which he won with what was described by motorsports author [[David Tremayne]] as "embarrassing ease". He then moved up to [[Formula Super Vee]], driving the then-choice Royale RP9, for [[Team Rumsey Investments]],{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=35}} and soon made his [[Formula Three]] début for the same manufacturer at Brands Hatch.

==== 1972–73: lower formulae ====
{{quote box|quote="I was fiddling about with the car when I suddenly saw [[Peter Lamplough]] coming straight towards me. I just couldn't believe it&nbsp;– I froze on the spot. The next thing I remember is being picked out of a shop window, where my car had been hurled by the impact"|source=Tom Pryce{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=61}}|width=21%|align=right}}

In that race at Brands Hatch, Pryce took an unfancied [[Royale RP11]] to first place in the Formula Three support race for the 1972 Formula One [[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Race of Champions]] against many established Formula Three drivers such as [[Roger Williamson]], [[Jochen Mass]] and [[James Hunt]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=56}} So large was Pryce's advantage at the end of the race, many of the other teams voiced an opinion that Pryce's car had run the race underweight; it turned out that the circuit's weighbridge certificate had expired and everyone's cars had been underweight.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=60}} Pryce retired from the leading group in the following two rounds at [[Oulton Park]] and [[Zandvoort]], and then during practice for the [[Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race|support race]] of the [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix]] his car came to a stop at ''Casino Square'' after a wire had come loose. He had exited his car to correct the problem when [[Peter Lamplough]] lost control of his car and struck the Royale RP11. Pryce was knocked into a shop window and broke a leg.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=61}}

The Welshman was back in action two weeks after his incident in Monaco. Pryce also ran in the Formula SuperVee series, winning the series by a comfortable margin, "I won just about every race I went in for" Pryce recalled. A run with Royale's [[Formula Atlantic]] works team was also in store for Pryce during 1972, where he took [[pole position]] for the final three rounds of the championship and won the final round at Brands Hatch.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=62}}

He continued racing in Formula Atlantic in 1973, winning three races.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=70}} Royale soon had plans to enter [[Formula Two]], such was the Welshman's talent. The ambition to run in the Formula Two championship was planned to be financially fuelled by a [[Liechtenstein]] driver, Manfred Schurti. These plans only resulted in one of Royale's F2 cars being built before the project was scrapped and Bob King, the head of Royale, left the company.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=70}}

Following an invitation to test one of his cars, Pryce found himself racing in the Formula Two series with [[Ron Dennis]]'s ''[[Rondel Racing]]'' outfit. His best result for the team came at the [[Norisring]] where he was leading the race until a brake failure meant he had to give up first place to teammate [[Tim Schenken]].<ref name="GP Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-prytom.html |title=GP Encyclopedia – Drivers – Tom Pryce |access-date=11 September 2006 |publisher=GrandPrix.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220092700/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-prytom.html |archive-date=20 February 2006 }}</ref> At the end of 1973, Pryce won the [[Grovewood Award]] for his efforts during the year. Jack Pryce recalled that his son did not want to win the award, as he thought it was "a jinx on a driver's career".{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=72}}

=== Formula One ===

==== 1974: Token ====
{{See also|Token Racing}}
At the age of 25, Pryce graduated to Formula One, the highest category of circuit racing defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), motorsport's world governing body, joining the newly formed [[Token Racing]] team. The team was created by Tony Vlassopulos and Ken Grob after the original Token team closed down in 1973 due to a lack of financial backing which had led to the end of the previous ''Rondel Racing'' outfit. Pryce was given the seat thanks to his backing from Titan Properties, and what David Tremayne described as "evident promise".{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=127–129}} Pryce made his début for the team at the [[BRDC International Trophy]], a non-championship Formula One event held at Silverstone, but lack of an [[airbox]] and an engine cover, along with his shortage of experience in the car, made him the slowest driver of the 16 competitors during qualifying: 26 seconds slower than James Hunt's [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]] in pole position.<ref name="Token">{{cite web |url=http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/token/profile.html |title=Token Profile |access-date=26 September 2006 |date=15 September 2003 |publisher=F1Rejects.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305171114/http://f1rejects.com/teams/token/profile.html |archive-date=5 March 2007 }}</ref> The Welshman retired 15 laps into the race with a gear linkage problem. Pryce's World Championship début came at the [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix]], where he qualified in 20th place, 3 seconds slower than the fastest time set by [[Clay Regazzoni]]. Once again, he failed to finish, completing 66 laps before retiring after a collision with [[Jody Scheckter]]'s [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1143650-the-35th-anniversary-of-the-death-of-the-formula-1-welsh-dragon|title=The 35th Anniversary of the Death of Tom Pryce, the Formula 1 Welsh Dragon|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=22 May 2014}}</ref>

Pryce was refused entry to the [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|1974 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix]], as he was deemed "inexperienced".<ref name="Token" /> Tony Vlassopulos decided to prove a point and replaced normal Formula 3 driver Buzz Buzaglo, with Pryce for the supporting Formula Three race, driving for ''Ippokampos Racing'', in a [[March Engineering|March]] 743, which he won by 20.8&nbsp;seconds.<ref name="Monaco F3 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.formula2.net/F374_18.htm |title=1974 Monaco F3 Support Race results |access-date=15 March 2007|date=4 August 2003|publisher=Formula2.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Tony_Vlassopulos|title=Tony Vlassopulos|first=Allen|last=Brown|work=oldracingcars.com|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>

==== 1974–77: Shadow ====
{{See also|Shadow Racing Cars}}

=====1974=====
{{quote box|quote="I think that people who are involved in motor racing and have achieved something, have an ability to spot talent. It was abundantly clear that Tom's ability was above and beyond most of his contemporaries."|source=[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]<ref name="Quotes">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109045850/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/sport/pages/tom_quotes.shtml|archive-date=9 January 2008|url-status=live|title=BBC North East Wales Sport – quotes |access-date=5 June 2014|publisher=bbc.co.uk/Wales}}</ref>|width=21%|align=right}}
Following his drive in Monaco, and a [[1974 European Formula Two season|short spell]] in Formula Two,{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=135–136}} Pryce was signed by Shadow as replacement for [[Brian Redman]], who had in turn replaced the late [[Peter Revson]].<ref name="GPRacing.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/471.cfm |title=Tom Pryce Profile at GPRacing.net |access-date=14 March 2006 |publisher=GPRacing.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327142618/http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/471.cfm |archive-date=27 March 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Pryce made his début for the team in [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|Holland]]. He qualified in 11th position, less than 0.4 seconds slower than his teammate, [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]],<ref name=JenksNED74 >{{Cite journal|last= Jenkinson |first= D.S. |author-link= Denis Jenkinson |date= June 23, 1974 |title= The Dutch Grand Prix – Ferrari all the way |journal= [[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |issue= August 1974 |pages= 840–842 }}</ref> who was in his second full season of Formula One competition. Pryce retired on the first lap of the race after a collision with James Hunt at the first corner broke his Shadow DN3's rear suspension.<ref name=JenksNED74 /> Pryce qualified third in his second Grand Prix for the team, in [[1974 French Grand Prix|France]], 0.32 seconds slower than [[Niki Lauda]]'s pole position time but nearly half a second quicker than Jarier.<ref name=JenksFRA74 >{{Cite journal|last= Jenkinson |first= D.S. |author-link= Denis Jenkinson |date= July 7, 1974 |title= The 7th Grand Prix of France – Miniscule |journal= [[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |issue= August 1974 |pages= 815–817 }}</ref> Once again, Pryce's race ended at the first corner, when minor contact with [[Carlos Reutemann]]'s Brabham deflected Pryce's Shadow into the path of James Hunt.<ref name=JenksFRA74 /> The second collision between the two British drivers in as many races eliminated them both. Later in the season, Pryce received 100 bottles of [[champagne]] for finishing fastest in the practice session for the {{F1 GP|1974|British}} at Brands Hatch.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Country Life|volume=156|page=204|title=Pryce, in the Ford-engined Shadow, won 100 bottles of champagne for his efforts&nbsp;...}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=MotorSport|date=September 1974|page=47|title=British Grand Prix, 1974|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1974/47/british-grand-prix|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref> He went on to qualify on the fourth row of the starting grid.

Pryce scored the first point of his career in [[1974 German Grand Prix|Germany]], at the most challenging circuit on the F1 calendar at the time, the 14.2 mile [[Nürburgring]] circuit. After finishing 6th from 11th on the grid, he then qualified in 16th for the next Grand Prix in [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|Austria]], but spun off on lap 22, ending his race. He qualified in 22nd place in [[1974 Italian Grand Prix|Italy]], and finished 12 places higher. His season ended with an engine failure in [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]], and the Shadow severely off the pace at [[1974 United States Grand Prix|Watkins Glen]] in the United States. At the end of the season Pryce was equal 18th in the Drivers' Championship with veteran Graham Hill and [[Vittorio Brambilla]].

=====1975=====
[[File:Tom pryce watglen 75.jpg|thumb|Pryce drives his [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] at the [[1975 United States Grand Prix|1975 US Grand Prix]] at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]]]
At the start of the [[1975 Formula One season|1975 season]], Pryce's future was subject to much speculation. Rumour linked him with a drive at Lotus, the team run by [[Colin Chapman]], who had been keeping an eye on Pryce's progress throughout 1973 and 1974. At the time, Lotus was experiencing financial difficulties and reports suggested that Shadow and Lotus would swap Pryce and Swede [[Ronnie Peterson]]. The trade was viewed as a good acquisition for both teams, as Pryce was considered a driver of the same ability as Peterson, but would cost Lotus less, while Peterson could attract sponsorship to the relatively new Shadow team.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=150}} The deal never materialised, although Shadow team manager [[Alan Rees (racing driver)|Alan Rees]] claims that it came very close to being completed.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=152}}

Pryce's Shadow teammate, Jean-Pierre Jarier, out-qualified him in the early part of the 1975 season, as the French driver had the new [[Shadow DN5]] car, while Pryce was in the older [[Shadow DN3|DN3]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=151}} It was not until the third round, the {{F1GP|1975|South African}}, that Pryce was able to use a DN5.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=153}} The team's fourth race of the season was the non-championship [[1975 Race of Champions|Race of Champions]] held at Brands Hatch. Pryce qualified on pole position and, following a poor start, passed Peterson and [[Jacky Ickx]] before closing an eight-second gap to race leader Jody Scheckter, whose engine failed while Pryce harried him,{{sfnp|Gill|1976|pp=96–97}} letting Pryce through to become the first Welshman to win a Formula One race.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=158}} Pryce showed other signs of promise during the season, most notably in [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] and [[1975 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] where he qualified on the front row of the grid, the latter being in pole position.{{sfnp|Blachford|2011|p=29}} Pryce also achieved his first World Championship podium finish, in extremely wet conditions at the {{F1GP|1975|Austrian}} and finished in the points four more times. The highest of those came in [[1975 German Grand Prix|Germany]] where he finished fourth, despite the fact that while he was running second behind Carlos Reutemann fuel had been leaking into the cockpit of his DN5 during the final laps around the Nürburgring, reportedly "searing his skin and almost blinding him with fumes".{{sfnp|Gill|1976|pp=73–75}} The Welshman later received the ''Prix Rouge et Blanc [[Jo Siffert]] award'', named after the Swiss Formula One driver, for this achievement.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=189}}

At the end of December 1975, Pryce and [[David Richards (racing)|Dave Richards]], future head of the [[Prodrive]] motorsports engineering company, entered a [[Lancia]] [[Lancia Stratos|Stratos]] in the Tour of Epynt, a [[Rallying|rally]] event contested by many established rallying names.{{sfnp|Heseltine|2013|p=122}} Pryce needed little persuasion to team up for the one-off event on home soil with Richards, both of whom were from Ruthin.{{sfnp|Heseltine|2013|p=122}} Pryce crashed into a bridge {{convert|10|mi|km}} into the first stage, but still competed in the afternoon stages after his car was rebuilt.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=214–218}}

=====1976=====
[[File:1976 British GP Tom Pryce.jpg|thumb|right|Pryce driving a 1976-specification Shadow DN5 at Brands Hatch]]
Once the [[1976 Formula One season|1976 Formula One World Championship season]] got under way Pryce instantly added a second podium finish to his tally, at the first round in [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]]. This came at the expense of continuing teammate Jarier, who was caught out by oil on the track from James Hunt's [[McLaren]]. Both Shadows enjoyed reasonable competitiveness during the next two races at [[1976 South African Grand Prix|Kyalami]] and [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|Long Beach]]. Changes in car regulations, meaning that teams had to lower their airboxes and mount the cars' rear wings further forward, along with revised [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] tyres, meant the [[Shadow DN5B]] lost much of its competitiveness; Pryce still achieved a second points scoring finish of the season in [[1976 British Grand Prix|Britain]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=218}} The new [[Shadow DN8]] was not introduced until the twelfth round at [[1976 Dutch Grand Prix|Zandvoort]], where Pryce qualified the new car in third, and finished the race only one place lower in fourth: it was the last points scoring finish of his career. The Welshman finished his last full season 12th in the Drivers' Championship with 10 points, 59 points behind World Champion James Hunt.<ref>{{cite web|title=F1 Championship Standings Drivers & Teams – 1976 Season|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/stats/1976/drivers|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref>

=====1977=====

Rumors that Pryce would run as [[Mario Andretti]]'s teammate for the Lotus team in [[1978 Formula One season|1978]] were strong, as it coincided with the end of his contract with [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]. A Lotus mechanic of the era even claimed many years later that the signing of Tom Pryce for the team would have become a reality if he had not died, as Peterson was hired at the last minute after an express offer from Chapman for a succulent amount of money in exchange for being Mario Andretti's number two in replacement of [[Gunnar Nilsson]], who was going to go to the Arrows team in 1978 to team up with [[Riccardo Patrese]]. This latter fact was confirmed by Patrese in ''Motorsport'' magazine in an interview by Simon Taylor in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lunch with... Riccardo Patrese, by Simon Taylor|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-2010/84/riccardo-patrese|publisher=Motorsport Magazine|access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref>

Jarier left Shadow before the start of the [[1977 Formula One season]], for [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]], and was replaced by Italian [[Renzo Zorzi]], who was later rated by [[Jackie Oliver]], part of the managerial team at Shadow, as "the worst driver we [the Shadow team] ever had".{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=252}} The new signing brought in sponsorship from Italy, easing Shadow's financial position. Pryce started the first race of the year in [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]] in ninth place and stayed with the leading group until a gear linkage failure on the 45th lap of the 52 lap race. Following a long pit stop to fix the fault, he was not classified. Pryce qualified 12th for the second round in [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], but on lap 34 retired from the race, while running in second place, as the result of an engine failure.

====Legacy====
In 2016, in an academic paper that reported a mathematical modelling study that assessed the relative influence of driver and machine, Pryce was ranked the 28th best Formula One driver of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Top 50 F1 drivers of all time, regardless of what they were driving |first=Mike |last=Hanlon |date=2016-05-12 |access-date=2017-12-23 |url=https://newatlas.com/go/43147/ |work=New Atlas}}</ref>

== Death ==
Tom Pryce began his final race weekend, the [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] at [[Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit|Kyalami]], by setting the fastest time in the Wednesday practice session, held in wet weather. Pryce posted a time of 1:31.57, with the eventual 1977 champion Niki Lauda one second slower. The weather dried up prior to the Thursday session, and he slipped back down the grid to fifteenth place, almost two seconds slower than James Hunt's pole position time.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=231–232}}

Pryce made a poor start to the Grand Prix in his DN8 and by the end of the first lap was in last place. Pryce started to climb back up the field during the next couple of laps, overtaking [[Brett Lunger]] and teammate Renzo Zorzi on lap two, and [[Alex Ribeiro]] and [[Boy Hayje]] the following lap. By lap 18 Pryce had moved from 22nd to 13th place.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=232–233}}

[[File:Kyalami1968 kinkcrawthorne.svg|thumb|The pit straight after The Kink is where Pryce collided with Jansen van Vuuren, and Crowthorne Corner is where Pryce's and [[Jacques Laffite]]'s cars collided, with Pryce already dead.]]

On lap 22, Zorzi pulled off to the left side of the main straight, just after the brow of a hill and a bridge over the track. He was having problems with his [[Air–fuel ratio meter|fuel metering unit]], and fuel was pumping directly onto the engine, which then caught fire. Zorzi did not immediately get out of his car as he could not disconnect the oxygen pipe from his helmet.{{refn|Oxygen pipes were used to prevent drivers being suffocated if they were trapped in the car in a fire.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=232–233}}|group=nb}}

The situation caused two marshals from the pit wall on the opposite side of the track to intervene. The first marshal to cross the track was a 25-year-old [[panel beater]] named Bill, and the second was 19-year-old Frederik "Frikkie" Jansen van Vuuren, who was carrying a {{convert|40|lb|kg|adj=on}} [[fire extinguisher]].{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|pp=232–233}} George Witt, the chief pit marshal for the race, said that the policy of the circuit was that in cases of fire, two marshals must attend and a further two act as back-up in case the first pair's extinguishers were not effective enough. Witt also recalled that both marshals crossed the track without prior permission.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=239}} The former narrowly made it across the track, but the latter did not. As the two men started to run across the track, the cars driven by [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] and Pryce came over the brow of a rise in the track.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/68229.html|title=South African Grand Prix: Pryce tragedy overshadows Lauda victory|date=5 March 1977|publisher=ESPN|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>

{{quote box|quote="As we got to the top I suddenly sensed this marshal running across the track from my right, carrying an extinguisher. I took a big chance and I don't know how I got away with it. There was no time, I just reacted on pure instinct."|source=[[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=235}}|width=21%|align=right}}

Pryce was directly behind Stuck's car along the main straight. Stuck saw Jansen van Vuuren and moved to the right to avoid both marshals, missing Bill by what Tremayne calls "millimetres". From his position Pryce could not see Jansen van Vuuren and was unable to react as quickly as Stuck had done. He struck the teenage marshal at approximately 270&nbsp;km/h (170&nbsp;mph).{{sfnp|Dalglish|2012|p=39}} Jansen van Vuuren was thrown into the air and landed a few yards in front of Zorzi's car. Badly mutilated by Pryce's car, he died instantly.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=234}} The fire extinguisher he had been carrying smashed into Pryce's head, before striking the Shadow's roll hoop. The force of the impact was such that the extinguisher was thrown up and over the adjacent grandstand. It landed in the car park to the rear of the stand, where it hit a parked car and jammed its door shut.{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=235}}

The impact with the fire extinguisher wrenched Pryce's helmet upward sharply, killing him  instantly. Pryce's Shadow DN8, now with its driver dead at the wheel, continued at speed down the main straight towards the first corner, called ''Crowthorne''. The car left the track to the right, scraping the metal barriers, hitting an entrance for emergency vehicles, and veering back onto the track. It then hit [[Jacques Laffite]]'s [[Équipe Ligier|Ligier]], sending both Pryce and Laffite head-on into the barriers. Jansen van Vuuren's injuries were so extensive that, initially, his body was identified only after the race director had summoned all of the race marshals and he was not among them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historicracing.com/top100.cfm?driverID=1077 | title=Historic Racing – Tom Pryce | access-date=23 November 2006 |publisher=HistoricRacing.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305172128/http://www.historicracing.com/top100.cfm?driverID=1077 |archive-date=5 March 2007 }}</ref>

The eventual race winner was Austrian Niki Lauda, his first win since his near fatal accident during the [[1976 German Grand Prix]]. At first he announced it was the greatest victory of his career, but when told on the victory podium of Pryce's death, he said that "there was no joy after that".{{sfnp|Tremayne|2006|p=239}}

=== Aftermath ===
[[File:Memorial to Tom Pryce, additional information - geograph.org.uk - 1614415.jpg|thumb|Memorial]]
Pryce's death was met with great grief from all those who knew him, especially his wife Nella, his parents Jack and Gwyneth and the Shadow team. His body was buried at St Bartholomew's Church in [[Otford]], near Sevenoaks, Kent, the same church where he and Nella were married two years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.formulaspy.com/features/classic-f1/934-the-tragic-tale-of-tom-pryce/934-the-tragic-tale-of-tom-pryce|title=The Tragic Tale of Tom Pryce|access-date=21 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521120513/http://www.formulaspy.com/features/classic-f1/934-the-tragic-tale-of-tom-pryce/934-the-tragic-tale-of-tom-pryce|archive-date=21 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Pryce's performances in a Formula One car earned him much respect amongst the F1 paddock. David Tremayne named his son after the Welshman.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.carkeys.co.uk/features/books/11708.asp
 |title       = 'The Lost Generation' book review – Tom Pryce
 |access-date  = 6 November 2006
 |last        = Finlay
 |first       = David
 |date        = 23 October 2006
 |publisher   = CarKeys.co.uk
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928031149/http://www.carkeys.co.uk/features/books/11708.asp
 |archive-date = 28 September 2007
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> The Tom Pryce Award, also known as the Tom Pryce Trophy, was instigated, and is given annually to Welsh personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to motoring or transport.<ref name="Tom Pryce trophy">{{cite web
 |title       = Tom Pryce Trophy
 |url         = http://www.motoringwriters.com/Tom_Pryce_Trophy/Tom_Pryce_Trophy.htm
 |publisher   = Welsh Group of Motoring Writers
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080819235223/http://www.motoringwriters.com/Tom_Pryce_Trophy/Tom_Pryce_Trophy.htm
 |archive-date = 19 August 2008
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>

During its re-design, the [[Anglesey Circuit]] in North Wales named the Tom Pryce Straight after a request from Ruthin Town Council. Eddie Knipe, a South African living in Sevenoaks, sought permission from Nella Pryce to approach the Ruthin Town Council to commemorate her late husband. Having gained her consent and that of Tom's parents, a trust was established in 2006 under the chairmanship of [[David Richards (motorsport)|David Richards]] to create a memorial to Tom Pryce in Ruthin. Neil Dalrymple, a local artist, was commissioned by Ruthin Town Council in 2008 to design an {{convert|8|by|4|ft|adj=on}} plaque and in February 2009, an auction of Formula One pit passes to fund its manufacture was announced.<ref name="Er cof" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21154.html|title=Bid for F1 passes!|publisher=Inside F1, Inc.|access-date=3 February 2009}}</ref> The memorial was unveiled on 11 June 2009, on what would have been Pryce's 60th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8093574.stm|title=Plaque to commemorate F1 winner|date=11 June 2009|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>

== Complete Formula One World Championship results ==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; small number denotes finishing position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Entrant
! scope="col" | Chassis
! scope="col" | Engine
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
! scope="col" | 4
! scope="col" | 5
! scope="col" | 6
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 8
! scope="col" | 9
! scope="col" | 10
! scope="col" | 11
! scope="col" | 12
! scope="col" | 13
! scope="col" | 14
! scope="col" | 15
! scope="col" | 16
! scope="col" | 17
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|WDC|Final World Drivers' Championship position}}
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pts.|Points}}
|-
!rowspan="2"| {{F1|1974}}
! [[Token Racing]]
! [[Token Racing|Token]] [[Token RJ02|RJ02]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth DFV|Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1974 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1974 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
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!rowspan="2"| 18th
!rowspan="2"| 1
|-
! [[UOP LLC|UOP]] [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing Team]]
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN3|DN3]]
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|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1974 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1974 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1974 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|NC}}
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|-
!rowspan="2"| {{F1|1975}}
!rowspan="2"| [[UOP LLC|UOP]] [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing Team]]
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN3|DN3]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth DFV|Cosworth]] V8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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|
!rowspan="2"| 10th
!rowspan="2"| 8
|-
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN5|DN5]]
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1975 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1975 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|NC}}
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|-
!rowspan="6"| {{F1|1976}}
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing Team]]
!rowspan="3"| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN5|DN5B]]
!rowspan="6"| [[Cosworth DFV|Cosworth]] V8
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|3}}
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|4}}
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|
!rowspan="6"| 12th
!rowspan="6"| 10
|-
! [[Lucky Strike]] [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing]]
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|7}}
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!rowspan="2"| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Tabatip Shadow Racing]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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!rowspan="3"| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN8|DN8]]
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|8}}
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! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing Team]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1976 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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! [[Benihana]] [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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|-
!rowspan="2"| {{F1|1977}}
!rowspan="2"| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Ambrosio Shadow Racing]]
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN8|DN8]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Cosworth DFV|Cosworth]] V8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN5|DN5B]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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!colspan="27"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=All championship race entries, by Tom Pryce|url=https://chicanef1.com/query.pl?nc=0&exact=on&driver=Tom+Pryce&sh_year=on&sh_date=on&sh_gp=on&sh_circuit=on&sh_carno=on&sh_driver=on&sh_entrant=on&sh_team=on&sh_car=on&sh_eng=on&sh_tyres=on&sh_qualpos=on&sh_gridpos=on&sh_racepos=on&sh_dpts=on&sh_cpts=on&action=Display|publisher=ChicaneF1|access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Pryce Formula One|url=https://results.motorsportstats.com/drivers/tom-pryce/series|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Non-championship Formula One results===
[[File:Tom Pryce 1975 RoC.jpg|thumb|Pryce on his way to victory at the [[1975 Race of Champions]]]]
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; small number denotes finishing position)
(Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Entrant
! scope="col" | Chassis
! scope="col" | Engine
! scope="col" | 1
! scope="col" | 2
! scope="col" | 3
|-
| 1974
! [[Token Racing]]
! [[Token Racing|Token]] [[Token RJ02|RJ02]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford-Cosworth DFV]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1974 Presidente Medici Grand Prix|PRE]]
| [[1974 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|-
| 1975
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing Team]]
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN5|DN5]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford-Cosworth DFV]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1975 Race of Champions|ROC]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br />{{small|7}}

|-
| 1976
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow Racing Team]]
! [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]] [[Shadow DN5|DN5]]
! [[Cosworth DFV|Ford-Cosworth DFV]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1976 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|4}}
|
|-
!colspan="7"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Pryce – Involvement Non World Championship|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/tom-pryce/engagementhc.aspx|publisher=StatsF1|access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>}}}}
|}

== References ==
'''Notes'''
{{reflist|group=nb}}

'''Footnotes'''
{{reflist|30em}}

'''Bibliography'''
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book | last =Blachford | first =Christine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tasINoru5_QC&pg=PT28 | title =That'll be the Day: 365 F1 Stories (Part 2)| year = 2011 | publisher =Christine Blachford | isbn = 978-0-9569393-1-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Dalglish |first =Geoff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tn8zHUZLDAAC&pg=PA39 |title=Lost and Found: From Racecar Driver to Pilgrim, from Soweto to Findhorn |year=2012 |publisher=Findhorn Press |isbn=978-1-84409-591-9}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Gill |editor-first=Barrie |title=The World Championship 1975 – [[John Player & Sons|John Player]] Motorsport yearbook 1976 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=1976 |isbn=0-362-00254-1}}
* {{cite book | last =Heseltine | first =Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2c7tAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA122 |title=A Chequered Life: Graham Warner and The Chequered Flag |year=2013 |publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-84584-413-4}}
* {{cite book |last=Tremayne |first=David |author-link=David Tremayne |title=[[The Lost Generation (book)|The Lost Generation]] |year=2006 |publisher=Haynes Publishing |isbn=1-84425-205-1}}
{{refend}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last=Tremayne |first=David |author-link=David Tremayne |title=Racers Apart: Memories of motorsport heroes |publisher=Motor Racing Publications |year=1991 |page=293 |isbn=0-947981-58-6 |ref=none}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110224044122/http://www.neildalrymple.com/tom-pryce-memorial-commission.html Tom Pryce memorial commission] and pictures of the construction

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