Richard "Dickie" Stanford was born on 9 January 1956 and is a British motor racing mechanic who has since become the general manager of Williams Heritage, a company that repairs and maintains retired Williams cars, similar to Classic Team Lotus.
10 Facts About Dickie Stanford
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Dickie Stanford was born on 9 January 1956 in Highworth near Wiltshire but grew up in Swindon.
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At the age of 12, Stanford attended the Race of Champions where he gained his passion for motor racing.
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When he left school in 1972, Dickie Stanford worked in the British Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and was involved in the work of stock-piling in case of war.
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Dickie Stanford's first job in the industry was in Sports 2000 where he was a mechanic to James Weaver and Jonathan Palmer.
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Dickie Stanford later left to work in Formula Three for the Tiga Race Cars team.
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However, Dickie Stanford joined the Ralt Formula Two team who were using Williams' wind tunnel.
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In 1985, Dickie Stanford joined Williams as the Race Mechanic to Nigel Mansell.
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Dickie Stanford became the team manager after his predecessor Ian Harrison left for the Renault BTCC team in late 1995.
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Dickie Stanford remained in his position for a further 10 years before reducing his work to spend more time with his family During the 2010 season, Dickie Stanford rejoined Williams to return as the team manager for Race Day and Testing.