Sverrir Thoroddsson

Sverrir Thoroddsson
Sverrir Thoroddsson
Nationality	Icelandic
Born	3 June 1944 (age 80) ; Reykjavik , Iceland
Championship titles
1964	SMRC British F3 Championship ;

Sverrir Thoroddsson (alternatively spelt Þoroddsson , born 3 June 1944 in Reykjavik ) is a retired Icelandic racing driver. ^[1]

Biography [ edit ]

Iceland's first racing driver, Thoroddsson moved to England in 1964 to chase Formula One having only previously contested local amateur rallies in a Volkswagen Bjolla . He purchased a Lotus 31 Formula 3 car and contested Formula Junior and the British Formula 3 Championship with Jim Russell Racing School , winning the SMRC championship . ^[2]^[3]

Thoroddson moved to Italy in 1966, contesting Italian Formula 3 with local manufacturer De Sanctis for the next two years. His highlight was a third-place finish to Jonathan Williams at Monza having led most of the race, however he was personally affected by a crash at Caserta that claimed the lives of his team-mate Romano Perdoni and Italian F3 champion Giacomo Russo . ^[4]

He returned to Iceland in 1970 where he entered into the aviation business, and later became a commentator for Formula One on Icelandic television. ^[5]

References [ edit ]

^ "Sverrir Thoroddsson" . Driver Database AB. 22 December 2021.
^ "HRAÐINN ALLTAF HEILLAÐ MIG (in Icelandic)" . Viðskiptablaðið . 22 July 2015.
^ "Sverrir Thoroddsson (IS)" . Racing Sports Cars. 21 December 2021.
^ "Lucio De Sanctis" . Motorsport Memorial. 30 January 2019.
^ "Með kappaksturshetjum og kvikmyndastjornum (in Icelandic)" . Morgunbladid . 25 February 2019.

[1] "Sverrir Thoroddsson" . Driver Database AB. 22 December 2021.

[2] "HRAÐINN ALLTAF HEILLAÐ MIG (in Icelandic)" . Viðskiptablaðið . 22 July 2015.

[3] "Sverrir Thoroddsson (IS)" . Racing Sports Cars. 21 December 2021.

[4] "Lucio De Sanctis" . Motorsport Memorial. 30 January 2019.

[5] "Með kappaksturshetjum og kvikmyndastjornum (in Icelandic)" . Morgunbladid . 25 February 2019.

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