Alan Brown (racing driver)
British racing driver (1919–2004)
Born | (1919-11-20)20 November 1919 Malton, Yorkshire, England |
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Died | 20 January 2004(2004-01-20) (aged 84) Guildford, Surrey, England |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Active years | 1952–1954 |
Teams | Cooper inc. non-works |
Entries | 9 (8 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 2 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1954 British Grand Prix |
Alan Everest Brown (20 November 1919 – 20 January 2004) was a British racing driver from England. He took up motor racing in a Cooper, later forming the Ecurie Richmond team with Eric Brandon. He participated in 9 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952 and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored two championship points. He was the first driver to score championship points for Cooper and also gave the first Vanwall its race debut.[1] After he retired, he fielded two drivers in the 1959 British Grand Prix under the team name Alan Brown Equipe.[2]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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1952 | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20 | Bristol Straight-6 | SUI 5 | 500 | BEL 6 | FRA | GBR 22 | GER | NED | ITA 15 | 16th | 2 | |
1953 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T20 | Bristol Straight-6 | ARG 9 | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | NC | 0 | ||||
RJ Chase | Cooper T23 | GBR Ret | ||||||||||||
Equipe Anglaise | GER Ret | SUI | ITA 12 | |||||||||||
1954 | Equipe Anglaise | Cooper T23 | Bristol Straight-6 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR DNS | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
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References
External links
- Alan Brown profile at The 500 Owners Association
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