Alan Brown (racing driver)
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]
| Born | 20 November 1919 Malton, Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 January 2004 (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 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Source:[3] | ||||||||||||||
References
- "Alan Brown". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. March 2004. p. 18. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- "Alan Brown Equipe - ChicaneF1.com". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 82. ISBN 0851127029.
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