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]

Alan Brown
Born(1919-11-20)20 November 1919
Malton, Yorkshire, England
Died20 January 2004(2004-01-20) (aged 84)
Guildford, Surrey, England
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years19521954
TeamsCooper inc. non-works
Entries9 (8 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points2
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Last entry1954 British Grand Prix

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
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

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  1. ^ "Alan Brown". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. March 2004. p. 18. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Alan Brown Equipe - ChicaneF1.com". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 82. ISBN 0851127029.
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