Tony brooks british former racing driver from england racing. Tony brooks is a british former racing driver who participated in 39 formula one grand prix races between 1956 and 1961. Driver tony brookss formula one series races racing. Christian brooks racing 18 year old professional race car driver. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of tony brooks, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more. This page was last edited on 25 february 2020, at 23. It has taken 15 years of relentless persuasion to convince tony brooks that he should write his autobiography. Brooks achieved six wins and ten podium finishes, with second place as season best result in 1959. Formula one series results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Tony brooks describes his ferrari teammate and friend for nearly 60 years, the late dan gurney, as an excellent driver and a very pleasant person. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1 history. His debut was not a sensational one he finished eighth in one race and sixth in another but he found, in his own words, that motor racing is a most enjoyable and. Share with whatsapp share with facebook share with twitter share with linkedin.
Not many racing folk know about the place, therefore, so it was a surprise to spot, at an adjacent restaurant table, tony brooks and his wife pina. Tony is very much a quiet spoken man who looks nothing like a racing driver. He was noticed while driving a connaught and, in 1955, john wyer hired brooks in the astonmartin team, with which he won the km at the. Today moss says that if he were running a grand prix team, and could have any two drivers from history in his cars, they would be jimmy clark and tony brooks. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Situated in the centre of northampton we are only a few miles from junctions 15,15a and 16 of the m1 motorway. Eliseo salazar original signed photo f1 rare item ending mar 1 at 1.
I suppose that my choice of tony would be a surprise to some people, but to my mind he is the greatest unknown racing driver there has ever been i say unknown, because hes such a. English racing driver tony brooks and american driver phil hill at monza after test driving a new 2500cc ferrari grand prix car. Tony brooks rower born 1950, american olympic rower. Tony is a little frailer than before so doesnt plan to attend too many events, but will always make an effort for special. Tony brooks was one of the leading gp drivers in the late1950s. Tony brooks racing driver wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Tony brooks arrived on the racing scene in a very big way, winning the 1955 syracuse grand prix with a connaught type b. Charles anthony tony standish brooks born in dukinfield, cheshire, 25 february 1932 is a retired british racing driver, also known as the racing dentist. Find everything in one place on tony brooks including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Charles anthony tony standish brooks is a british former racing driver from england also known as the racing dentist. It says much for the kind of driver brooks was that his victories came at the classic circuits. Yes, im sure thats why he won only a handful of races in f1 cars, said. He called his biography poetry in motion and perhaps there is no better description of tony brooks at the wheel of a grand prix car. There was never any thought of giving it up to become a professional racing driver.
Although every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate and up to date, gp racing stats does not accept any. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Tony brooks first went motor racing in 1952 when he entered a second hand healeysilverstone sports car in a club meeting of the. Locally, we are within a few minutes walk from the rail station, bus station and town centre, or courtesy vehicle can be offered, subject to availability. Media in category tony brooks the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Tony brooks was born in cheshire on thursday, february 25, 1932 silent generation. Tony brooks, a british former racing driver from england.
As it was, he eschewed the limelight in an era when celebrity was reserved for movie stars, but was good enough that teammate stirling moss described him as the greatest unknown racing driver there has ever been. He participated in 39 formula one world championship grands prix, debuting on 14 july 1956, and scored the first win by a british driver in a british car in a grand prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a connaught at. Tony is a little frailer than before so doesnt plan to attend too many events, but will always make an effort for special reunions. Charles anthony standish brooks was born on february 25, 1932, in dukinfield, cheshire. He raced mainly in club events for the next three seasons and in 1955 was offered the chance to try a formula 2 connaught at crystal palace. English racing driver tony brooks and american driver phil. Ranking the top 10 drivers of the 1950s bleacher report. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1. Gurneys first f1 teammate, tony brooks, pays tribute to his friend. In the 1950s he revealed himself to be one of britains foremost grand prix drivers, yet throughout his career he shunned publicity, preferring to let his ontrack performances speak for themselves.
They were approachable if a serious motorracing writer wanted an intelligent conversation, but there were none of the press scrums that drivers have to endure. Michael schumacher signed autographed formula 1 photo. He participated in 39 formula one world championship grands prix, debuting on 14 july 1956, achieving six wins, 10 podium finishes and 75 career points. Charles anthony tony standish brooks born 25 february 1932 in dukinfield, cheshire is a british former racing driver from england also known as the racing dentist. Get the best deals on formula 1 autographed photos when you shop the largest online selection at. View tony brooks, aams profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Tony brooks, a british former racing driver from england also. Here we meet and talk to an extremely influential englishman on the world of motor sports. This week in racing history october 1925 vintage news. He participated in 39 formula one world championship grands prix, and scored the first win by a british driver in a british car in a grand prix since 1923. Charles anthony tony standish brooks born in dukinfield, cheshire, 25 february 1932 is a retired british racing driver, also known as the racing dentist he competed in 38 grands prix, winning six of them the first of which he shared with stirling moss, and scoring a total of 75 points. He was third in the world drivers championship in 1958 and second in 1959.
Esports fantasy daily fantasy f1 play f1 2020 f1 mobile racing f1 manager. Tony brooks in the brm p26 gets a push start from driver mike anthony at the 1956 british grand prix when his throttle cable broke he and pia have been regulars at grand prix drivers club functions over the years and the club would like to wish him a very happy 85 th birthday. Continue to next page below to see how much is tony brooks really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and. At the end of 1958, tony vandervell, sick at heart after the death of third vanwall driver stuart lewisevans at casablanca, decided to disband his racing team. He was third in the world drivers championship in 1958.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover tonys. It is refreshing to read a book written by one of the main protagonists of the period who was reasonably successful among a group of drivers, many of which paid the ultimate price for their chosen profession. He competed in 38 grands prix, winning six of them the first of which he shared with stirling moss, and scoring a total of 75 points. Stirling moss, his teammate at vanwall and in sports cars at aston martin, has said that if hed been a teammanager and wanted the perfect driver lineup, hed have had brooks as his not and. Sir stirling craufurd moss, obe 17 september 1929 12 april 2020 was a british formula one racing driver. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Were on our way to our place in spain for the annual holiday. On saturday february 25 he celebrated his 85 th birthday with his wife pia. As it was, he eschewed the limelight in an era when celebrity was reserved for movie stars, but was good enough that teammate stirling moss described him as. Each won three grands prix, and there was virtually nothing to choose between them.
Tony brooks racing driver wikipedia republished wiki 2. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It was only his third grand prix and he became the first british drivercar combination to win a grand prix race since segraves victory at tours in 1923 with a sunbeam. Stirling moss autograph race car formula one racing driver signed photo. Tony brooks car dealers renault service citroen service. Brooks was involved in media work and made special appearances in historic festivals, but he recently had an operation from which his recovery has been slow. Three years later, having never previously sat in a formula 1 car, he drove a connaught to victory in the syracuse grand prix, beating the entire maserati works team. Tony brooks first went motor racing in 1952 when he entered a second hand healeysilverstone sports car in a club meeting of the british automobile racing club at goodwood. Tony doesnt remember ever having an accident due to trying too hard. He finished an impressive fourth behind three f1 cars. Brooks came from a dental family, and was heading into the same profession. Believe me, were talking about the best stranger in the history of racing stirling moss said, while talking about tony brooks. In the modern world, tony brooks might well have been a household name. The son of a dental surgeon, brooks studied dentistry and took up racing in 1952 at the wheel of a healey.
An inductee into the international motorsports hall of fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of competition and has been described as the greatest driver never to win the world championship. Dec 12, 2012 tony brooks arrived on the racing scene in a very big way, winning the 1955 syracuse grand prix with a connaught type b. And while moss signed to drive for rob walker, brooks became the latest englishman to go to ferrari. His father was a dental surgeon and tony also studied to be a dentist. His win alongside moss was the first for a britishconstructed car in formula one. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for tony brooks. His win alongside moss was the first for a british. Known as the racing dentist, he started in 38 formula one races, and won six of them. Tony brooks began his racing career at goodwood in 1952 at the wheel of his mothers healey sports car.
Tony brooks is a pisces and was born in the year of the monkey life. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Charles anthony tony standish brooks born in dukinfield, cheshire, 25 february 1932 is a british former racing driver from england also known as the racing dentist. But this was far from an immersion in the jetset lifestyle of a whizzkid racing driver. Check out the racing career of this british driver that won 10 podiums and started formula 1 in 1956. Tony brooks racing driver born 1932, british formula one driver. Tony brooks was the perfect candidate to drive the collier collections 1958 vanwall. Brooks was the son of a dental surgeon, charles standish brooks, and studied the practice himself. He was a fullon serious, professional racing driver. Tony brooks, british former racing driver from england also known as the racing dentist. His debut took place in 1952, but with no great satisfaction. Michael schumacher signed 16x20 photo ferrari f1 proof. For 1958 tony remained with vanwall, alongside stirling. Tony brooks 4 of 10 englishman tony brooks competed in f1 from 19561961 and was known as the racing dentist as he was the son of a dentist and studied the practice himself.