Alan Brown (racing driver)

For other people named Alan Brown, see Alan Brown (disambiguation).

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
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

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
	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

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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