Alan Everest Brown (born in
Malton,
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
, 20 November 1919 – died in
Guildford,
Surrey, 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
Eric Brandon (18 July 1920 in East Ham, Essex – 8 August 1982 in Gosport, Hampshire) was a motor racing driver and businessman. He was closely associated with the Cooper Car Company, and was instrumental in the early development of the company. ...
. He participated in 9 World Championship
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
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
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* Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels
Arts and entertainment
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and also gave the first
Vanwall
Vanwall was a motor racing team and racing car constructor that was active in Formula One during the 1950s. Founded by Tony Vandervell, the Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner with that of his Thinwall bearings ...
its race debut. After he retired, he fielded two drivers in the
1959 British Grand Prix
The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It wa ...
under the team name Alan Brown Equipe.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(
key)
References
External links
Alan Brown profile at The 500 Owners Association
English racing drivers
English Formula One drivers
Racing drivers from Yorkshire
Cooper Formula One drivers
1919 births
2004 deaths
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Formula One team owners