Brian Shead (1937–2020) was an Australian racing driver, constructor and administrator, best known for designing, engineering, constructing and driving

Cheetah Racing Cars Cheetah Racing Cars was a prolific Australian manufacturer of race cars. The cars were almost solely designed, engineered and constructed by Brian Shead in a small factory at the rear of his home in Mordialloc, a suburb of Melbourne, Australi ...

. From May 1970 to February 1980, Shead competed in 293 events, from which he achieved 112 wins, 228 podium places, 85 fastest laps and 30 lap records. His racing career culminated in 1979 when he won a closely contested

Australian Formula 2 Australian Formula 2, sometimes abbreviated to AF2 or ANF2, is a "wings and slicks" formula racing category in Australia. The category is one of Australia's oldest, dating back to 1964. The current format of AF2 was introduced in 1978. Brian Shea ...

championship driving one of his own Cheetah Mk6s. Shead was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Australian Formula 2 and

Formula Holden Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category introduced in 1989. History Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8-litre Buick V6 engine as ...

. He was the chairman of the National Track Safety Committee for the

Confederation of Australian Motorsport Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Au ...

, and a life member of CAMS.

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*Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/1987 "Cheetah Racing Cars A Continuing Success Story", pages 54–59, Berghouse Publishing Group Pty Ltd, first published 1987, ISSN 0158-4138
oldracingcars.comCAMS Life Membership citation
1937 births 2020 deaths Australian Formula 2 drivers Australian motorsport people Australian racing drivers {{Australia-autoracing-bio-stub