Tony Brooks

In the clippings (5)

12 May 1959Le Mans eventPreview of the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours, fourth round of the manufacturers' championship: four works Aston Martins with…20 Oct 1959Sporting notebook: awards and driver ratingsMixed notes: the British Automobile Racing Club to award two gold medals simultaneously (David Brown and John Cooper),…14 Oct 1960Famous amateur driver will compete at WigramTony Brooks, runner-up to Jack Brabham in the 1959 world championship and a London dentist, was confirmed for the…24 Dec 1960Red and green Coopers have made big-timePeter Greenslade profiles the Yeoman Credit racing team, whose dark red and light green Coopers shook up Grand Prix…15 Jan 1969British cars at the topHistory of British dominance of Grand Prix racing over the previous 15 years, written ahead of the 1969 Lady Wigram…

From the reports

• Autosport editor Gregor Grant rated Bruce McLaren in the 'two-star' class in October 1959, Moss alone in the 'five-star' class, and Brabham and Brooks four-star. (20 Oct 1959)
• Tony Brooks won the French and German Grands Prix in 1959 for Ferrari and was runner-up to Brabham in the 1959 world championship. (14 Oct 1960)
• In 1955 a Connaught with an Alta engine driven by Tony Brooks won the Syracuse Grand Prix, a first for a British car. (15 Jan 1969)

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