Alan Rees (racing driver)
| Born | 12 January 1938 |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1966-1967 |
| Teams | Cooper, non-works Brabham |
| Entries | 3 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1966 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1967 German Grand Prix |
Alan Brinley Rees (born 12 January 1938 in Langstone, Newport, Monmouthshire)[1] is a British former racing driver from Wales. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, although two of those appearances were driving Formula 2 cars. He scored no championship points. His best result was seventh place (second in the Formula Two class) in the 1967 German Grand Prix.[2]
Rees drove for the works Lotus Formula Junior team in 1962, and won three races before a crash at the Nürburgring 1000 km sports car race ended his season.[3] From 1963 to 1968, he drove for the Roy Winklemann Racing team in Formula Two and frequently achieved victories over experienced drivers such as Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt.[3]
Formula One team management
[edit]In 1969 Rees co-founded March Engineering; his initials being the "AR" in "March", alongside Max Mosley, Graham Coaker and Robin Herd. At the end of 1971 he moved to a Shadow Racing Cars where he became team principal. In 1977 he left Shadow to co-found Arrows.[4] In 1996 he and the other remaining founders sold Arrows to Tom Walkinshaw. Following the death of Max Mosley in 2021, he is the sole March co-founder still alive.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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| 1966 | Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham BT18 (F2) | Cosworth Straight-4 1.0L |
MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER Ret |
ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1967 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T81 | Maserati V12 | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR 9 |
NC | 0 | |||||
| Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham BT23 (F2) | Cosworth Straight-4 1.6L |
GER 7 |
CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | |||||||||
Source:[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
- ^ a b Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 309. ISBN 0851127029.
- ^ a b Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 308. ISBN 0851127029.
- ^ Henry, Alan (7 July 2014). "Me and my Arrows". Motor Sport Magazine (February 2003): 62. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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| 42 Racing – NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2020– ) |
- Founder
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- Personnel
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- Race drivers
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- Former drivers
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| Shadow Racing Cars – Formula One, Formula 5000 and sports prototype racing (1968–1980) |
- Founder
- Don Nichols
- Personnel
- Jackie Oliver
- Alan Rees
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- Sports prototype cars
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- Formula 5000 cars
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