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Tony Brooks
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| Tony Brooks | |
| Nationality |  British |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1956 -1961 |
| Team(s) | BRM, Vanwall, Ferrari and Cooper |
| Races | 38 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podium finishes | 9 |
| Pole positions | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| First race | 1956 Monaco Grand Prix |
| First win | 1958 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1959 German Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1961 United States Grand Prix |
Charles Anthony Standish Brooks (born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, February 25, 1932) is a former Formula One driver from England also known as the "racing dentist". He participated in 38 grands prix, debuting on July 14, 1956, but did score the first win by a British Driver in a British car in a Grand Prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a Connaught at Syracuse in a non World Championship race. He won 6 races for Vanwall and Ferrari, secured 4 pole positions, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 74 championship points. He drove for BRM but retired from the team at the end of 1961, just before their most successful season.
Had he stayed with Ferrari for 1961 or BRM for 1962, he could well have been World Champion as he was certainly capable of it.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Yr | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | BRM | ARG |
MON |
IND |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR ret |
GER |
ITA |
BRM | NA | 0 | |||
| 1957 | Vanwall | ARG |
MON 2 |
IND |
FRA |
GBR 1 |
GER 9 |
PES ret |
ITA 7 |
Vanwall | 5th | 11 | |||
| 1958 | Vanwall | ARG |
MON ret |
DUT ret |
IND |
BEL 1 |
FRA ret |
GBR 7 |
GER 1 |
POR ret |
ITA 1 |
MOR ret |
Vanwall | 3rd | 24 |
| 1959 | Ferrari | MON 2 |
IND |
DUT ret |
FRA 1 |
GBR ret |
GER 1 |
POR 9 |
ITA ret |
USA 3 |
Ferrari | 2nd | 26 | ||
| 1960 | Cooper | ARG |
MON 4 |
IND |
DUT ret |
BEL ret |
FRA ret |
GBR 5 |
POR 5 |
ITA |
USA ret |
Cooper | 11th | 7 | |
| 1961 | BRM | MON 13 |
DUT 9 |
BEL 13 |
FRA ret |
GBR 9 |
GER NC |
ITA 5 |
USA 3 |
BRM | 10th | 6 |
Tony Brooks won the 1957 British Grand Prix sharing his car with Stirling Moss. Both were awarded half points for their victory (4 intead of 8). Brooks was also awarded one point in the 1957 Italian Grand Prix for recording the fastest lap.
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