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Brian Redman

{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1937)}}

{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}

{{Promotional|date=April 2025}}{{Infobox F1 driver

| name = Brian Redman

| image = Brian Redman 1969 kl.JPG

| caption = Redman in 1969

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1937|03|09}}

| birth_place = Burnley, Lancashire, England

| Years = {{F1|1968}}, {{F1|1970}}–{{F1|1974}} |

Team(s) = Cooper, Williams, Surtees, McLaren, BRM, Shadow

| Races = 15 (12 starts)

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 1

| Points = 8

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1968 South African Grand Prix

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 1974 Monaco Grand Prix

}}

Brian Herman Thomas Redman{{cite book|title=FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport 1975|year=1975|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd.|isbn=0-85059-195-3|no-pp=true|page=white p. 41}} (born 9 March 1937){{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Brian_Redman |title= The World Championship drivers – Where are they now? |access-date=29 July 2007 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}} is a British retired racing driver.

Racing for Carl Haas and Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars, Brian Redman won the 1974, '75 and '76 SCCA Formula 5000 series and has raced in nearly every category of racing, including Formula One.

The Englishman began racing in 1959 and collected his first of four Manufacturers Championships in 1968, driving a Ford GT40 with Belgian Jacky Ickx for John Wyer Automotive Engineering. Redman

also won the 1970/71 South African Springbok series and the IMSA Camel GTP Championship in 1981 driving a Lola T600. Brian is considered to be one of the greatest endurance racers in the history

of the sport. In addition to his four victories at Spa-Francorchamps, Brian has overall wins in the 1970 Targa Florio, the Watkins Glen 6 Hours, the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, the Nurburgring 1000 Ks twice,

Brands Hatch 6 Hours twice, Osterrechring 1000 Ks twice, Monza 1000 Ks twice, Kyalami 9 Hours twice, has been a two-time winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona and holds two class victories at Le Mans.

He is currently a regular at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Career

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Redman raced F1 for McLaren, Shadow, Cooper, Williams

File:Redman, Brian am 28.05.1972, Ferrari 312 P 72.jpg at the Nürburgring in 1972]]

File:Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 - Redman 1974-05-19.jpg

He participated in 15 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1968. He achieved one podium in the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix, finishing third in a Cooper-BRM behind Graham Hill in a Lotus-Ford and Denny Hulme in a McLaren-Ford. He then had an accident at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, crashing his Cooper-BRM when the suspension broke at the Les Coombes corner; he survived with a badly broken arm. He scored a total of 8 championship points in his career, with two 5th places in 1972, at the Monaco Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix driving a Yardley McLaren.

He achieved spectacular success in sports-car racing, particularly in 1968 as a John Wyer Gulf driver, in 1969 and 1970 as a Porsche works driver and in 1972 with the Ferrari 312 PB; Winning at Spa Francorchamps 1000 Ks 5 times, the Nurburgring 1000 Ks 3 times, Daytona 24 Hours 2 times, Sebring twice, Watkins Glen 6 Hours, Osterreichring twice, Monza 1000 Ks twice, the Targa Florio, Brands Hatch 6 Hours twice etc.

File:1972 French Grand Prix Redman (5225627513).jpg

In 1973, Redman started racing in the USA full-time and won the SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship three times in a row from 1974 to 1976 driving a Jim Hall/Carl Haas Lola T330/332C against considerable opposition, including Mario Andretti and Al Unser, Jody Scheckter, Jackie Oliver, Alan Jones, David Hobbs, Brett Lunger, Sam Posey, "Vern" Schuppan et al. Redman was employed at Haas's business office in Highland Park, Illinois, where he also lived for a time.{{Cite web |date=2 March 2016 |title=Brian Redman's Greatest Cars |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/motorsport-news/20160302/283107068106001 |access-date=20 April 2021 |website=Motorsport News |via=PressReader}} At the end of 1976 the SCCA announced new rules. The F5000 single-seaters had to use full-width bodywork and the new series would be called Can-Am. On the first day of practice for the first race of the new season, at Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Canada the new car took off at 160 mph went 40 feet in the air and turned over, landing upside down. Redman suffered a broken neck (C1), fractured shoulder and sternum, plus bruising of the brain. The ambulance blew a tire on the way to hospital. Redman was declared dead. It took him 9 months to recover and he returned to racing on a spectacular note by winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1978 driving a Porsche 935. He continued driving for Dick Barbour Racing through 1979 and 1980. In 1981, driving the brand new Lolas T600 IMSA GTP car he won the first race at Laguna Seca and went on to win the IMSA Camel GTP championship. His last year of professional racing was at the age of 52, driving for the works Aston Martin team in the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship. He later co-managed the Redman Bright racing team.

Redman has now taken out his 61st racing licence, lives in Florida and is active in historic racing.

Legacy

  • Road America hosts The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman for vintage/historic cars, one of the largest and most prestigious vintage racing events in the US
  • Redman is inducted in the following Halls of Fame: Daytona International Hall of Fame, Sebring Hall of Fame, Talladega Hall of Fame, Motor Sport Hall of Fame (UK), Long Beach Pavement of Fame.

Racing record

=Complete British Saloon Car Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Class

1965

! Vitafoam Developments

! Austin Mini Cooper S

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

| BRH

| OUL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
Ret

| GOO

| SIL

| CRY

| BRH

| OUL

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

! NC

1966

! Red Rose Racing

! Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA

! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}}

| SNE

| GOO

| SIL

| CRY

| BRH

| BRH

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
4†

| BRH

|

|

|

|

! 24th

! 6

! 7th

1978

! Hermetite Racing with Leyland

! Triumph Dolomite Sprint

! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}}

| SIL

| OUL

| THR

| BRH

| SIL

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DON
DNS

| MAL

| BRH

| DON

| BRH

| THR

| OUL

! NC

! 0

! NC

colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=22 October 2022}}}}}}

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

=Complete European Formula Two Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

rowspan=2| {{F2|1967}}

!rowspan=2| David Bridges

! Brabham BT16

!rowspan=2| Ford

| SNE

| SIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR
{{small|Ret}}

| HOC

| TUL

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 9th

!rowspan=2| 8

Lola T100

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JAR
{{small|{{tooltip|6|Received 4 championship points as Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Jack Brabham who finished ahead were ineligible for points}}}}

| ZAN

| PER

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|{{tooltip|8|Received 2 championship points as Jochen Rindt, Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill who finished ahead were ineligible for points}}}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
{{small|5}}

{{F2|1968}}

! David Bridges

! Lola T100

! Ford

| HOC

| THR

| JAR

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PAL
{{small|{{tooltip|2|Received 9 championship points as Jochen Rindt who finished ahead was ineligible for points}}}}

| TUL

| ZAN

| PER

| HOC

| VAL

|

! 9th

! 9

colspan=16|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/brian-redman|title=Brian Redman – Biography|work=Motor Sport|access-date=December 16, 2019}}}}}}

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{abbr|WDC|World Drivers Championship standing}}

! Pts

1967

! David Bridges

! Lola T100 (F2)

! Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4

| RSA

| MON

| NED

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GER
{{small|DNS}}

| CAN

| ITA

| USA

| MEX

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| 1968

!rowspan=2| Cooper Car Company

! Cooper T81B

! Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| RSA
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 19th

!rowspan=2| 4

Cooper T86B

! BRM P101 3.0 V12

|

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ESP
{{small|3}}

| MON

|style="background:#efcfff;"| BEL
{{small|Ret}}

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

| MEX

|

|

|

1970

! Frank Williams Racing Cars

! De Tomaso 505/38

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| RSA

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| NED

| FRA

|style="background:white;"| GBR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| GER
{{small|DNQ}}

| AUT

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

| MEX

|

|

! NC

! 0

1971

! Team Surtees

! Surtees TS7

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA
{{small|7}}

| ESP

| MON

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2| 1972

! Yardley Team McLaren

! McLaren M19A

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| RSA

| ESP

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MON
{{small|5}}

| BEL

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
{{small|9}}

| GBR

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
{{small|5}}

| AUT

| ITA

| CAN

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 14th

!rowspan=2| 4

Marlboro BRM

! BRM P180

! BRM P142 3.0 V12

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

1973

! Shadow Racing Team

! Shadow DN1

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| ESP

| BEL

| MON

| SWE

| FRA

| GBR

| NED

| GER

| AUT

| ITA

| CAN

|style="background:#000; color:#fff;"| USA
{{small|DSQ}}

! NC

! 0

1974

! UOP Shadow Racing Team

! Shadow DN3

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ESP
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BEL
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MON
{{small|Ret}}

| SWE

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

! NC

! 0

colspan="21"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/brian-redman/engagement.aspx|title=Brian Redman – Involvement|work=StatsF1|access-date=December 16, 2019}}}}}}

=Non-Championship Formula One results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

1967

! David Bridges

! Lola T100 (F2)

! Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4

| ROC

| SPC

| INT

| SYR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
{{small|8}}

|

|

1968

! Cooper Car Company

! Cooper T86B

! BRM P101 3.0 V12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC
{{small|5}}

| INT

| OUL

|

|

|

|

|

1971

! Sid Taylor Racing

! McLaren M18 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| ARG

| ROC

| QUE

| SPR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT
{{small|Ret}}

| RIN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

| VIC

rowspan=3| 1972

!rowspan=2| Sid Taylor Racing

! McLaren M10B (F5000)

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
{{small|Ret}}

| BRA

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| INT
{{small|DNS}}

|

|

|

|

|

Chevron B24 (F5000)

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|4}}

| REP

|

|

|

Yardley Team McLaren

! McLaren M19A

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VIC
{{small|7}}

|

|

rowspan=2| 1974

! Sid Taylor Racing

! Lola T332 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| PRE

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC
{{small|DNS}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

Team Ensign

! Ensign N174

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT
{{small|8}}

|

|

|

|

|

1975

! A.G. Dean

! Chevron B24/B28 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROC
{{small|DNQ}}

| INT

| SUI

|

|

|

|

|

colspan="12"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}}

=Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

1967

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} J.W. Automotive

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Salmon

|align="left"| Ford GT40 Mk I

| S 5.0

| 220

| DNF

| DNF

1969

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Hart Ski Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Jo Siffert

|align="left"| Porsche 908/2L

| P 3.0

| 60

| DNF

| DNF

1970

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Jo Siffert

|align="left"| Porsche 917K

| S 5.0

| 156

| DNF

| DNF

1973

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} SpA Ferrari SEFAC

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|align="left"| Ferrari 312PB

| S 3.0

| 332

| DNF

| DNF

1976

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} B.M.W. Motorsport GmbH

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg

|align="left"| BMW 3.0CSL Turbo

| Gr 5

| 23

| DNF

| DNF

1978

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} John Paul Sr.
{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour

|align="left"| Porsche 935/77A

| IMSA
+2.5

| 337

| 5th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1979

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Essex Motorsport Porsche

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jürgen Barth

|align="left"| Porsche 936

| S
+2.0

| 200

| DNF

| DNF

1980

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick
{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour

|align="left"| Porsche 935 K3/80

| IMSA

| 318

| 5th

| style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

1981

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} Cooke-Woods Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Rahal

|align="left"| Lola T600-Porsche

| S
+2.0

| -

| DNQ

| DNQ

1982

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} Cooke Racing - Malardeau

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ralph Kent-Cooke
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Adams

|align="left"| Lola T610-Ford Cosworth

| C

| 28

| DNF

| DNF

1984

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} Jaguar Group 44

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Doc Bundy
{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Tullius

|align="left"| Jaguar XJR-5

| IMSA
GTP

| 291

| DNF

| DNF

1985

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jaguar Group 44

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Adams

|align="left"| Jaguar XJR-5

| GTP

| 151

| DNF

| DNF

1986

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Silk Cut Jaguar

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Hans Heyer
{{flagicon|USA}} Hurley Haywood

|align="left"| Jaguar XJR-6

| C1

| 53

| DNF

| DNF

1988

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Eje Elgh
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

|align="left"| Porsche 962C

| C1

| 359

| 10th

| 10th

1989

|align="left"| {{flagicon|UK}} Aston Martin
{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ecurie Ecosse

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRC}} Costas Los
{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Roe

|align="left"| Aston Martin AMR1

| C1

| 340

| 11th

| 9th

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Brian-Redman-GB.html|title=All Results of Brian Redman|work=racingsportscars.com|access-date=December 16, 2019}}}}}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927122905/http://www.classicrallies.com/view_experience/3 "Porsche experience" interview of Brian Redman]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20051217072231/http://www.targa66.com/ "Targa 66 club" started by Brian Redman]

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{{succession box | before = Jody Scheckter | title = US Formula A/F5000
Champion | years = 1974-1976 | after = Patrick Tambay}}

{{succession box|before=John Fitzpatrick|title=IMSA GT Championship
Champion|years=1981|after=John Paul Jr.}}

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