Brian Redman

Brian Redman

Born	(1937-03-09) 9 March 1937 (age 84)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1968, 1970–1974
Teams	Cooper, Williams, Surtees, McLaren, BRM, Shadow
Entries	15 (12 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Career points	8
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1968 South African Grand Prix
Last entry	1974 Monaco Grand Prix

Brian Herman Thomas Redman^[1] (born 9 March 1937 in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire),^[2] is a retired British racing driver.

He was very successful in sportscar racing and the World Sportscar Championship, winning the 1970 Targa Florio with a Porsche 908 and the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, in 1975 with a BMW Coupé, in 1978 with a Porsche 935 and the Spa-Francorchamps 1000km race 4 times (1968–1970, 1972). For many years, Redman focused his career in the United States, winning the SCCA Formula 5000 Championship in 1974, 1975, and 1976, and the IMSA GT Championship in 1981. He was for many years associated with the Chevron marque, founded by fellow-Lancastrian Derek Bennett.

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

Career[]

Redman raced F1 for McLaren, Shadow, Cooper, Williams

Redman driving a Ferrari 312PB at the Nürburgring in 1972

Redman driving an Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12 at the Nürburgring in 1974

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 3 times, Sebring twice, Watkins Glen 6 Hours, Osterreichring twice, Monza 1000 Ks twice, the Targa Florio, Brands Hatch 6 Hours twice etc.

Redman driving at the 1972 French Grand Prix.

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.^[3] 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 European Formula Two Championship results[]

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Complete Formula One World Championship results[]

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Non-Championship Formula One results[]

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1967	J.W. Automotive	Mike Salmon	Ford GT40 Mk I	S 5.0	220	DNF	DNF
1969	Hart Ski Racing	Jo Siffert	Porsche 908/2L	P 3.0	60	DNF	DNF
1970	John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd.	Jo Siffert	Porsche 917K	S 5.0	156	DNF	DNF
1973	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 312PB	S 3.0	332	DNF	DNF
1976	B.M.W. Motorsport GmbH	Peter Gregg	BMW 3.0CSL Turbo	Gr 5	23	DNF	DNF
1978	Dick Barbour Racing	John Paul Sr. Dick Barbour	Porsche 935/77A	IMSA +2.5	337	5th	1st
1979	Essex Motorsport Porsche	Jacky Ickx Jürgen Barth	Porsche 936	S +2.0	200	DNF	DNF
1980	Dick Barbour	John Fitzpatrick Dick Barbour	Porsche 935 K3/80	IMSA	318	5th	1st
1981	Cooke-Woods Racing	Bobby Rahal	Lola T600-Porsche	S +2.0	-	DNQ	DNQ
1982	Cooke Racing - Malardeau	Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams	Lola T610-Ford Cosworth	C	28	DNF	DNF
1984	Jaguar Group 44	Doc Bundy Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJR-5	IMSA GTP	291	DNF	DNF
1985	Jaguar Group 44	Hurley Haywood Jim Adams	Jaguar XJR-5	GTP	151	DNF	DNF
1986	Silk Cut Jaguar	Hans Heyer Hurley Haywood	Jaguar XJR-6	C1	53	DNF	DNF
1988	Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team	Eje Elgh Jean-Pierre Jarier	Porsche 962C	C1	359	10th	10th
1989	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	Costas Los Michael Roe	Aston Martin AMR1	C1	340	11th	9th
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References[]

External links[]

• "Porsche experience" interview of Brian Redman
• "Targa 66 club" started by Brian Redman