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Tony Brooks is a 80 year old British former Formula 1 driver who last drove for BRM-Climax in 1961.
He was born on February 25th 1932 in Dukinfield. He drove his first race for BRM during the 1956 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Brooks was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1956 and 1961. In that period he scored 70 points in 38 races. During his career Brooks achieved 5 wins and 9 podiums. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of United States.
He was born on February 25th 1932 in Dukinfield. He drove his first race for BRM during the 1956 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Brooks was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1956 and 1961. In that period he scored 70 points in 38 races. During his career Brooks achieved 5 wins and 9 podiums. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of United States.
| Name: | Tony Brooks |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | February 25th 1932 (80) |
| Birthplace: | Dukinfield | Races: | 38 races |
| Total points: | 70 points |
| Wins: | 5 wins |
| Podiums: | 9 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 16 retirements |
| First race: | 1956 Great Britain |
| Last race: |  1961 United States |
| First win: |  1958 Belgium |
| Age first win: | 26 years, 3 months, 21 days |
Tony Brooks by year
| All years | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 |
| 1956 |
Overall stats: Tony Brooks
| #1 | Best Finish | Tony Brooks |  | 1 (5x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Tony Brooks | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1959 | 6 | Berlin | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1959 | 4 | Reims | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1958 | 10 | Monza | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 |
| 1958 | 8 | Nurburgring | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 |
| 1958 | 5 | Spa-Francorchamps | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Tony Brooks | | 13 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Tony Brooks | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Tony Brooks | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1961 | 1 | Monte Carlo | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 13 |
| 1961 | 3 | Spa-Francorchamps | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 13 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1961 BRM-Climax 1960 Cooper-Climax 1960 Vanwall 1959 Ferrari 1959 Vanwall 1958 Vanwall 1957 Vanwall 1956 BRM | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Tony Brooks
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #42 | Average race points | Tony Brooks | | 3.33 points | |
| #530 | Average race result | Tony Brooks | | 5.24 place | |
| #205 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Tony Brooks | | 0.19 retirements | |
| #86 | Most points finishes | Tony Brooks | | 14 finishes | |
| #201 | Most avoidable retirements | Tony Brooks | | 3 retirements | |
| #142 | Most race laps | Tony Brooks | | 1584 laps | |
| #144 | Most races | Tony Brooks | | 38 races | |
| #130 | Youngest driver | Tony Brooks | | 24 years, 4 months, 19 days | |
| #532 | Oldest driver | Tony Brooks | | 29 years, 7 months, 13 days | |
| #463 | Biggest gain in race | Tony Brooks | | 8 places gained | |
| #44 | Start from P1 | Tony Brooks | | 4 starts | |
| #148 | Most retirements | Tony Brooks | | 16 retirements | |
| #80 | Most points | Tony Brooks | | 70 points | |
| #73 | Most podiums | Tony Brooks | | 9 podiums | |
| #48 | Most wins | Tony Brooks | | 5 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 40 | Piero Taruffi | 3.42 |
| 41 | John Surtees | 3.33 |
| 41 | Tony Brooks | 3.33 |
| 41 | Luigi Musso | 3.33 |
| 44 | Jody Scheckter | 3.31 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 527 | Peter Collins | 5.25 |
| 527 | Paul Frere | 5.25 |
| 530 | Tony Brooks | 5.24 |
| 531 | Carlos Reutemann | 5.22 |
| 532 | Pedro Rodriguez | 5.21 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 203 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 0.19 |
| 203 | Tim Schenken | 0.19 |
| 203 | Tony Brooks | 0.19 |
| 206 | Elio de Angelis | 0.18 |
| 207 | Robert Manzon | 0.18 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 79 | Innes Ireland | 14 |
| 79 | Wolfgang von Trips | 14 |
| 79 | Tony Brooks | 14 |
| 79 | Jean Behra | 14 |
| 88 | Mark Blundell | 13 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 167 | Willy Mairesse | 3 |
| 167 | Wolfgang von Trips | 3 |
| 167 | Tony Brooks | 3 |
| 167 | Ron Flockhart | 3 |
| 167 | Jimmy Daywalt | 3 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 140 | Manfred Winkelhock | 1633 |
| 141 | Masten Gregory | 1609 |
| 142 | Tony Brooks | 1584 |
| 143 | Alessandro Zanardi | 1574 |
| 144 | Peter Revson | 1567 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 140 | Masten Gregory | 39 |
| 143 | Christian Danner | 38 |
| 143 | Tony Brooks | 38 |
| 143 | Louis Rosier | 38 |
| 146 | Tiago Monteiro | 37 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 128 | Michele Alboreto | 24 years, 4 months, 10 days |
| 129 | Larry Perkins | 24 years, 4 months, 17 days |
| 130 | Tony Brooks | 24 years, 4 months, 19 days |
| 131 | Pat Flaherty | 24 years, 4 months, 24 days |
| 132 | Patrick Friesacher | 24 years, 5 months, 8 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 530 | Pat O'Connor | 29 years, 7 months, 21 days |
| 531 | David Piper | 29 years, 7 months, 14 days |
| 532 | Tony Brooks | 29 years, 7 months, 13 days |
| 533 | Francois Cevert | 29 years, 7 months, 12 days |
| 534 | Otto Stuppacher | 29 years, 7 months, 7 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 455 | Chris Irwin | 8 |
| 455 | Chris Lawrence | 8 |
| 455 | Tony Brooks | 8 |
| 455 | Chuck Daigh | 8 |
| 455 | Jack Turner | 8 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 40 | Didier Pironi | 4 |
| 40 | Jody Scheckter | 4 |
| 40 | Tony Brooks | 4 |
| 40 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 4 |
| 40 | Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 138 | Mike Spence | 16 |
| 138 | Masten Gregory | 16 |
| 138 | Tony Brooks | 16 |
| 149 | Sebastian Vettel | 15 |
| 149 | Shinji Nakano | 15 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 76 | Pedro Rodriguez | 71 |
| 79 | Eddie Cheever | 70 |
| 79 | Tony Brooks | 70 |
| 81 | Jo Siffert | 68 |
| 82 | Alessandro Nannini | 65 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 69 | Eddie Cheever | 9 |
| 69 | Elio de Angelis | 9 |
| 69 | Tony Brooks | 9 |
| 74 | Jochen Mass | 8 |
| 74 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 8 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 44 | John Watson | 5 |
| 44 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| 44 | Tony Brooks | 5 |
| 44 | Nino Farina | 5 |
| 50 | Eddie Irvine | 4 |
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