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Tony Brooks is a 80 year old British former driver who last drove for BRM-Climax in 1961.
He was born on February 25th 1932 in Dukinfield. He made his Grand Prix debut in a BRM during the 1956 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Brooks was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1956 and 1961. 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 made his Grand Prix debut in a BRM during the 1956 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Brooks was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1956 and 1961. 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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