Redman, Brian

To Formula 1

Brian Redman began his first major successes in motorsport in 1965. This year he won two races of the Autosport Championship series in Ulton Park driving a Jaguar E-Type .
In 1966, Redman performed at the British Sports Car Championship and Formula Libre on the Lola T70 . In the same year, Brian Redman made his debut in such prestigious sports car races as 1000 kilometers of Monza , Spa and Nurburgring . In all these races, Redman finished in the top ten, speaking on the Ford GT40 . He was fourth at the Spa, speaking in the team of Peter Sutcliffe , which was his partner.

Collaboration with Jacques X and the debut in Formula 1 (1967-1968)

In 1967, Brian Redman continued to perform in sports car races and took 6th place in the race 1000 kilometers Spa . The racer made his debut at Le Mans as part of the JW Automotive Engineering team. Redman took part in the German Grand Prix of 1967 , the stage of Formula 1 , for the Lola team, but acted there as a pilot of Formula 2 . He could not start. At the end of 1967, Redman took 6th place in the race for 1000 kilometers of Paris with Richard Attwood on the Ferrari 250 LM , and then won 9 hours with Chiali and Jacques X.
The full debut of Brian Redman in Formula 1 took place in 1968 as part of the Cooper team. In the first race of the season, the South African Grand Prix , Redman did not get to the finish line, but already in his second Formula 1 race, the Spanish Grand Prix of 1968, he came third. Together with Jacques X, Brian Redman won 1,000 kilometers of Spa on the Ford GT40 . But in the Belgian Grand Prix, the driver had an accident and received a broken arm. 3rd place in Spain was the only podium in Formula 1 in the career of Redman.

Porsche Factory Team Performance (1969)

In 1969, Brian Redman did not speak in Formula 1, but participated in racing sports cars for the Porsche factory team. He won five races: 6 hours of Brands Hatch , 1,000 kilometers of Monza , Spa , Nurburgring , 6 hours of Watkins-Glen - with Joe Siffert as a partner, as well as 1,000 kilometers of Zeltweg with Siffert and Kurt Arens . However, at Le Mans, Redman was unable to get to the finish line.

Return to John Wyer Automotive Engineering (1970-1971)

Despite winning prestigious races, 1969 was Redman's only season with the Porsche. In 1970, the rider again began to play for the team of John Wyer and at the beginning of the year he simultaneously took first and second place in the Daytona 24-hour race , speaking at the Porsche 917 . The victory with Redman was shared by Pedro Rodriguez and Leo Kinnunen . In May, Yo Sieffert and Brian Redman won the Targa Florio and 1,000 kilometers of Spa , also driving a Porsche. In late 1970, Redman won a series of races in the Shell Drivers Cup tournament, held in southern Africa - in South Africa , Rhodesia and Portuguese Mozambique .
Also in 1970, Brian Redman returned to Formula 1 . He took part in two Grand Prix for Frank Williams Racing Cars , but he was never able to get to the start. In 1971, Brian Redman spent only one race for the Surtees - Grand Prix of South Africa , without scoring points.

Performances for Scuderia Ferrari (1972-1973)

In 1972, Redman joined the legendary Ferrari racing team. Brian made his debut for Ferrari in the 1000 km Buenos Aires race and shared 2nd place with Clay Regazzoni at the Ferrari 312 PB . With the same partner, Redman became 4th in the Daytona 6-hour race , and 5th in the 1000 km Brands Hatch race. Together with other Scuderia Ferrari rider Arturo Merzario, Brian Redman won the 1,000 kilometers of Spa . This was the fourth victory of Redman in the Belgian marathon. With his long-time partner Jacques X, the driver won 1,000 kilometers of Zeltweg (for the second time in his career).
The next year, 1973, was marked by the continuation of the collaboration of X and Redman. With him, Brian Redman became the double winner of 1000 kilometers of Monza and won 1000 kilometers of the Nurburgring. Added to this are podium endurance races in Vallelung , Dijon , Zeltweg and Watkins-Glen . All these achievements were won at Ferrari 312 PB .

Performances in Formula 1 for McLaren (1972)

In the same 1972, Brian Redman spent three Formula 1 races for McLaren . The pilot scored points twice, taking 5th place in the Grand Prix of Monaco and Germany . In the season finale, US Grand Prix , Redman played for BRM at the BRM P180 before reaching the finish line. In the overall standings of the Formula 1 season, Brian Redman took 14th place, with 4 points.

The last Formula 1 race for Shadow (1973-1974)

In 1973, Brian Redman held in Formula 1 one race for the Shadow team, which made its debut in the "royal races" - the season finale in Watkins-Glen , which was overshadowed by the death of François Sever . Starting 13th, Redman was disqualified for outside assistance on the highway.
Brian Redman continued his performances for Shadow in 1974 . This was due to another tragedy - Peter Revson , who played for the team, died in tests in Kyalami . Redman participated in three Grand Prix without scoring points. The 1974 Monaco Grand Prix was the last race of Brian Redman in Formula 1.

Further races

Despite the fact that Redman stopped performing in Formula 1 after 1974, his motorsport career continued for many more years and continued to be very successful. Since 1974, Brian Redman has performed primarily in North America. The rider became the three-time champion of the American Formula 5000 , winning three consecutive seasons (1974-1976).
In 1974 he took 2nd place in the Can-Am series race on the Mid-Ohio ( Lexington ) circuit, and in 1975, for the first time in his career, he won 12 hours of Sebring in the BMW 3.0 CSL . Later, Redman became the double winner of 24 hours of Daytona (1976) and 12 hours of Sebring (1978).
In 1981, Brian Redman won the IMSA GT Championship ^[1] . In 1984 and 1985, he won one race in the championship. Redman played in the series until 1988, when he finished 2nd in the 24-hour Daytona race on the Porsche 962 (team mates Bob Woleck and Mauro Baldi ).
In 1989, Brian Redman performed at the World Sports Prototype Championship. In the same year, the driver took part in the Le Mans 24-hour race for the last time in his career.
In the future, Brian continued to perform in separate endurance races. Redman founded the auto racing team Redman-Bright. In 1997, Uruguayan racing driver Gonzalo Rodriguez made his debut in Formula 3 .

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24 hours of Le Mans

Targa Florio

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