Tony Brooks F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
British
Birthplace
Dukinfield, England, UK
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 90)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1956-61
Best championship finish
Runner-up (1959)
F1 stats
A detailed look at Tony Brooks’ F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 38 | |
| Wins | 6 | 15.8% |
| From pole | 2 | |
| Win & f.lap | 1 | |
| Hat-trick | 1 | |
| Podiums | 10 | 26.3% |
| Pole positions | 3 | 7.9% |
| Fastest laps | 3 | 7.9% |
| Points | 75 | 1.97 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 15 | 39.5% |
| Front row starts | 11 | 29.0% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x3 |
| Best finish | 1st | x6 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 19 | 50.0% |
| First lap retirements | 1 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| No. of events | 11 | |
| No. of circuits | 16 |
Stats by season
A look at Brooks’ F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | BRM | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | – | – | – | NC |
| 1957 | Vanwall | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5th |
| 1958 | Vanwall | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3rd |
| 1959 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 2nd | |
| 1960 | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11th | |
| 1961 | BRM | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10th |
| 39 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 75 |
Table definitions
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- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- P: Privateer
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Brooks’ F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRM (1956, 1961) | 10 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Vanwall (1957-60) | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 |
 Ferrari (1959) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| Cooper P (1960) | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 39 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 75 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- P: Privateer
Teammates
A list of Brooks’ teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| Mike Hawthorn (1956) | 2 |
| Ron Flockhart (1956) | 1 |
| Stirling Moss (1957-58) | 14 |
| Stuart Lewis-Evans (1957-58) | 12 |
 Phil Hill (1959-60) | 8 |
| Cliff Allison (1959) | 5 |
 Jean Behra (1959) | 3 |
| Dan Gurney (1959) | 4 |
 Olivier Gendebien (1959-60) | 6 |
 Wolfgang von Trips (1959) | 1 |
| Chris Bristow (1960) | 3 |
| Henry Taylor (1960) | 3 |
| Graham Hill (1961) | 8 |