| Born | (1938-01-12)12 January 1938 Langstone, Newport,Monmouthshire, Wales |
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| Died | 6 September 2024(2024-09-06) (aged 86) Ascot, Berkshire, England |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1966–1967 |
| Teams | Cooper, non-worksBrabham |
| Entries | 3 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1966 German Grand Prix |
Alan Brinley Rees (12 January 1938 – 6 September 2024) was a Britishracing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, although two of those appearances were drivingFormula 2 cars. He scored no championship points. His best result was seventh place (second in the Formula Two class) in the1967 German Grand Prix.[1]
Rees drove for the worksLotusFormula Junior team in 1962, and won three races before a crash at theNürburgring 1000 kmsports car race ended his season.[2] From 1963 to 1968, he drove for the Roy Winklemann Racing team in Formula Two and frequently achieved victories over experienced drivers such asJackie Stewart andJochen Rindt.[2]
Rees was born inLangstone, Newport,Monmouthshire, Wales on 12 January 1938.[3]
Rees died inAscot, Berkshire on 6 September 2024 at the age of 86. His death was announced viaFacebook by his son, racing driver and television presenterPaul Rees.[4][5]
In 1969 Rees co-foundedMarch Engineering; his initials being the "AR" in "March", alongsideMaxMosley,GrahamCoaker andRobinHerd. At the end of 1971 he moved to aShadow Racing Cars where he became team principal. In 1977 he left Shadow to co-foundArrows.[6] In 1996 he and the other remaining founders sold Arrows toTom Walkinshaw. Following the death of Max Mosley in 2021, he became the sole surviving March co-founder.
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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| 1966 | Roy Winkelmann Racing | BrabhamBT18 (F2) | Cosworth Straight-4 1.0L | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER Ret | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||
| 1967 | Cooper Car Company | CooperT81 | MaseratiV12 | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR 9 | NC | 0 | |||||
| Roy Winkelmann Racing | BrabhamBT23 (F2) | Cosworth Straight-4 1.6L | GER 7 | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | |||||||||
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