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| Lee Brookes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1968-02-22)22 February 1968 (age 57) Walsall,Staffordshire, England |
| British Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1996–1999 |
| Teams | Brookes Motorsport |
| Starts | 63 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in1997,1999 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1996 1995 | BTCC Independents Cup Renault Clio Cup |
Lee Brookes (born 22 February 1968) is a British retiredauto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in theBritish Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.
Brookes was born inWalsall and started racing in karting. He was the Senior British Champion in 1990. In 1993 he raced in the Renault Elf oils Clio Challenge, finishing fourth on points in his first season. After finishing third in 1994, he became champion in 1995.
In 1996, Brookes entered the prestigious British Touring Car Championship, in an ex-worksToyota Carina. He won the Total Cup For Privateers with theTOM'S Team Brookes, ran by his father Jon. Although running as an independent driver, Brookes did have limited works backing fromToyota. In 1997 he replaced the car with aPeugeot 406 that had been used by the Peugeot works team the previous year. The car suffered reliability problems that he hadn't had with the previous years car. He finished second in the independents cup, narrowly losing out toRobb Gravett. He teamed up with Gravett a year later, Brookes Motorsport entered oneHonda Accord for Gravett. Brookes himself raced in just two rounds atOulton Park. The two drivers also entered the Bathurst 1000 that year. Brookes drove the Honda Accord for a part season in 1999, finishing fourth in the independents cup. He appeared on the official entry list for the 2000 BTCC Season but did not race.(https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/bumper-line-up-for-2000-btcc-5039306/5039306/)(https://1990sbtcc.com/seasons/2000-btcc-season/)
Brookes Motorsport reformed asTCR, which still runs on theTOCA support package, with some success.[1]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point given 1998 onwards)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tom's Team Brookes | Toyota Carina E | DON 1 13 | DON 2 15 | BRH 1 15 | BRH 2 Ret | THR 1 10 | THR 2 12 | SIL 1 18 | SIL 2 11 | OUL 1 14 | OUL 2 14 | SNE 1 12 | SNE 2 13 | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 18 | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 16 | KNO 1 13 | KNO 2 14 | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 15 | THR 1 9 | THR 2 16 | DON 1 15 | DON 2 15 | BRH 1 14 | BRH 2 14 | 19th | 3 |
| 1997 | Brookes Motorsport | Peugeot 406 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 Ret | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 11 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 DNS | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 15 | OUL 1 16 | OUL 2 9 | DON 1 14 | DON 2 12 | CRO 1 NC | CRO 2 13 | KNO 1 17 | KNO 2 15 | SNE 1 13 | SNE 2 Ret | THR 1 10 | THR 2 14 | BRH 1 9 | BRH 2 13 | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 16 | 17th | 5 | ||
| 1998 | Brookes Motorsport | Honda Accord | THR 1 | THR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | THR 1 | THR 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | OUL 1 DNS | OUL 2 DNS | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NC | 0 |
| 1999 | Brookes Motorsport | Honda Accord | DON 1 12 | DON 2 9 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 10 | THR 1 10 | THR 2 10 | BRH 1 DNS | BRH 2 DNS | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 13 | DON 2 Ret | CRO 1 13 | CRO 2 12 | SNE 1 11 | SNE 2 16 | THR 1 14 | THR 2 Ret | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 17th | 5 |