ERIC BRANDON

'Eric Brandon' (born 18 July 1920 in East Ham, London; died 8 August 1982 in Gosport, Hampshire) was a Formula One driver who raced Coopers for the Ecurie Richmond team, which Brandon formed with Alan Brown. Before his career in motor racing, he was an electrical goods wholesaler.
Brandon used to enter Cooper 500cc cars in hillclimbs and sprints, and won the first ever 500cc circuit race in Britain, at Gransden Lodge airfield, in 1947. When the Formula Three regulations were adopted, Brandon won Britain's first F3 title.^[1] He continued to compete until 1954. After 1954 he drifted away from motor racing and became interested in hydroplane racing.

Contents

Complete Formula One Results

References

Complete Formula One Results

() (Races in 'bold' indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1952	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T20	Bristol Straight-6	SUI 8	500	BEL 9	FRA	GBR 20	GER	NED	ITA 13		-	0
1954	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23	Bristol Straight-6	ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR Ret	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	-	0

References

1. British F3 Champions ''motorsportsetc.com'' Retrieved on September 4 2007.