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TONY BROOKS


'Charles Anthony Standish Brooks' (born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, February 25, 1932) is a former Formula One driver from England also known as the "racing dentist". He participated in 39 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 14, 1956, and scored the first win by a British driver in a British car in a Grand Prix since 1923, in 1955 driving a Connaught at Syracuse in a non World Championship race. He won 6 races for Vanwall and Ferrari, secured 4 pole positions, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 74 championship points. He drove for BRM but retired from the team at the end of 1961, just before their most successful season.
Had he stayed with Ferrari for 1961 or BRM for 1962, he could well have been World Champion as he was certainly capable of it.
Brooks shared this Vanwall VW5 with Stirling Moss to win the 1957 British Grand Prix.


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Complete World Championship Formula One results
Complete World Championship Formula One results

() (Races in 'bold' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Team WDC Points
1956 BRM ARG
MON
DNS
500
BEL
FRA
GBR
Ret
GER
ITA
      BRM NA 0
1957 Vanwall ARG
MON
2
500
FRA
GBR
1
GER
9
PES
Ret
''ITA''
7

      Vanwall 5th 11
1958 Vanwall ARG
'MON'
Ret
NED
Ret
500
BEL
1
FRA
Ret
GBR
7
GER
1
POR
Ret
ITA
1
MOR
Ret
Vanwall '3rd' '24'
1959 Ferrari MON
2
500
NED
Ret
'FRA'
1
GBR
Ret
'''GER'''
1

POR
9
ITA
Ret
USA
3
    Ferrari '2nd' '27'
1960 Cooper ARG
MON
4
500
NED
Ret
BEL
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
5
POR
5
ITA
USA
Ret
  Cooper 11th 7
1961 BRM MON
13
NED
9
BEL
13
FRA
Ret
''GBR''
9
GER
NC
ITA
5
USA
3
      BRM 10th 6


Tony Brooks won the 1957 British Grand Prix sharing his car with Stirling Moss. Both were awarded half points for their victory (4 intead of 8).



Brooks was also awarded one point in the 1957 Italian Grand Prix and 1959 German Grand Prix for recording the fastest lap.

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