Brian Herman Thomas Redman (born 9 March 1937) is a British retired racing driver. Racing for Carl Haas and Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars, Brian Redman won the 1974, 1975 and 1976 SCCA Formula 5000 series and has raced in nearly every category of racing, including Formula One.
The Englishman began racing in 1959 and collected his first of four Manufacturers Championships in 1968, driving a Ford GT40 with Belgian Jacky Ickx for John Wyer Automotive Engineering. Redman also won the 1970/71 South African Springbok series and the IMSA Camel GTP Championship in 1981 driving a Lola T600. In addition to his four victories at Spa-Francorchamps, Redman has overall wins in the 1970 Targa Florio, the Watkins Glen 6 Hours, the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, the Nurburgring 1000 Km twice, Brands Hatch 6 Hours twice, Osterrechring 1000 Km twice, Monza 1000 Km twice, Kyalami 9 Hours twice, has been a two-time winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona and holds two class victories at Le Mans.
Redman is currently a regular at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Career
Redman participated in 15 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1968. He achieved one podium in the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix, finishing third in a Cooper-BRM behind Graham Hill in a Lotus-Ford and Denny Hulme in a McLaren-Ford. He then had an accident at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, crashing his Cooper-BRM when the suspension broke at the Les Coombes corner; he survived with a badly broken arm. He scored a total of 8 championship points in his career, with two fifth places in 1972, at the Monaco Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix driving a Yardley McLaren.
Redman achieved spectacular success in sports-car racing, particularly in 1968 as a John Wyer Gulf driver, in 1969 and 1970 as a Porsche works driver and in 1972 with the Ferrari 312 PB; Winning at Spa Francorchamps 1000 Ks five times, the Nurburgring 1000 Ks three times, Daytona 24 Hours two times, Sebring twice, Watkins Glen 6 Hours, Osterreichring twice, Monza 1000 Ks twice, the Targa Florio, Brands Hatch 6 Hours twice etc.
In 1973, Redman started racing in the USA full-time and won the SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship three times in a row from 1974 to 1976 driving a Jim Hall/Carl Haas Lola T330/332C against considerable opposition, including Mario Andretti and Al Unser, Jody Scheckter, Jackie Oliver, Alan Jones, David Hobbs, Brett Lunger, Sam Posey, "Vern" Schuppan et al. Redman was employed at Haas's business office in Highland Park, Illinois, where he also lived for a time. At the end of 1976 the SCCA announced new rules. The F5000 single-seaters had to use full-width bodywork and the new series would be called Can-Am. On the first day of practice for the first race of the new season, at Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Canada the new car took off at 160 mph went 40 feet in the air and turned over, landing upside down. Redman suffered a broken bones plus bruising of the brain. The ambulance blew a tyre on the way to hospital. Redman was declared dead. It took him nine months to recover and he returned to racing on a spectacular note by winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1978 driving a Porsche 935. He continued driving for Dick Barbour Racing through 1979 and 1980. In 1981, driving the brand new Lolas T600 IMSA GTP car he won the first race at Laguna Seca and went on to win the IMSA Camel GTP championship. His last year of professional racing was at the age of 52, driving for the works Aston Martin team in the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship. He later co-managed the Redman Bright racing team.
Legacy Road America hosts The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman for vintage/historic cars, one of the largest and most prestigious vintage racing events in the US Redman is inducted in the following Halls of Fame: Daytona International Hall of Fame, Sebring Hall of Fame, Talladega Hall of Fame, Motor Sport Hall of Fame (UK), Long Beach Pavement of Fame.
Racing record
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Class 1965 Vitafoam Developments Austin Mini Cooper S BRH OUL SNERet GOO SIL CRY BRH OUL NC 0 NC 1966 Red Rose Racing Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA SNE GOO SIL CRY BRH BRH OUL4† BRH 24th 6 7th 1978 Hermetite Racing with Leyland Triumph Dolomite Sprint SIL OUL THR BRH SIL DONDNS MAL BRH DON BRH THR OUL NC 0 NC † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts David Bridges Brabham BT16 Ford SNE SIL NÜR HOC TUL 9th 8 Lola T100 JAR ZAN PER BRH VAL David Bridges Lola T100 Ford HOC THR JAR PAL TUL ZAN PER HOC VAL 9th 9
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts 1967 David Bridges Lola T100 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER CAN ITA USA MEX NC 0 1968 Cooper Car Company Cooper T81B Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12 RSA 19th 4 Cooper T86B BRM P101 3.0 V12 ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX 1970 Frank Williams Racing Cars De Tomaso 505/38 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX NC 0 1971 Team Surtees Surtees TS7 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0 1972 Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M19A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG RSA ESP MON BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN 14th 4 Marlboro BRM BRM P180 BRM P142 3.0 V12 USA 1973 Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0 1974 UOP Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0
Non-championship Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1967 David Bridges Lola T100 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ROC SPC INT SYR OUL ESP 1968 Cooper Car Company Cooper T86B BRM P101 3.0 V12 ROC INT OUL 1971 Sid Taylor Racing McLaren M18 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ARG ROC QUE SPR INT RIN OUL VIC 1972 Sid Taylor Racing McLaren M10B (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ROC BRA INT Chevron B24 (F5000) OUL REP Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M19A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 VIC 1974 Sid Taylor Racing Lola T332 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 PRE ROC Team Ensign Ensign N174 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 INT 1975 A.G. Dean Chevron B24/B28 (F5000) Chevrolet 5.0 V8 ROC INT SUI
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1967 J.W. Automotive Mike Salmon Ford GT40 Mk I S 5.0 220 DNF DNF 1969 Hart Ski Racing Jo Siffert Porsche 908/2L P 3.0 60 DNF DNF 1970 John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ltd. Jo Siffert Porsche 917K S 5.0 156 DNF DNF 1973 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312PB S 3.0 332 DNF DNF 1976 B.M.W. Motorsport GmbH Peter Gregg BMW 3.0CSL Turbo Gr 5 23 DNF DNF 1978 Dick Barbour Racing John Paul Sr. Dick Barbour Porsche 935/77A IMSA+2.5 337 5th 1st 1979 Essex Motorsport Porsche Jacky Ickx Jürgen Barth Porsche 936 S+2.0 200 DNF DNF 1980 Dick Barbour John Fitzpatrick Dick Barbour Porsche 935 K3/80 IMSA 318 5th 1st 1981 Cooke-Woods Racing Bobby Rahal Lola T600-Porsche S+2.0 - DNQ DNQ 1982 Cooke Racing - Malardeau Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams Lola T610-Ford Cosworth C 28 DNF DNF 1984 Jaguar Group 44 Doc Bundy Bob Tullius Jaguar XJR-5 IMSAGTP 291 DNF DNF 1985 Jaguar Group 44 Hurley Haywood Jim Adams Jaguar XJR-5 GTP 151 DNF DNF 1986 Silk Cut Jaguar Hans Heyer Hurley Haywood Jaguar XJR-6 C1 53 DNF DNF 1988 Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team Eje Elgh Jean-Pierre Jarier Porsche 962C C1 359 10th 10th 1989 Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse Costas Los Michael Roe Aston Martin AMR1 C1 340 11th 9th
References
External links "Porsche experience" interview of Brian Redman "Targa 66 club" started by Brian Redman