Leslie Brooke | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Henry Leslie Brooke
[1] 12 September 1910 Rusholme, UK |
Died | 9 November 1967 Birmingham, UK | (aged 57)
World Sportscar Championship | |
Years active | 1955 |
Teams | Triumph Motor Company |
Starts | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Previous series | |
1947–1954 | Non-championship Formula One |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1955 |
Teams | Triumph Motor Company |
Best finish | 19th ( 1955) (7th in class) |
Class wins | 0 |
Henry Leslie Brooke, GM (12 September 1910 – 9 November 1967) [2] was a British racing driver from England. He competed in various classes of racing, including non-championship Formula One, the Le Mans 24-hour race and the Monte Carlo Rally, in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Brooke began his career in 1937 with a self-built special based upon a Riley Imp chassis, with an 1,100 cc (67 cu in) MG engine. [2] He entered several events that season but without much success. [2] However, he continued to develop the car over the subsequent two seasons and in 1939, using a Riley 1,750 cc (107 cu in) straight-six engine, achieved three podium finishes at Brooklands, together with a second place at Shelsley Walsh [2] and another second place in the International Trophy at Silverstone. [3]
Brooke's career was then interrupted by World War II. He resumed thereafter, initially with his special, but subsequently purchased an ERA B-type. [2] With this car he won the Grand Prix des Frontières in 1946 [4] and hillclimb events. [2]
In 1947, he finished second in the Swedish Winter Grand Prix [5] in February, but retired from the Vallentuna F1 race held later the same month [6] and from the Jersey F1 race held at Saint Helier. [7] Brooke then purchased an ERA E-type which he used to compete in the Reims Grand Prix retiring after five laps after which he shared Fred Ashmore's ERA B-type which also retired after 33 laps. [8] At the Grand Prix d'Albi, Brooke resumed with his own B-type but having qualified sixth, [9] retired after 18 laps with an engine problem. [10] At the Nice Grand Prix, he finished seventh with the B-type having qualified 20th, and last. He achieved the first-ever race finish (fourth) for the E-type in the 1947 British Empire Trophy at Douglas Circuit [2] and at the 1947 French Grand Prix, qualified in eighth position with the same car but retired after only one lap with an engine problem. [11] He later sold the car back to ERA. [2]
In 1948, Brooke began the season with the B-type, retiring from the Jersey F1 race in April, [12] but claiming third-place in the British Empire Trophy in May, [13] followed by fourth place in the inaugural Zandvoort Grand Prix. [14] He then moved to a Maserati 4CLT, entered by Scuderia Ambrosiana and finished 11th in the Grand Prix d'Albi [15] and 11th in the 1948 Italian Grand Prix under his own name, [16] but was forced to retire from the Monza Grand Prix [17] and the Penya Rhin Grand Prix. [18]
In 1949, Brooke finished seventh in the Grand Prix d'Albi with the Maserati, [19] did not progress past the heats at the International Trophy and retired from the 1949 Italian Grand Prix. [1]
Brooke retired from the 1950 San Remo Grand Prix after eight laps. He subsequently reduced his participation in circuit racing and began competing in rallying with a Triumph TR2. [2] He also competed in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1955 when the Standard Motor Company entered several of their Eight and Ten models. [20]
Brooke made an appearance at the 1954 Goodwood F1 race with a Connaught A-type- Lea Francis. However, having set fastest time in qualifying, he failed to start the race. [21]
Season | Series/event | Position | Entrant | Car |
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1946 | Grand Prix des Frontières | 1st | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-type |
1947 | Swedish Winter Grand Prix | 2nd | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-type |
1948 | British Empire Trophy | 3rd | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-type |
Source:
[1]
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Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1954 | Jack Fairman | Triumph TR2 | S2.0 | 94th | ||
1955 | Frank Lampe | Triumph TR2 | S2.0 | 59th | ||
1956 | Stan Asbury | Austin-Healey 100 | SP | DNF | ||
Source:
[22]
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Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1955 | Standard Triumph | Mortimer Morris-Goodall | Triumph TR2 | S2.0 | 214 | 19th | 7th |
Source:
[23]
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Brooke was awarded the George Medal during World War II for bravery during the Coventry Blitz. [2] He was also joint-principal of Coventry-based Speed Engines Limited, set up in the mid 1950s to build a British F1 engine. The project was short-lived though and only one example was produced. [24]
Leslie Brooke | |
---|---|
Nationality | British |
Born | Henry Leslie Brooke
[1] 12 September 1910 Rusholme, UK |
Died | 9 November 1967 Birmingham, UK | (aged 57)
World Sportscar Championship | |
Years active | 1955 |
Teams | Triumph Motor Company |
Starts | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Previous series | |
1947–1954 | Non-championship Formula One |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1955 |
Teams | Triumph Motor Company |
Best finish | 19th ( 1955) (7th in class) |
Class wins | 0 |
Henry Leslie Brooke, GM (12 September 1910 – 9 November 1967) [2] was a British racing driver from England. He competed in various classes of racing, including non-championship Formula One, the Le Mans 24-hour race and the Monte Carlo Rally, in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Brooke began his career in 1937 with a self-built special based upon a Riley Imp chassis, with an 1,100 cc (67 cu in) MG engine. [2] He entered several events that season but without much success. [2] However, he continued to develop the car over the subsequent two seasons and in 1939, using a Riley 1,750 cc (107 cu in) straight-six engine, achieved three podium finishes at Brooklands, together with a second place at Shelsley Walsh [2] and another second place in the International Trophy at Silverstone. [3]
Brooke's career was then interrupted by World War II. He resumed thereafter, initially with his special, but subsequently purchased an ERA B-type. [2] With this car he won the Grand Prix des Frontières in 1946 [4] and hillclimb events. [2]
In 1947, he finished second in the Swedish Winter Grand Prix [5] in February, but retired from the Vallentuna F1 race held later the same month [6] and from the Jersey F1 race held at Saint Helier. [7] Brooke then purchased an ERA E-type which he used to compete in the Reims Grand Prix retiring after five laps after which he shared Fred Ashmore's ERA B-type which also retired after 33 laps. [8] At the Grand Prix d'Albi, Brooke resumed with his own B-type but having qualified sixth, [9] retired after 18 laps with an engine problem. [10] At the Nice Grand Prix, he finished seventh with the B-type having qualified 20th, and last. He achieved the first-ever race finish (fourth) for the E-type in the 1947 British Empire Trophy at Douglas Circuit [2] and at the 1947 French Grand Prix, qualified in eighth position with the same car but retired after only one lap with an engine problem. [11] He later sold the car back to ERA. [2]
In 1948, Brooke began the season with the B-type, retiring from the Jersey F1 race in April, [12] but claiming third-place in the British Empire Trophy in May, [13] followed by fourth place in the inaugural Zandvoort Grand Prix. [14] He then moved to a Maserati 4CLT, entered by Scuderia Ambrosiana and finished 11th in the Grand Prix d'Albi [15] and 11th in the 1948 Italian Grand Prix under his own name, [16] but was forced to retire from the Monza Grand Prix [17] and the Penya Rhin Grand Prix. [18]
In 1949, Brooke finished seventh in the Grand Prix d'Albi with the Maserati, [19] did not progress past the heats at the International Trophy and retired from the 1949 Italian Grand Prix. [1]
Brooke retired from the 1950 San Remo Grand Prix after eight laps. He subsequently reduced his participation in circuit racing and began competing in rallying with a Triumph TR2. [2] He also competed in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1955 when the Standard Motor Company entered several of their Eight and Ten models. [20]
Brooke made an appearance at the 1954 Goodwood F1 race with a Connaught A-type- Lea Francis. However, having set fastest time in qualifying, he failed to start the race. [21]
Season | Series/event | Position | Entrant | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | Grand Prix des Frontières | 1st | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-type |
1947 | Swedish Winter Grand Prix | 2nd | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-type |
1948 | British Empire Trophy | 3rd | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-type |
Source:
[1]
|
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | Jack Fairman | Triumph TR2 | S2.0 | 94th | ||
1955 | Frank Lampe | Triumph TR2 | S2.0 | 59th | ||
1956 | Stan Asbury | Austin-Healey 100 | SP | DNF | ||
Source:
[22]
|
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955 | Standard Triumph | Mortimer Morris-Goodall | Triumph TR2 | S2.0 | 214 | 19th | 7th |
Source:
[23]
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Brooke was awarded the George Medal during World War II for bravery during the Coventry Blitz. [2] He was also joint-principal of Coventry-based Speed Engines Limited, set up in the mid 1950s to build a British F1 engine. The project was short-lived though and only one example was produced. [24]