1. Brian Herman Thomas Redman was born on 9 March 1937 and is a British retired racing driver.
11 Facts About Brian Redman
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Brian Redman is considered to be one of the greatest endurance racers in the history of the sport.
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Brian Redman is currently a regular at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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Brian Redman participated in 15 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1968.
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Brian Redman 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.
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Brian Redman 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.
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Brian Redman scored a total of 8 championship points in his career, with two 5th places in 1972, at the Monaco Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix driving a Yardley McLaren.
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Brian 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 5 times, the Nurburgring 1000 Ks 3 times, Daytona 24 Hours 2 times, Sebring twice, Watkins Glen 6 Hours, Osterreichring twice, Monza 1000 Ks twice, the Targa Florio, Brands Hatch 6 Hours twice etc.
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Brian Redman was employed at Haas's business office in Highland Park, Illinois, where he lived for a time.
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Brian Redman suffered a broken neck, fractured shoulder and sternum, plus bruising of the brain.
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Brian Redman has now taken out his 61st racing licence, lives in Florida and is active in historic racing.