Henry Leslie Brooke, was a British racing driver from England.
16 Facts About Leslie Brooke
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Leslie Brooke 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.
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Leslie Brooke entered several events that season but without much success.
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Leslie Brooke resumed thereafter, initially with his special, but subsequently purchased an ERA B-type.
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Leslie 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 retired after 33 laps.
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At the Grand Prix d'Albi, Leslie Brooke resumed with his own B-type but having qualified sixth, retired after 18 laps with an engine problem.
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Leslie Brooke achieved the first-ever race finish for the E-type in the 1947 British Empire Trophy at Douglas Circuit 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.
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In 1948, Leslie Brooke began the season with the B-type, retiring from the Jersey F1 race in April, but claiming third-place in the British Empire Trophy in May, followed by fourth place in the inaugural Zandvoort Grand Prix.
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Leslie Brooke then moved to a Maserati 4CLT, entered by Scuderia Ambrosiana and finished 11th in the Grand Prix d'Albi and 11th in the 1948 Italian Grand Prix under his own name, but was forced to retire from the Monza Grand Prix and the Penya Rhin Grand Prix.
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In 1949, Leslie Brooke finished seventh in the Grand Prix d'Albi with the Maserati, did not progress past the heats at the International Trophy and retired from the 1949 Italian Grand Prix.
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Leslie Brooke retired from the 1950 San Remo Grand Prix after eight laps.
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Leslie Brooke subsequently reduced his participation in circuit racing and began competing in rallying with a Triumph TR2.
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Leslie Brooke competed in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1955 when the Standard Motor Company entered several of their Eight and Ten models.
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Leslie Brooke made an appearance at the 1954 Goodwood F1 race with a Connaught A-type-Lea Francis.
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Leslie Brooke was awarded the George Medal during World War II for bravery during the Coventry Blitz.
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Leslie Brooke was joint-principal of Coventry-based Speed Engines Limited, set up in the mid 1950s to build a British F1 engine.