Alan Brown is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper. Brown has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,767 ranks Brown 518th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1954-07-17 | Silverstone Circuit | DNF | −139 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −139 | 4,767 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +29 | 4,906 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P16 | +77 | 4,877 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 5,565 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 5,339 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Eric Brandon | 4,724 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero Taruffi | 5,122 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇹🇭 Prince Bira | 4,898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Alan Brown was a British Formula 1 driver who competed in the early 1950s, entering nine World Championship Grands Prix between 1952 and 1954 for Cooper. His racing career was brief and without victory; he finished outside the points in the vast majority of his starts, with an average finishing position of 11th. The field he raced in consisted of established professionals and former champions including Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Mike Hawthorn, all significantly stronger competitors by rating, against whom Brown never finished ahead across their shared races. He did, however, occasionally outqualify or outrace drivers of comparable standing; he beat Stirling Moss once and finished ahead of several other professional-calibre drivers including Toulo de Graffenried and Prince Bira in single instances. His most competitive head-to-head record came against Eric Brandon, a driver of similar ability, where the two split four races evenly.[1]
Brown's brief Grand Prix career took place during Cooper's early years in World Championship racing, before the team became a dominant force. He was notable as the first driver to score championship points for the marque, a distinction that underscores his role in the team's early development despite his lack of podium finishes in the championship record. Beyond Formula 1, he formed Ecurie Richmond and later fielded drivers in the 1959 British Grand Prix under his own team name, suggesting he remained involved in motorsport after his driving career ended.[2]