Brian Henton is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Tyrrell. Henton has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 20 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,862 ranks Henton 414th 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.
| 1982-09-25 | Las Vegas Street Circuit | P8 | +77 |
| 1982-09-12 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −148 |
| 1982-08-29 | Dijon-Prenois | P11 | +31 |
| 1982-08-15 | Red Bull Ring | DNF | +46 |
| 1982-08-08 | Hockenheimring | P7 | +85 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +151 | 4,924 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | Toleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +52 | 4,773 |
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Boro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +55 | 4,722 |
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −133 | 4,667 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,204 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Marc Surer | 5,035 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇮🇪 Derek Daly | 4,961 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli | 4,574 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | 5,364 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi | 5,270 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg | 5,217 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 4,733 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 5,367 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis | 5,282 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
Brian Henton was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1975 to 1982, accumulating 20 starts for Tyrrell but never finishing in the points. His record against the fields he encountered reveals the calibre at which he operated: he raced alongside five-time champion Alain Prost and three-time champion Niki Lauda, finishing behind both on every occasion they met. Similarly, he finished behind Derek Daly and Didier Pironi in all their shared races, and he was outscored by Niki Lauda and former champion John Watson in head-to-head meetings. These results paint a picture of a driver operating in Formula 1's second tier; his average finishing position of 9.7 across classified starts reflects consistent mid-grid or lower-grid machinery rather than competitive success.[1]
What distinguished Henton's career was his performance in the formative categories below Formula 1. He won the British Formula Three Championship twice, in 1974, and secured the 1980 European Formula Two Championship, achievements that placed him among the stronger drivers in those feeder series. His occasional races against established professionals yielded isolated strong results; he finished ahead of eventual world champion Nigel Mansell once, and beat both John Watson and 1974 champion Jacques Laffite in single encounters. These moments suggest capability at a competitive semi-professional level, yet Formula 1 in his era proved beyond his sustained reach. His Tyrrell tenure, lasting through most of his Formula 1 involvement, coincided with the team's competitive decline from its early-1970s championship era.[2]