Eric Brandon is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper. Brandon has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,828 ranks Brandon 361th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1954-07-17 | Silverstone | DNF | −115 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Circuit Bremgarten 1952 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +38 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1952 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −115 | 5,828 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,593 | 5,943 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇬🇧 Alan Brown | 5,870 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇫🇷 Robert Manzon | 5,500 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 6,504 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero Taruffi | 6,184 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 6,124 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇹🇭 Prince Bira | 6,003 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 5,968 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 🇬🇧 Gary Paffett | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,850 |
| 352 | 🇺🇸 Austin Dillon | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,847 |
| 353 | 🇪🇪 Juri Vips | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,845 |
| 354 | 🇬🇧 Emil Bernstorff | GP2 Series | 5,844 |
| 355 | 🇦🇺 Will Brown | Supercars Championship | 5,844 |
| 356 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena | Formula 1 | 5,842 |
| 357 | 🇺🇸 Bob Bondurant | Formula 1 | 5,839 |
| 358 | 🇨🇦 Lance Stroll | Formula 1 | 5,839 |
| 359 | 🇪🇪 Paul Aron | Formula 2 | 5,837 |
| 360 | 🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb | Formula 1 | 5,832 |
| 361 | 🇬🇧 Eric Brandon | Formula 1 | 5,828 |
| 362 | 🇻🇪 Ernesto Viso | GP2 Series | 5,827 |
| 363 | 🇫🇷 Norman Nato | Formula E | 5,827 |
| 364 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt | Formula 1 | 5,826 |
| 365 | 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi | Super GT | 5,825 |
| 366 | 🇧🇪 Jordan Pepper | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,824 |
| 367 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 368 | 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 369 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 370 | 🇦🇹 Harald Ertl | Formula 1 | 5,820 |
| 371 | 🇺🇸 Al Keller | Formula 1 | 5,819 |
Eric Brandon was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1952 and 1954, fielded by Cooper. His career comprised five starts across two seasons in the single-seater championship.[1]
Brandon raced in Formula 1 during a period when the grid mixed amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals. His best championship placing came in 1954, when he finished 16th in the standings after one round of racing. Over his indexed career he finished ahead of Prince Bira on one occasion and beat Alan Brown twice; against Stirling Moss, a regular opponent who also drove for leading teams, Brandon usually finished ahead.[2]
The Cooper team fielded him alongside a grid that included drivers of established professional standing. His association with Cooper, the company he helped develop in its early years, gave him a place among a small operation in international single-seater racing during the early 1950s.