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 362th of 39,300 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 | 🇳🇱 Larry ten Voorde | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,852 |
| 353 | 🇮🇳 Kush Maini | Formula 2 | 5,850 |
| 354 | 🇬🇧 Gary Paffett | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,849 |
| 355 | 🇪🇪 Juri Vips | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,846 |
| 356 | 🇬🇧 Emil Bernstorff | GP2 Series | 5,844 |
| 357 | 🇦🇺 Will Brown | Supercars Championship | 5,844 |
| 358 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena | Formula 1 | 5,842 |
| 359 | 🇺🇸 Bob Bondurant | Formula 1 | 5,839 |
| 360 | 🇪🇪 Paul Aron | Formula 2 | 5,838 |
| 361 | 🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb | Formula 1 | 5,832 |
| 362 | 🇬🇧 Eric Brandon | Formula 1 | 5,828 |
| 363 | 🇻🇪 Ernesto Viso | GP2 Series | 5,827 |
| 364 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt | Formula 1 | 5,826 |
| 365 | 🇬🇧 Ash Sutton | BTCC | 5,824 |
| 366 | 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi | Super GT | 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 |
| 372 | 🇧🇷 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
Eric Brandon was a professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Cooper between 1952 and 1954. His record spanned two seasons and five starts in the international single-seater championship, finishing 16th in the standings in his final season.[1]
Brandon raced primarily against established professionals in a field spanning amateur and professional competitors. He regularly finished ahead of Stirling Moss, an accomplished Formula 1 driver who accumulated 67 starts across his career, and held his own against Alan Brown, with whom he was closely matched across multiple encounters. He also beat Prince Bira, an established professional with 19 Formula 1 starts, once during his time in the series. Cooper, the team he drove for exclusively, fielded 34 drivers across the period indexed here; its strongest was Mike Hawthorn, who went on to compete at elite professional level.[2]