Alan Rees (racing driver)

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Alan Brinley Rees (12 January 1938 – 6 September 2024) was a British racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, although two of those appearances were driving Formula 2 cars. He scored no championship points. His best result was seventh place (second in the Formula Two class) in the 1967 German Grand Prix.<ref name=Small309/>

Rees drove for the works Lotus Formula Junior team in 1962, and won three races before a crash at the Nürburgring 1000 km sports car race ended his season.<ref name=Small308/> From 1963 to 1968, he drove for the Roy Winklemann Racing team in Formula Two and frequently achieved victories over experienced drivers such as Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt.<ref name=Small308>Template:Cite book</ref>

Background

Rees was born in Langstone, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales on 12 January 1938.<ref name="WATN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rees died in Ascot, Berkshire on 6 September 2024 at the age of 86. His death was announced via Facebook by his son, racing driver and television presenter Paul Rees.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Formula One team management

In 1969 Rees co-founded March Engineering; his initials being the "AR" in "March", alongside Max Mosley, Graham Coaker and Robin Herd. At the end of 1971 he moved to a Shadow Racing Cars where he became team principal. In 1977 he left Shadow to co-found Arrows.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In 1996 he and the other remaining founders sold Arrows to Tom Walkinshaw. Following the death of Max Mosley in 2021, he became the sole surviving March co-founder.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Points
1966	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham BT18 (F2)	Cosworth Straight-4 1.0L	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER Template:Small	ITA	USA	MEX			NC	0
1967	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T81	Maserati V12	RSA	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR Template:Small						NC	0
	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham BT23 (F2)	Cosworth Straight-4 1.6L							GER Template:Small	CAN	ITA	USA	MEX
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