Editing Bernie Ecclestone (section)

=== Early career ===
Immediately after the end of the [[Second World War]], Ecclestone went into business trading in spare parts for motorcycles, and formed the Compton & Ecclestone motorcycle dealership with Fred Compton. His first racing experience came in 1949 in the 500cc [[Formula 3]] Series, acquiring a Cooper Mk V in 1951.

He drove only a limited number of races, mainly at his local circuit, [[Brands Hatch]], but achieved a number of good placings and an occasional win.<ref name="formulaonetremayne-pp8">{{cite book |last=Tremayne |first=David |author-link=David Tremayne |title=Formula One: A Complete Race by Race Guide |year=1996 |url=http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=23079298&aid=frg |access-date=1 March 2008|edition=1st |publisher=Parragon Book Service |location=[[Avonmouth]], Bristol, United Kingdom |isbn=0-7525-1762-7 |page=8}}</ref> He initially retired from racing following several accidents at Brands Hatch, intending to focus on his business interests.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/connaught/motorsport/driver/733.html |title=Bernie Ecclestone – F1 Driver Profile |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref>