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.
Background
Rees was born in Langstone, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales on 12 January 1938.
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.
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. 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
(key)
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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<br />Straight-4 1.0L
| MON
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| NED
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER<br />
| ITA
| USA
| MEX
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| 1967
! Cooper Car Company
! Cooper T81
! Maserati V12
| RSA
| MON
| NED
| BEL
| FRA
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR<br />
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! Roy Winkelmann Racing
! Brabham BT23 (F2)
! Cosworth<br />Straight-4 1.6L
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER<br />
| CAN
| ITA
| USA
| MEX
|-
!colspan="17"|
|}