Charles Anthony "Tony" Standish Brooks (born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, 25 February 1932 and died 3 May 2022) was a British racing driver, also known as the 'racing dentist'. Up until his death in 2022, he was the last surviving race winner from the 1950s.
He competed in 38 Grands Prix, winning six of them (the first of which he shared with Stirling Moss), and scoring a total of 75 points. His win alongside Moss was the first for a British-constructed car in Formula One Championship history.
Brooks finished 3rd in 1958 and runner-up in 1959, behind Jack Brabham.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Position |
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| 1956 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | 0 | NC |
| 1957 | Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | 11 | 5th |
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Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | 24 | 3rd |
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Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 27 | 2nd |
| Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | |||
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1960 |
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 7 | 11th |
| Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | |||
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1961 |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | 6 | 10th |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 41 |
| Starts | 40 |
| Pole Positions | 3 |
| Front Row Starts | 11 |
| Race Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 10 |
| Fastest Laps | 3 |
| Points | 75 |
| Laps Raced | 1600 |
| Distance Raced | 9,485 km (5,894 mi) |
| Races Led | 6 |
| Laps Led | 133 |
| Distance Led | 1,268 km (788 mi) |
| Doubles | 2 |
| Hat-Tricks | 1 |
Race Wins[]
| No. | Grand Prix | Constructor | Notes |
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| 1 | 1957 British Grand Prix | Vanwall | Shared with Stirling Moss |
| 2 | 1958 Belgian Grand Prix | Vanwall | |
| 3 | 1958 German Grand Prix | Vanwall | |
| 4 | 1958 Italian Grand Prix | Vanwall | |
| 5 | 1959 French Grand Prix | Ferrari | |
| 6 | 1959 Italian Grand Prix | Ferrari |
Career Results[]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
Notes[]
- ↑ Shared with Stirling Moss