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Thursday, December 12th, 2024

BRIAN REDMAN

Born: Burnley, Lancashire, Great Britain March 9, 1937 

Residence: Vero Beach, Florida USA

Married: Since 1962 to Marion
 

Son: James: Daughter in Law, Dawn Lucinda

Daughter: Charlotte, grand daughter Victoria
 

Started Racing: 1959 with Morris 1000 Traveller Woody

 

 

Factory driver for the following teams:

John Wyer Gulf Ford 
John Wyer Gulf Porsche 
Dr.Ing h.c.F.Porsche AG 
SEFAC Ferrari 
Group 44 Jaguar 
BMW Motorsport GMBH 
Proteus Aston Martin
McLaren Racing-Formula 1
Frank Williams DeTomaso-Formula 1
Cooper car Company-Formula 1
UOP Shadow-Formula 1
BRM-Formula 1
Chevron Cars
Lola Cars Formula 500 & IMSA GTP


Winner of the following Championships:

1974, 1975, 1976 U.S. Formula 5000 Champion. 
Carl Haas/Jim Hall Lola T330/332 
1981 IMSA Camel GT Champion, Lola T600 GTP 
1970 South African Springbok Champion. 
Chevron B16/Spyder.

 

Member World Manufacturers Championship Winning teams:
1968 John Wyer Gulf Ford 
1969 Dr.Ing h.c.F.Porsche AG 
1970 Chevron (2 Liter Championship)

 

Currently races in  many vintage and historic events.

 
Has promoted various vintage and historic races, including:
 
Brian Redman’s Jefferson 500
The Inaugural Nassau Classic Car Festival 
The Double 50 Porsche Celebration at Watkins Glen
Rennsport Reunion I, II, & III 
Targa 66, a limited membership club for owners of high performance road and race cars.

Represented Merrill Lynch in the Merrill Lynch/Brian Redman Vintage Motorsports Award Series.

Contributing editor to Road & Track and Vintage Motorsports magazine.
 
Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame

Life member of the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) 
Member and past president of the Road Racing Driver’s Club (RRDC)
 

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