David Brodie (racing driver)

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David Brodie
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1943-05-15) 15 May 1943 (age 80)
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active18
TeamsDavid Brodie
Norman Reeves Ltd
Mazda Dealer Team
Hughes of Beaconsfield
Colt Car Company
BBW Motorsport
Brodie Brittain Racing
Listerine Racing Team
Starts82
Wins2 (5 in class)
Poles9
Fastest laps8
Best finish4th in 1985

David Alexander Brodie (born 15 May 1943) is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship. His best season in the BTCC was in 1985, finishing fourth overall on points. [1]

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Career

Brodie started motor racing in 1968 winning his first race at Silverstone in an Austin A35. Since then, he has completed in over 700 races and driven saloons, sports cars, and Formula Three single seaters. Brodie was seriously injured in a crash during the British Saloon Car Championship support race for the 1973 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. [2]

He is credited with being the seventh most successful driver ever at Brands Hatch and has held lap records on all UK circuits. The record he set at Thruxton in 1989 for saloons remained unbroken until 1995.

Rob Wilson, David Brodie and William Hewland's team at the 1994 Le Mans. Harrier LR9 Spyder LM - Rob Wilson, David Brodie & William Hewland in the Esses at the 1994 Le Mans (31130380704).jpg
Rob Wilson, David Brodie and William Hewland’s team at the 1994 Le Mans.

Having raced at virtually all the European circuits, Brodie also competed in a number of 500 km and 24-hour races. The last of these was Le Mans in 1994 when he qualified as fastest team driver and then led LM2 until the car was withdrawn in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Interesting fuel consumption statistics from this event showed that during 1.5 hour driving stints, Brodie used 13 litres less than one driver and 8 litres less than the other.[ citation needed ]

In later years, Brodie raced successfully in the VW saloon car series winning races and establishing new lap records.

Brodie was an active director of the BRDC and until recently, was a director of the Springfield boys club with Jackie Stewart, a post he held for 27 years. He is also still an active director of BBR GTi, a company Brodie developed following a successful racing career beginning in the 1970s. He had two sons from his first marriage to Kathy Brodie and is now married to Peggy Brodie.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415DCPtsClass
1971 David Brodie Ford Escort RS1600 C BRH SNE THR SIL CRY SIL CRO SIL
16
OUL BRH MAL BRH NC0NC
1972 Norman Reeves / Stirling Cooper Ford Escort RS1600 C BRH
Ret
OUL
7
THR
Ret
SIL
5
CRY
6†
BRH
2
OUL
DNS
SIL
Ret
MAL
DNS
BRH
4
8th292nd
1973 Norman Reeves Ltd Ford Escort RS1600 C BRH
2
SIL
4
THR
3
THR
4
SIL
Ret
ING BRH SIL BRH 9th332nd
1976 Mazda Dealer Team Mazda Savannah RX-3 C BRH
6
SIL
21
OUL THR
Ret
THR
?
SIL
3
BRH
Ret
MAL
8†
SNE
11†
BRH
4
9th294th
1977 David Brodie Ford Capri II 3.0s D SIL BRH OUL THR SIL THR DON SIL
Ret
DON BRH THR BRH
?
NC0NC
1978 David Brodie Ford Capri II 3.0s D SIL OUL THR BRH
Ret†
SIL
Ret†
DON MAL BRH
Ret
DON BRH
4
THR
DNS
OUL
6†
33rd510th
1979 David Brodie Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL OUL THR SIL DON SIL MAL DON BRH
5
THR SNE OUL
3†
29th69th
1980 David Brodie Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL OUL THR SIL SIL< BRH
Ret
MAL BRH
9
THR SIL
5
37th211th
1981 Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Corolla GT B MAL SIL OUL THR BRH SIL SIL DON BRH THR
?
SIL
Ret
NC0NC
1983 Team Colt Cars Mid-West Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A SIL OUL THR BRH THR SIL
Ret
DON
16
SIL
16
DON
Ret
BRH
Ret
SIL
3
24th47th
1984 Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A DON
Ret
SIL OUL
DNS
THR
9
THR
Ret
SIL
7
SNE
16
BRH
3
BRH
3
DON
4
SIL
DSQ
17th115th
1985 Mitsubishi Colt Racing Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A SIL OUL
13
THR
1
DON
2
THR
3
SIL
Ret
DON
2
SIL
2
SNE
Ret
BRH
3
BRH
3
SIL
2
4th542nd
1986 BBW Motorsport Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A SIL THR SIL DON BRH
Ret
SNE BRH DON SIL
1
15th105th
1987 BBW Turbosport Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A SIL OUL THR THR SIL SIL
2
BRH SNE DON OUL DON SIL 26th612th
1988 Brodie Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON
DNS
SIL
6
54th121st
1989 Brodie Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL SIL
5
THR
DSQ
DON
10
THR
DSQ
SIL
8
SIL BRH
DNS
SNE
8
BRH
11
BIR DON
NC
SIL
Ret
NC-37NC
1990 Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL DON THR SIL OUL SIL BRH
Ret‡
28th811th
Brodie Brittain Racing SNE
DNS
BRH BIR DON
Ret
THR
9
SIL
1991 Brodie Brittain Racing Ford Sierra Sapphire 4x4 SIL SNE DON THR SIL BRH SIL DON
1
DON
2
OUL BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

DNS
DON
DNS
THR
Ret
SIL
15
NC0
Source: [3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Endurance driver.

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References

  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=28 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official 1985 BTCC standings
  2. Lawrence, Paul; Pye, Marcus; Titchmarsh, Ian; Lickorish, Stephen (5 January 2021). "The greatest club racing characters". Autosport . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 27 September 2022.