Norman Reeves Ltd
[[Mazda|Mazda Dealer Team]]
Hughes of Beaconsfield
[[Colt Car Company]]
BBW Motorsport
Brodie Brittain Racing
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David Brodie | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England | 15 May 1943
Died | 17 December 2024 81) | (aged
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1971–1973, 1976–1981, 1983–1991 |
Teams | David Brodie Norman Reeves Ltd Mazda Dealer Team Hughes of Beaconsfield Colt Car Company BBW Motorsport Brodie Brittain Racing Listerine Racing Team |
Starts | 82 |
Wins | 2 (5 in class) |
Poles | 9 |
Fastest laps | 8 |
Best finish | 4th in 1985 |
David Alexander Brodie (15 May 1943 – 17 December 2024) was a British motor 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]
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.
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 The last of these was Le Mans in 1994 when he qualified as fastest team driver and then led LM2 until the car was withdrawn in the early hours of Sunday morning.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 was a director of the Springfield boys club with Jackie Stewart, a post he held for 27 years. He was also a director of BBR GTi, a company Brodie developed following a successful racing career beginning in the 1970s.
Brodie had two sons from his first marriage to Kathy Brodie, and was later married to Peggy Brodie.
David Brodie died on 17 December 2024, at the age of 81. [3]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Pts | Class |
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1971 | David Brodie | Ford Escort RS1600 | C | BRH | SNE | THR | SIL | CRY | SIL | CRO | SIL ovr:16 cls:8 | OUL | BRH | MAL | BRH | NC | 0 | NC | |||
1972 | Norman Reeves / Stirling Cooper | Ford Escort RS1600 | C | BRH Ret | OUL ovr:7 cls:3 | THR Ret | SIL ovr:5 cls:2 | CRY ovr:6† cls:3† | BRH ovr:2 cls:1 | OUL DNS | SIL Ret | MAL DNS | BRH ovr:4 cls:2 | 8th | 29 | 2nd | |||||
1973 | Norman Reeves Ltd | Ford Escort RS1600 | C | BRH ovr:2 cls:1 | SIL ovr:4 cls:2 | THR ovr:3 cls:1 | THR ovr:4 cls:1 | SIL Ret | ING | BRH | SIL | BRH | 9th | 33 | 2nd | ||||||
1976 | Mazda Dealer Team | Mazda Savannah RX-3 | C | BRH ovr:6 cls:3 | SIL ovr:21 cls:5 | OUL | THR Ret | THR ovr:? cls:3 | SIL ovr:3 cls:1 | BRH Ret | MAL ovr:8† cls:3† | SNE ovr:11† cls:?† | BRH ovr:4 cls:3 | 9th | 29 | 4th | |||||
1977 | David Brodie | Ford Capri II 3.0S | D | SIL | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL | THR | DON | SIL Ret | DON | BRH | THR | BRH ovr:? cls:? | NC | 0 | NC | |||
1978 | David Brodie | Ford Capri II 3.0S | D | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH Ret† | SIL Ret† | DON | MAL | BRH Ret | DON | BRH ovr:4 cls:4 | THR DNS | OUL ovr:6† cls:6† | 33rd | 5 | 10th | |||
1979 | David Brodie | Ford Capri II 3.0S | D | SIL | OUL | THR | SIL | DON | SIL | MAL | DON | BRH ovr:5 cls:5 | THR | SNE | OUL ovr:3† cls:3† | 29th | 6 | 9th | |||
1980 | David Brodie | Ford Capri III 3.0S | D | MAL | OUL | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH Ret | MAL | BRH ovr:9 cls:7 | THR | SIL ovr:5 cls:5 | 37th | 2 | 11th | |||||
1981 | Hughes of Beaconsfield | Toyota Corolla GT | B | MAL | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | SIL | SIL | DON | BRH | THR ovr:? cls:? | SIL Ret | NC | 0 | NC | ||||
1983 | Team Colt Cars Mid-West | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | A | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | THR | SIL Ret | DON ovr:16 cls:7 | SIL ovr:16 cls:10 | DON Ret | BRH Ret | SIL ovr:3 cls:3 | 24th | 4 | 7th | ||||
1984 | Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | A | DON Ret | SIL | OUL DNS | THR ovr:9 cls:7 | THR Ret | SIL ovr:7 cls:7 | SNE ovr:16 cls:7 | BRH ovr:3 cls:3 | BRH ovr:3 cls:3 | DON ovr:4 cls:4 | SIL DSQ | 17th | 11 | 5th | ||||
1985 | Mitsubishi Colt Racing | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | A | SIL | OUL ovr:13 cls:4 | THR ovr:1 cls:1 | DON ovr:2 cls:2 | THR ovr:3 cls:3 | SIL Ret | DON ovr:2 cls:2 | SIL ovr:2 cls:2 | SNE Ret | BRH ovr:3 cls:3 | BRH ovr:3 cls:3 | SIL ovr:2 cls:2 | 4th | 54 | 2nd | |||
1986 | BBW Motorsport | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | A | SIL | THR | SIL | DON | BRH Ret | SNE | BRH | DON | SIL ovr:1 cls:1 | 15th | 10 | 5th | ||||||
1987 | BBW Turbosport | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | A | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | SIL ovr:2 cls:2 | BRH | SNE | DON | OUL | DON | SIL | 26th | 6 | 12th | |||
1988 | Brodie Brittain Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON DNS | SIL ovr:6 cls:6 | 54th | 1 | 21st | ||
1989 | Brodie Brittain Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | SIL ovr:5 cls:5 | THR DSQ | DON ovr:10 cls:6 | THR DSQ | SIL ovr:8 cls:8 | SIL | BRH DNS | SNE ovr:8 cls:8 | BRH ovr:11 cls:8 | BIR | DON NC | SIL Ret | NC | -37 | NC | ||
1990 | Listerine Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | DON | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH Ret‡ | 28th | 8 | 11th | ||||||||
Brodie Brittain Racing | SNE DNS | BRH | BIR | DON Ret | THR ovr:9 cls:5 | 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 | NC | 0 | ||
Source: [4] |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Endurance driver.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Pts |
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1978 | ![]() | Div. 2 | Ford Capri II 3.0S | Ford Essex 3.0 V6 | DAY | MUG | DIJ | SIL 13 | NUR | MIS | WGL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
1986 | ![]() | C2 | Royale RP40 | Mitsubishi Turbo 2.0 Turbo I4 | MNZ | SIL DNQ | LMS | NOR | BRH | JER | NÜR | SPA | FUJ | NC | 0 |
Source: [6] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Points |
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1997 | Orion Motorsport | Harrier LR9C | GT2 | SIL | BRA | DON | OUL | SIL | DON | BRA Ret | CRO | SIL | NC | 0 |
Source: [7] |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1994 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Harrier LR9C | GT2 | 45 | DNF | DNF |
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