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Alan Rollinson
15/5/1943
Talented British F5000 driver who tried to qualify for the 1965 British Grand Prix in a Cooper T71/73.
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Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Alan Rollinson was a talented British F5000 driver who tried to qualify for the 1965 British Grand Prix in a Ford-powered Bob Gerard Racing Cooper T71/73, but failed. However he did enjoy a long and successful career in other formulae both open wheel and sports cars.
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Brian Redman 1937
He participated in 13 Grands Prix for Cooper and Shadow, debuting on January 1, 1968. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 8 championship points. However his real strength was in sports car racing at which he was one of the great drivers of his era. -
Robin Widdows 1942
An Olympic-standard bobsleigher (1964 and 1968). He raced mainly in F3 and F2 and made one F1 appearance in a Cooper et the British Grand Prix in 1968
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Guy Edwards 1942
Guy Edwards participated in 17 grands prix, debuting on January 13, 1974. He competed in the Aurora Formula One Championship in the UK from 1978 to 1980, scoring several wins. Along with Arturo Merzario, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl, he was one of the four drivers who saved Niki Lauda from his burning car during the 1976 German Grand Prix. -
Alan Rees 1938
Alan Rees was a useful Formula Junior driver winning the British title in 1961. He started in three Grands Prix, two in a Winkelmann F2 car and a single outing in a rather tired works Cooper at the 1967 British GP. Later he was one of the founders of March Engineering and was also involved with the Shadow and Arrows teams. -
Alan Rollinson 1943
Talented British F5000 driver who tried to qualify for the 1965 British Grand Prix in a Cooper T71/73.