Alan Brinley Rees (12 January 1938 – 6 September 2024) was a British racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix in the 1960s, although two of those appearances were driving Formula 2 cars. He scored no championship points. His best result was seventh place (second in the Formula Two class) in the 1967 German Grand Prix.[1]
Rees drove for the works LotusFormula Junior team in 1962, and won three races before a crash at the Nürburgring 1000 kmsports car race ended his season.[2] From 1963 to 1968, he drove for the Roy Winklemann Racing team in Formula Two and frequently achieved victories over experienced drivers such as Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt.[2]
Rees died in Ascot, Berkshire on 6 September 2024 at the age of 86. His death was announced via Facebook by his son, racing driver and television presenter Paul Rees.[4][5]
Formula One team management
In 1969 Rees co-founded March Engineering; his initials being the "AR" in "March", alongside Max Mosley, Graham Coaker and Robin Herd. At the end of 1971 he moved to a Shadow Racing Cars where he became team principal. In 1977 he left Shadow to co-found Arrows.[6] In 1996 he and the other remaining founders sold Arrows to Tom Walkinshaw. Following the death of Max Mosley in 2021, he became the sole surviving March co-founder.
