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'''Anthony William Brise''' (28 March 1952 in [[Erith]], [[London]] &ndash; 29 November 1975 in [[Arkley]], London) was a British [[racing driver]] from England. He won two of the three [[British Formula 3 Championship]]s in 1973, sharing one (the Lombard North Central championship) with [[Richard Robarts]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|first=Steve|last= Small|publisher=Guinness|page=81|ISBN=0851127029}}</ref> He participated in ten [[Formula One]] Grand Prix events and scored one championship point.
'''Anthony William Brise''' (28 March 1952 &ndash; 29 November 1975) was an English [[racing driver]], who took part in ten [[Formula One]] grand prix events in 1975, before dying in a plane crash with [[Graham Hill]].

==Early life==
Brise was born in [[Erith]], [[Kent]], the son of John Brise, a pig farmer and racing driver, who won the [[BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars World Championship|World Stock Car Championship]] on three occasions.<ref name="historic"/> Both Tony and his brother Tim showed an interest in go-karting at a young age, and John Brise gave up his hobby to support them fully.<ref name="historic"/>

==Early motor racing career==
Brise won his first UK championship in 1969, and switched to single-seater racing the next year, driving an Elden MK8 Formula Ford. In 1971 he placed second in the BOC British FF1600 Championship. While completing his degree in this period, a BA in Business Adminstration, he chose to continue with motor racing, joining Formula 3 in 1972 driving a Brabham BT28, the team run by [[Bernie Ecclestone]].<ref name="historic"/> After switching to GRD 372, his performance increased until he was one of the top drivers in the formula.<ref name="historic"/> He won two of the three [[British Formula 3 Championship]]s in 1973, sharing one (the [[Lombard North Central]] championship) with [[Richard Robarts]],<ref>{{cite book|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|first=Steve|last= Small|publisher=Guinness|page=81|ISBN=0851127029}}</ref> as well as winning the John Player. At the end of the season he won a [[Grovewood Award]] for the second time, shared with [[Tom Pryce]].<ref name="historic"/>

Brise wished to move up to [[Formula 2]] for the 1974 seasons, but was unable to due to financial limitations. Instead he bought a second-hand [[March Engineering|March]] 733 car, fitting it with a [[Holbay Engineering|Holbay]]-tuned Ford and entering the MCD [[Formula Atlantic]] series.<ref name="historic"/> He won the first round of the British Championship unexpectedly, but subsequently wrote the car off in a crash at [[Snetterton]].<ref name="historic"/> However, his performance had brought him to the attention of [[Teddy Savory]] of [[Modus]], who offered him a work drive in the series. Although the car was another modified F3 chassis, he drove well enough to earn a drive in a purpose-built car in 1975. He also drove a Modus M1 F3 in the Monaco Grand Prix F3 support race, finishing second behind Tom Pryce in a March 743.<ref name="historic"/> Brise excelled in the new car in 1975, winning six consecutive races, at Snetterton, [[Oulton Park]], and twice each at [[Brands Hatch]] and [[Silverstone]], enough to win him the MCD International [[Formula Atlantic]] Championship.<ref name="historic"/> As a result of these achievements, he was contacted by [[Frank Williams]] in April, to make his Formula One debut standing in for [[Jacques Laffite]].


==Formula One career==
==Formula One career==
[[File:Tony Brise 1975.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Brise driving the [[Hill GH1]] at the [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix]].]]
[[File:Tony Brise 1975.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Brise driving the [[Hill GH1]] at the [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix]].]]
Brise made his Grand Prix debut on 27 April 1975 for [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]] but after one race switched to [[Embassy Hill]] run by former world champion driver [[Graham Hill]], where he showed great potential.
Brise made his Grand Prix debut on 27 April 1975 for [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]] at the [[Spanish Grand Prix]] in [[Montjuic Park]] near [[Barcelona]], a controversial race marred by strikes over safety issues, a high number of crashes, and the deaths of four spectators. Brise finished seventh in this race, two laps behind the leaders, his race affected by a collision with Tom Pryce.<ref name="historic"/>

Laffite returned for the subsequent Monaco Grand Prix, relegating Brise once again to Formula Atlantic, though former world champion [[Graham Hill]]'s retirement at that race, due to a failure to qualify, brought Brise straight back into the top division driving for [[Embassy Hill]], intended to be for the rest of the season.<ref name="historic"/> Over the next few races Brise showed a lot of promise, recording some very fast qualifying times and frequently outperforming his team-mate, [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]. However, a combination of technical difficulties and bad luck prevented him from ever finishing in high leader-board positions, and he took just one championship point. Nonetheless, by consensus he was considered a bright hope and one to watch for the future, with a successful season anticipated in 1976.<ref name="historic"/>


==Plane crash==
In late November, Hill, Brise, and four other members of the team were returning to London from southern France, where they were testing a new race car. The Embassy Hill plane, a twin-engine six-seat [[Piper PA-23|Piper Aztec]] piloted by Hill, was attempting to land at [[Elstree Airfield]] at night in thick fog when it crashed and burned at Arkley golf course, killing all six aboard.<ref name=pckdpu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q-4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nlYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4438%2C6718095 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |location=(Pennsylvania, U.S.) |agency=UPI |title=Plane crash kills driver Graham Hill |date=November 30, 1975 |page=D-1 }}</ref><ref name=rmdthms>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ioVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7248%2C127474 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |location=(Wisconsin, U.S.) |agency=UPI |title=Racing mourns death of Graham Hill |date=December 1, 1975 |page=5, part 2}}</ref><ref name=dbmj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TM8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pp4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=699%2C105162 |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=(Florida, U.S.) |agency=Associated Press |title=After cheating death 20 years, Hill killed in air crash |date=December 1, 1975 |page=1C }}</ref><ref name=AAIB>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/14_1976__n6645y.cfm |title=Report No: 14/1976. Piper PA 23-250 Turbo Aztec 'D', N6645Y. Report on the accident at Arkley Golf Course, Arkley, Hertfordshire on 29 November 1975 |publisher=AAIB |date=29 September 1976 |accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>
On 19th November, 1975, Hill and Brise, along with Andy Smallman, the team's designer, and three team mechanics,<ref name="historic"/> were returning to London from southern France, where they were testing a new race car, the GH2. The Embassy Hill plane, a twin-engine six-seat [[Piper PA-23|Piper Aztec]] piloted by Hill, was attempting to land at [[Elstree Airfield]] at night in thick fog when it crashed and burned at Arkley golf course, killing all six aboard.<ref name=pckdpu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q-4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nlYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4438%2C6718095 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |location=(Pennsylvania, U.S.) |agency=UPI |title=Plane crash kills driver Graham Hill |date=November 30, 1975 |page=D-1 }}</ref><ref name=rmdthms>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ioVQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7248%2C127474 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |location=(Wisconsin, U.S.) |agency=UPI |title=Racing mourns death of Graham Hill |date=December 1, 1975 |page=5, part 2}}</ref><ref name=dbmj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TM8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pp4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=699%2C105162 |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=(Florida, U.S.) |agency=Associated Press |title=After cheating death 20 years, Hill killed in air crash |date=December 1, 1975 |page=1C }}</ref><ref name=AAIB>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/14_1976__n6645y.cfm |title=Report No: 14/1976. Piper PA 23-250 Turbo Aztec 'D', N6645Y. Report on the accident at Arkley Golf Course, Arkley, Hertfordshire on 29 November 1975 |publisher=AAIB |date=29 September 1976 |accessdate=6 August 2016}}</ref>


Brise was 23 years old, and was survived by his wife Janet, daughter of triallist [[Reg Allen]].<ref name="historic"/>
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Tony Brise
Born(1952-03-28)28 March 1952
Erith, London, England, UK[1]
Died29 November 1975(1975-11-29) (aged 23)
Arkley, London, England, UK
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1975
TeamsWilliams, Hill
Entries10
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1975 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry1975 United States Grand Prix

Anthony William Brise (28 March 1952 – 29 November 1975) was an English racing driver, who took part in ten Formula One grand prix events in 1975, before dying in a plane crash with Graham Hill.

Early life

Brise was born in Erith, Kent, the son of John Brise, a pig farmer and racing driver, who won the World Stock Car Championship on three occasions.[1] Both Tony and his brother Tim showed an interest in go-karting at a young age, and John Brise gave up his hobby to support them fully.[1]

Early motor racing career

Brise won his first UK championship in 1969, and switched to single-seater racing the next year, driving an Elden MK8 Formula Ford. In 1971 he placed second in the BOC British FF1600 Championship. While completing his degree in this period, a BA in Business Adminstration, he chose to continue with motor racing, joining Formula 3 in 1972 driving a Brabham BT28, the team run by Bernie Ecclestone.[1] After switching to GRD 372, his performance increased until he was one of the top drivers in the formula.[1] He won two of the three British Formula 3 Championships in 1973, sharing one (the Lombard North Central championship) with Richard Robarts,[2] as well as winning the John Player. At the end of the season he won a Grovewood Award for the second time, shared with Tom Pryce.[1]

Brise wished to move up to Formula 2 for the 1974 seasons, but was unable to due to financial limitations. Instead he bought a second-hand March 733 car, fitting it with a Holbay-tuned Ford and entering the MCD Formula Atlantic series.[1] He won the first round of the British Championship unexpectedly, but subsequently wrote the car off in a crash at Snetterton.[1] However, his performance had brought him to the attention of Teddy Savory of Modus, who offered him a work drive in the series. Although the car was another modified F3 chassis, he drove well enough to earn a drive in a purpose-built car in 1975. He also drove a Modus M1 F3 in the Monaco Grand Prix F3 support race, finishing second behind Tom Pryce in a March 743.[1] Brise excelled in the new car in 1975, winning six consecutive races, at Snetterton, Oulton Park, and twice each at Brands Hatch and Silverstone, enough to win him the MCD International Formula Atlantic Championship.[1] As a result of these achievements, he was contacted by Frank Williams in April, to make his Formula One debut standing in for Jacques Laffite.

Formula One career

File:Tony Brise 1975.jpg
Brise driving the Hill GH1 at the 1975 Swedish Grand Prix.

Brise made his Grand Prix debut on 27 April 1975 for Williams at the Spanish Grand Prix in Montjuic Park near Barcelona, a controversial race marred by strikes over safety issues, a high number of crashes, and the deaths of four spectators. Brise finished seventh in this race, two laps behind the leaders, his race affected by a collision with Tom Pryce.[1]

Laffite returned for the subsequent Monaco Grand Prix, relegating Brise once again to Formula Atlantic, though former world champion Graham Hill's retirement at that race, due to a failure to qualify, brought Brise straight back into the top division driving for Embassy Hill, intended to be for the rest of the season.[1] Over the next few races Brise showed a lot of promise, recording some very fast qualifying times and frequently outperforming his team-mate, Alan Jones. However, a combination of technical difficulties and bad luck prevented him from ever finishing in high leader-board positions, and he took just one championship point. Nonetheless, by consensus he was considered a bright hope and one to watch for the future, with a successful season anticipated in 1976.[1]

Plane crash

On 19th November, 1975, Hill and Brise, along with Andy Smallman, the team's designer, and three team mechanics,[1] were returning to London from southern France, where they were testing a new race car, the GH2. The Embassy Hill plane, a twin-engine six-seat Piper Aztec piloted by Hill, was attempting to land at Elstree Airfield at night in thick fog when it crashed and burned at Arkley golf course, killing all six aboard.[3][4][5][6]

Brise was 23 years old, and was survived by his wife Janet, daughter of triallist Reg Allen.[1]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
1975 Frank Williams Racing Cars Williams FW03 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP
7 		MON 19th 1
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill Hill GH1 BEL
Ret 		SWE
6 		NED
7 		FRA
7 		GBR
15 		GER
Ret 		AUT
15 		ITA
Ret 		USA
Ret

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Tony Brise". historicracing.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ Small, Steve. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 81. ISBN 0851127029.
  3. ^ "Plane crash kills driver Graham Hill". Pittsburgh Press. (Pennsylvania, U.S.). UPI. 30 November 1975. p. D-1.
  4. ^ "Racing mourns death of Graham Hill". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Wisconsin, U.S.). UPI. 1 December 1975. p. 5, part 2.
  5. ^ "After cheating death 20 years, Hill killed in air crash". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida, U.S.). Associated Press. 1 December 1975. p. 1C.
  6. ^ "Report No: 14/1976. Piper PA 23-250 Turbo Aztec 'D', N6645Y. Report on the accident at Arkley Golf Course, Arkley, Hertfordshire on 29 November 1975". AAIB. 29 September 1976. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by British Formula 3 Championship
BRSCC North Central Lombard Series Champion
1973 		Succeeded by
Brian Henton
(Combined championship)
Preceded by British Formula 3 Championship
BRSCC JPS Series Champion
1973 		Succeeded by
Brian Henton
(Combined championship)
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