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Russell Brookes

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British rally driver (1945-2019)

United KingdomLived 1945 to 2019 · aged 74
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Russell Brookes was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers.

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Brookes prior to the 1982 Scottish Rally.Brookes prior to the 1982 Scottish Rally.Brookes' Opel Manta 400 lining up before the 1986 Scottish.Brookes' Opel Manta 400 lining up before the 1986 Scottish.

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Russell Brookes was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers. In the World Rally Championship, he finished on the podium of his home event, the RAC Rally, three times in a row from 1977 to 1979.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1945 to 2019 · aged 74
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