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{{Short description|British racing driver (1938–2024)}}
{{other people||Alan Rees (disambiguation){{!}}Alan Rees}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
 |name = Alan Rees
 |image =  
 |nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
 |birth_date = {{birth date|1938|1|12|df=y}}
 |birth_place = [[Langstone, Newport]], [[Monmouthshire]], Wales
 |death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|6|1938|1|12|df=y}}
 |death_place = [[Ascot, Berkshire]], England
 |Years =  {{F1|1966}}–{{F1|1967}}
 |Team(s) = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], non-works [[Brabham]]
 |Races = 3
 |Championships = 0
 |Wins = 0
 |Podiums = 0
 |Points = 0
 |Poles = 0
 |Fastest laps = 0
 |First race =  [[1966 German Grand Prix]]
}}

'''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]].<ref name=Small309/>

Rees drove for the works [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Formula Junior]] team in 1962, and won three races before a crash at the [[6 Hours of Nürburgring|Nürburgring 1000 km]] [[sportscar racing|sports car]] race ended his season.<ref name=Small308/> 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]].<ref name=Small308>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=308|isbn=0851127029}}</ref>

==Background==
Rees was born in [[Langstone, Newport]], [[Monmouthshire]], Wales on 12 January 1938.<ref name="WATN">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Alan_Rees |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |access-date=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=No words ❤️ |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160047352302657&id=504232656&mibextid=WC7FNe&rdid=kubLkivs3boYli5z |website=Paul Rees on Facebook |access-date=7 September 2024 |date=6 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Rees |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Alan_Rees |website=Old Racing Cars |access-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>

==Formula One team management==
In 1969 Rees co-founded [[March Engineering]]; his initials being the "AR" in "M'''ar'''ch", alongside [[Max Mosley|Max '''M'''osley]], [[Graham Coaker|Graham '''C'''oaker]] and [[Robin Herd|Robin '''H'''erd]]. 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 Grand Prix International|Arrows]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Henry |first1=Alan |title=Me and my Arrows |journal=Motor Sport Magazine |date=7 July 2014 |issue=February 2003 |page=62 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2003/62/me-and-my-arrows |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> 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.

==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1966 Formula One season|1966]]
! Roy Winkelmann Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT18|BT18]] (F2)
! [[Cosworth]]<br />[[Straight-4]] 1.0L
| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1967 Formula One season|1967]]
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[V12 (engine)|V12]]
| [[1967 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1967 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1967 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1967 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|9}}
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! Roy Winkelmann Racing
! [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT23|BT23]] (F2)
! [[Cosworth]]<br />[[Straight-4]] 1.6L
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1967 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|7}}
| [[1967 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1967 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1967 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|-
!colspan="17"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=Small309>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=309 |isbn=0851127029}}</ref>}}}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{March Engineering}}
{{Arrows}}
{{Shadow Racing Cars}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1938 births]]
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[[Category:Welsh racing drivers]]
[[Category:Welsh Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Cooper Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One team owners]]
[[Category:European Formula Two Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Newport, Wales]]
[[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]]
[[Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers]]
[[Category:English motorsport people]]
[[Category:Arrows Grand Prix International]]
[[Category:20th-century British sportsmen]]