What is Russell Brookes?
{{Infobox NASCAR driver | name = Russell Brookes | image= RussellBrookesAutosportInternational2009.jpg | caption = Brookes at the 2009 [[Autosport]] International. | birth_date = {{birth date|1945|08|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Redditch]], [[Worcestershire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|U.K]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|30|1945|08|16|df=y}} | nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] | Years = [[1973 World Rally Championship season|1973]]&ndash;[[1994 World Rally Championship season|1994]] | Teams = [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Talbot]], [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]/[[Opel]] | Races = 21 | Championships = 0 | Wins = 0 | Podiums = 3 | Stagewins = 38 | Points = 56 | First race = 1973 [[RAC Rally]] | Last race = 1994 [[RAC Rally]] |Died=30 October 2019 aged 74}} '''Russell Brookes''' (16 August 1945 &ndash; 30 October 2019) was a British former [[rallying|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 [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions|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. Brookes died on 30 October 2019 at the age of 74.<ref>[https://www.motorsport.com/brc/news/british-rallying-legend-russell-brookes-dies/4589513/ British rallying legend Russell Brookes dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brookes, Russell}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:British racecar drivers]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:People from Worcestershire]] {{sports-bio-stub}}