David Brodie

David Alexander Brodie (15 May 1943 – 17 December 2024) was a British motor racing driver. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship. His best season in the BTCC was in 1985, finishing fourth overall on points.

Career Brodie started motor racing in 1963 winning his first race at Silverstone in an Austin A35. Since then, he has completed in over 700 races and driven saloons, sports cars, and Formula Three single seaters. Brodie was seriously injured in a crash during the British Saloon Car Championship support race for the 1973 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Brodie is credited with being the seventh most successful driver ever at Brands Hatch and has held lap records on all UK circuits. The record he set at Thruxton in 1989 for saloons remained unbroken until 1995.thumb Rob Wilson, David Brodie and William Hewland’s team at the 1994 Le Mans. leftHaving raced at virtually all the European circuits, Brodie also competed in a number of 500km and 24-hour races. The last of these was Le Mans in 1994 when he qualified as fastest team driver and then led LM2 until the car was withdrawn in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Interesting fuel consumption statistics from this event showed that during 1.5 hour driving stints, Brodie used 13 litres less than one driver and 8 litres less than the other.

In later years, Brodie raced successfully in the Volkswagen Vento VR6 Challenge series, winning races and establishing new lap records.

Brodie was an active director of the BRDC and was a director of the Springfield boys club with Jackie Stewart, a post he held for 27 years. He was also a director of BBR GTi, a company Brodie developed following a successful racing career beginning in the 1970s.

Personal life and death Brodie had two sons from his first marriage to Kathy Brodie, and was later married to Peggy Brodie for 40 years.

Brodie died on 17 December 2024, at the age of 81.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Endurance driver.

Complete European Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Ineligible to score points.

Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts 1978 David Brodie Div. 2 Ford Capri II 3.0S Ford Essex 3.0 V6 DAY MUG DIJ SIL13 NUR MIS WGL VAL NC 0 1986 P.C. Automotive with Texas Homecare C2 Royale RP40 Mitsubishi Turbo 2.0 Turbo I4 MNZ SILDNQ LMS NOR BRH JER NÜR SPA FUJ NC 0

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Points 1997 Orion Motorsport Harrier LR9C GT2 SIL BRA DON OUL SIL DON BRARet CRO SIL NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1994 Chamberlain Engineering Rob Wilson William Hewland Harrier LR9C GT2 45 DNF DNF