Tony Dean

Anthony Gordon Dean (23 February 1932 – 17 January 2008) .

Racing career Early career Dean began his career in kart racing, before moving into club-racing in 1963, after the motor-dealership he worked for acquired a Lotus Eleven. In his first race, at Rufforth, he qualified in pole position and finished second. He continued with the Lotus in 1964 before moving into single-seaters in 1965, winning the BRSCC British Formula Three Championship in a Brabham BT15. He entered the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race where he finished second in his heat and third in the final behind Formula One drivers, Peter Revson and Chris Irwin. He also successfully campaigned a Lotus 23 in sports car racing winning races at Oulton Park, Mallory Park and Brands Hatch.

In 1966, Dean drove in various single-seat formulae in the UK, competing mainly in the BRSCC championship with a Lotus 41 or Brabham BT18 entered in conjunction with John Willment. He also competed in Formula Libre events using the Brabham and on one occasion a BRM fitted with a Ford 4.7-litre V8 as used in the AC Cobra. Co-driven by Bill Bradley, Dean failed to finish in the Paris 1,000 km race, in the Porsche but finished fifth in the nine-hour race at Kyalami and second in a three-hour race at Cape Town, in the Ferrari Dino, co-driven on each occasion by Basil van Rooyen. at the 1969 1000km Nürburgring.

In July, alongside Richard Attwood and Vic Elford, he finished second in the 6 Hours race at Watkins Glen, in a Porsche 908/02. The next day, Dean entered the same chassis 015 in the Watkins Glen round of the Can-Am series and finished ninth.

Dean entered two races at Buenos Aires in January 1970, in the Porsche 908/02, on each occasion co-driven by Eduardo Copello. They finished third in the 1,000 km race but failed to finish in a 200-mile race, a week later. He then returned to the Can-Am championship, entering under his own name, with a fourth-placed finish at Mosport Park in June, but was seven laps behind the winning McLaren M8D of Dan Gurney. At the next round at St. Jovite, Dean did not start and subsequently failed to finish in a six-hour race at Watkins Glen, where the car was co-driven by Revson. However, the following day, Dean entered the Can-Am round at the same venue and finished 16th.

At the 1970 Road Atlanta Can-Am round at Road Atlanta, run in very hot conditions, This was the first victory, in the series, for a car other than a McLaren in 19 races. a failure to start at Laguna Seca after an accident and ninth place at Riverside. He finished the year with sixth place in the championship standings.

Can-Am Race, Edmonton Speedway, September 1971, with Dean's Porsche 908/02 chassis 015 No. 87 driven by Steve Matchett In 1971, Dean began the year with a victory at Oulton Park with the Porsche 908, Dean then returned to the Can-Am series with a McLaren M8D, but after not-starting at Mosport in June, the car finished fourth at St. Jovite two weeks later driven by Chuck Parsons.

Dean resumed with the Porsche in 1972, but did not finish at the six hours of Daytona race or the Interserie round at Silverstone. This was followed by 14th place at the next round at Mid-Ohio. He then entered the Rothmans 50,000 at Brands Hatch with a Brabham BT30 and the John Player Challenge Trophy with a McLaren M14A but did not qualify for either, He also entered the 1972 International Gold Cup, with the McLaren but did not attend.

Later career In 1973, Dean competed in the Race of Champions and the BRDC International Trophy with a Chevron B24 entered by Anglo-American Racing Team (formed by Dean and American racer Bobby Brown). He finished fifth and 11th respectively. He finished second in the 1973 F5000 Championship behind Teddy Pilette.

In 1975, Dean competed in Formula 5000 in America, participating in three races with a Chevron B28 and finishing in 17th place in the USAC championship. In addition he participated in the European Formula 5000 Championship achieving two podium positions and finishing 12th in the title standings.

Dean died on 17 January 2008 after a short illness.

†Some later reports classify Dean as third: see text

Complete European F5000 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts 1969 A.G. Dean Brabham BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 OUL BRH BRH MAL SIL MON KOK ZAN SNE HOC OUL BRH 48th 50 1971 A.G. Dean McLaren M7A Chevrolet 5.0 V8 MAL SNE BRH MON SIL CAS MAL MNZ MAL THR SIL OUL SNE HOC OUL BRH BRH 11th 9 1972 A.G. Dean McLaren M14A Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH MAL SNE BRH NIV SIL MON OUL MAL BRH SIL BRH OUL BRH NC 0 1973 Anglo-American Racing Team Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH MAL SIL SNE BRH OUL MAL MIS MAL MON SIL BRH OUL JYL ZAN SNE BRH 2nd 133 1974 Anglo-American Racing Team Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH MAL SIL OUL BRH ZOL THR ZAN MUG MNZ MAL MON THR BRH OUL SNE MAL BRH 16th 28 1975 A.G. Dean Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH OUL BRH 12th 28 Chevron B24/B28 SIL ZOL ZAN THR SNE Chevron B28 MAL THR BRH OUL SIL SNE MAL BRH

Complete British Formula One Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts 1979 A. G. Dean Racing Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 ZOL OUL BRH MAL SNE THR ZAN DON OUL NOG MAL BRH THR SNE SIL 23rd 1 1980 A. G. Dean Racing Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 OUL BRH SIL MAL THR MNZ MAL SNE BRH THR OUL SIL 14th 3