Lee Brookes


Lee Brookes is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.

Racing career

Early years

Brookes was born in Walsall and started racing in karting. He was the Senior British Champion in 1990. In 1993 he raced in the Renault Elf oils Clio Challenge, finishing fourth on points in his first season. After finishing third in 1994, he became champion in 1995.
in the 1996 British Touring Car Championship

BTCC

In 1996 he entered the prestigious British Touring Car Championship, in an ex-works Toyota Carina. He won the Total Cup For Privateers with the TOM'S Team Brookes, ran by his father Jon. Although running as an independent driver, Brookes did have limited works backing from Toyota. In 1997 he replaced the car with a Peugeot 406 that had been used by the Peugeot works team the previous year. The car suffered reliability problems that he hadn't had with the previous years car. He finished second in the independents cup, narrowly losing out to Robb Gravett. He teamed up with Gravett a year later, Brookes Motorsport entered one Honda Accord for Gravett. Brookes himself raced in just two rounds at Oulton Park. The two drivers also entered the Bathurst 1000 that year. Brookes drove the Honda Accord for a part season in 1999, finishing fourth in the independents cup.
Brookes Motorsport reformed as TCR, which still runs on the TOCA support package, with some success.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526PosPts
1996Tom's Team BrookesToyota Carina EDON
1
13		DON
2
15		BRH
1
15		BRH
2
Ret		THR
1
10		THR
2
12		SIL
1
18		SIL
2
11		OUL
1
14		OUL
2
14		SNE
1
12		SNE
2
13		BRH
1
13		BRH
2
18		SIL
1
14		SIL
2
16		KNO
1
13		KNO
2
14		OUL
1
12		OUL
2
15		THR
1
9		THR
2
16		DON
1
15		DON
2
15		BRH
1
14		BRH
2
14		19th3
1997Brookes MotorsportPeugeot 406DON
1
Ret		DON
2
Ret		SIL
1
14		SIL
2
11		THR
1
Ret		THR
2
DNS		BRH
1
13		BRH
2
15		OUL
1
16		OUL
2
9		DON
1
14		DON
2
12		CRO
1
NC		CRO
2
13		KNO
1
17		KNO
2
15		SNE
1
13		SNE
2
Ret		THR
1
10		THR
2
14		BRH
1
9		BRH
2
13		SIL
1
15		SIL
2
16		17th5
1998Brookes MotorsportHonda AccordTHR
1
THR
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
DON
1
DON
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
DON
1
DON
2
CRO
1
CRO
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
THR
1
THR
2
KNO
1
KNO
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
OUL
1
DNS		OUL
2
DNS		SIL
1
SIL
2
-0
1999Brookes MotorsportHonda AccordDON
1
12		DON
2
9		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
10		THR
1
10		THR
2
10		BRH
1
DNS		BRH
2
DNS		OUL
1
OUL
2
DON
1
13		DON
2
Ret		CRO
1
13		CRO
2
12		SNE
1
11		SNE
2
16		THR
1
14		THR
2
Ret		KNO
1
KNO
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
OUL
1
OUL
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
17th5