Career Highlights
Formula One: Competed in 15 Grands Prix (1968–74), scoring a podium at the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix and accumulating eight world championship points.
Endurance Racing: Achieved prolific success with top-tier teams — including Ford, Porsche, Ferrari, and John Wyer Engineering. Notable victories include:
24 Hours of Daytona (1970, 1976, 1981)
12 Hours of Sebring (1975, 1978)
Spa‑Francorchamps 1000 km (four wins, 1968–72)
Targa Florio (1970), Nürburgring 1000 km (multiple), Brands Hatch, Monza, Watkins Glen, Kyalami, Osterreichring, and more.
Formula 5000: Clinched the SCCA Formula 5000 championship three straight years (1974–76) driving Lola for Carl Haas/Jim Hall.
IMSA Camel GTP: Won the 1981 title piloting the first Lola T600
Resilience & Comebacks
Survived a severe crash at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa–Francorchamps) that nearly cost him his right arm, yet returned stronger.
Endured a major accident in 1977 in Canada (broken neck, sternum, ribs); remarkably, he triumphed in his comeback race, Sebring in 1978
Legacy & Later Contributions
Championships: Among his many titles are FIA World Sportscar Championships (1968, 1969, 1970, 1972), South African Springbok Series (1970), and notable acclaim in multiple disciplines.
Honors: Inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame (UK, 2017), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2002), Daytona and Sebring Halls of Fame.
Awards & Roles: Named Grand Marshal of the 2019 Chattanooga MotorCar Festival. Received the IMRRC’s Cameron Argetsinger Award in 2025 and the 2021 Spirit of Competition honor.
Cornerstones of Racing: Founder of the Targa 66 Club, organizer and promoter of historic racing events, contributor to Road & Track, and formerly president of the RRDC.
Author: Co-wrote Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks, which won the Royal Automobile Club’s 2016 Motoring Book of the Year and garnered widespread acclaim
Today
Still active in vintage and historic racing (e.g., Monterey Historics and Road America’s Brian Redman International Challenge), Brian’s enduring spirit and contributions continue to shape motorsport and inspire future generations.
