Brian Muir (racing driver)

Brian Muir
Brian Muir
	Brian Muir and Toine Hezemans at Nürburgring in 1973
Nationality	Australian
Born	30 June 1931; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 September 1983 (aged 52); Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active	1966–1973, 1975–1982
Teams	John Willment Automobiles; Gawaine Baillie; Bill Shaw Racing; Malcolm Gartlan Racing; Biggleswade; Dealer Team BMW; Arian Automotive Developments; Shellsport; Allards of Brixton; Norman Reeves Ltd; Renault Elf; Browne & Day Ltd; Patrick MotorSport
Starts	135
Wins	22 (2 in class)
Poles	15
Fastest laps	30
Best finish	2nd in 1968, 1971
Championship titles
1968, 1971	British Saloon Car Championship - Class D

Brian Muir (30 June 1931 – 11 September 1983) was an Australian racing driver.

Career

He achieved successful seasons competing in saloon car racing. In 1965 he finished third overall in the Australian Touring Car Championship. In 1968 he finished as runner-up in the British Saloon Car Championship driving a Ford Falcon behind fellow Australian Frank Gardner.^[1] Two years later he finished third in the BTCC, following up that result with a victory in the RAC Tourist Trophy, the longest running and one of the most prestigious prizes in international motorsport, later that year. He drove a Chevrolet Camaro to the checkered flag, making him the first Australian to claim the trophy. He finished runner-up in the European Touring Car Championship in 1973. He also regularly competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving alongside the likes of Jackie Oliver, Graham Hill and Jacky Ickx, and he won the 1000 km Catalunya in 1968 (with Francisco Godia Sales).

The last race Muir competed in was the RAC Tourist Trophy before dying on his way home.^[2]

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team / Entrant
1964	Australian Touring Car Championship	7th	Holden EH Special S4	Scuderia Veloce
1965	Australian Touring Car Championship	3rd	Holden EH Special S4	Heldon Motors
1968	British Saloon Car Championship	2nd	Ford Falcon Sprint	Bill Shaw Racing
1970	British Saloon Car Championship	3rd	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Malcolm Gartlan Racing
1972	European Touring Car Championship	12th	Ford Capri RS 2600	Malcolm Gartlan Racing
1972	British Saloon Car Championship	5th	Ford Capri RS 2600	Malcolm Gartlan Racing
1973	European Touring Car Championship	2nd	BMW 3.0 CSL	BMW Alpina
1973	British Saloon Car Championship	5th	BMW 3.0 CSL	Dealer Team BMW

Racing record

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	Pos.	Pts
1964	Scuderia Veloce	Holden EH Special S4	LAK Ret	7th	N/A
1965	Heldon Motors	Holden EH Special S4	SAN 3	3rd	N/A

Complete British Saloon Car 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	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Pts	Class
1966	John Willment Automobiles	Ford Galaxie	D	SNE 2	GOO 1	SIL Ret	CRY DNS	BRH 6	BRH 4	OUL Ret†	BRH								10th	22	2nd
1967	Gawaine Baillie	Ford Falcon Sprint	D	BRH Ret	SNE Ret	SIL Ret	SIL DSQ	MAL 5†	SIL 3	SIL 3	BRH 5	OUL 3	BRH 3						10th	24	3rd
1968	Bill Shaw Racing	Ford Falcon Sprint	D	BRH 1	THR 1	SIL 1	CRY 1†	MAL 1†	BRH Ret	SIL 2	CRO Ret	OUL 1	BRH 3	BRH Ret					2nd	58	1st
1969	Malcolm Gartlan Racing	Ford Falcon Sprint	D	BRH 2	SIL Ret	SNE	THR 20	SIL	CRY	MAL	CRO	SIL	OUL	BRH					26th	6	5th
1969	Biggleswade	Ford Mustang	D												BRH 11				26th	6	5th
1970	Malcolm Gartlan Racing	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	D	BRH 9	SNE 2	THR 2	SIL 2	CRY 4†	SIL 1	SIL 1	CRO 2	BRH 1	OUL 2	BRH 2	BRH 3				3rd	62	2nd
1971	Malcolm Gartlan Racing	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	D	BRH 2	SNE 1	THR 1	SIL 1	CRY 1†	SIL 2	CRO 2	SIL DSQ	OUL 1	BRH 17	MAL 1†	BRH 2				2nd	78	1st
1972	Malcolm Gartlan Racing	Ford Capri RS2600	D	BRH Ret	OUL 1	THR Ret	SIL 2	CRY 1†	BRH 18	OUL 4	SIL Ret	MAL Ret†	BRH 2						5th	34	2nd
1973	Dealer Team BMW	BMW 3.0 CSL	D	BRH 4	SIL 1	THR 2	THR 2	SIL Ret	ING	BRH Ret†	SIL 3	BRH 1							5th	40	2nd
1975	Arian Automotive Developments	Mazda Savannah RX-3	B	MAL DNS	BRH 7	OUL	THR	SIL	BRH	THR	SIL								17th	29	5th
	Shellsport	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	B									MAL Ret†	SNE Ret		ING 4†	BRH 2†	OUL 2	BRH 5			5th
	Adlards of Brixton	Ford Capri 3000 GT	C											SIL Ret							NC
1976	Norman Reeves Ltd	Ford Capri II 3.0s	D	BRH Ret	SIL 2	OUL 3†	THR Ret	THR	SIL	BRH Ret	MAL	SNE	BRH						17th	10	6th
1977	Renault Elf	Renault 5 TS	A	SIL ?	BRH Ret	OUL Ret†	THR ?	SIL											20th	6	6th
	Renault Elf	Renault 5 Alpine	B								SIL Ret	DON	BRH								NC
	Brian Muir	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	C						THR 7	DON				THR ?	BRH						5th
1978	Browne & Day Ltd	Ford Capri III 3.0s	D	SIL DNS	OUL Ret†	THR	BRH 5†	SIL	DON 5†	MAL 6†	BRH 2	DON Ret†	BRH 1	THR 6	OUL				15th	23	5th
1979	Browne & Day Ltd	Ford Capri III 3.0s	D	SIL 5	OUL	THR 4	SIL Ret	DON	SIL 3	MAL	DON 6	BRH 1	THR	SNE	OUL				21st	21	6th
1980	Patrick MotorSport	Ford Capri III 3.0s	D	MAL Ret†	OUL	THR	SIL												40th	1	12th
1980	Patrick MotorSport	Rover 3500 SD1	D					SIL 9	BRH 9	MAL	BRH	THR	SIL 10						40th	1	12th
1981	Patrick MotorSport	Rover 3500S	D	MAL Ret†	SIL Ret	OUL 7†	THR 9	BRH 11†	SIL Ret	SIL 15	DON 4†	BRH Ret	THR Ret	SIL Ret					28th	5	8th
1982	Patrick MotorSport with Duckhams Oil / ICI Petrol	Rover 3500S	D	SIL	MAL	OUL	THR	THR	SIL 5	DON	BRH 5	DON Ret	BRH 2	SIL 2					20th	17	7th
Source:^[3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

Complete Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 / 1000 results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1960	British Motor Corporation	Jim Smith	Morris Major	C	160	N/A	5th
1963	Heldon Motors	Spencer Martin	Holden EH Special S4	C	111	N/A	9th
1964	Scuderia Veloce	Ron Clarke	Vauxhall Viva HA	A	122	N/A	2nd
1968	Holden Dealer Racing Team	George Reynolds	Holden HK Monaro GTS327	D	127	5th	4th
1978	Jack Brabham Holdings	Jack Brabham	Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X	A	153	6th	6th

References

^ "Season". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-17. official 1968 BTCC standings
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

Brian Muir career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "Season". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-17. official 1968 BTCC standings

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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