Piers Courage
born 27 May 1942 · raced 1967–1970
27Races
0Wins
2Podiums
9Top 10s
5.56Avg Position
11.71Avg Grid Pos
Piers Courage was a British driver and a member of the Courage brewing family. He started his Formula 1 career with BRM in 1967 and finished second at both the 1969 Monaco and United States Grands Prix driving a Brabham-Ford for Frank Williams's team, which earned him eighth in the championship. He moved to De Tomaso for 1970 and was killed in a crash at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. He had entered 27 Grands Prix.
Top Teams
Team | Wins | Pod.Podiums | PtsPoints (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brabham-Ford | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| BRM | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lotus-BRM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Tomaso | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Circuits
Circuit | Wins | Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 | 1.5 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 | 0 |
Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.
Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.
- Pedro Rodríguez11 shared races · Compare with Pedro Rodríguez (1968)
- Silvio Moser7 shared races · Compare with Silvio Moser (1969)
- Richard Attwood6 shared races · Compare with Richard Attwood (1968)
- Jacky Ickx4 shared races · Compare with Jacky Ickx (1969)
| Season | Team | Matchup | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Brabham-Ford | Courage vs MoserPiers Courage vs Silvio Moser | 5–2 |
| 1969 | Brabham-Ford | Courage vs IckxPiers Courage vs Jacky Ickx | 0–4 |
| 1968 | BRM | Courage vs RodríguezPiers Courage vs Pedro Rodríguez | 5–6 |
| 1968 | BRM | Attwood vs CourageRichard Attwood vs Piers Courage | 2–4 |
2 circuitsShow all▾
19705 racesDe Tomaso▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| 12 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| 9 | Not classified | 0 | |
| 13 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| 20 | Accident | 0 |
Earlier seasons1967–1969 (3 seasons)▾
196910 racesBrabham-Ford▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | P105 places worse than season average (P4.8) | 0 | |
| 9 | P2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| 4 | P5 | 2 | |
| 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| 10 | P5 | 2 | |
| 11 | Chassis | 0 | |
| 9 | Clutch | 0 | |
| 9 | P2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Engine | 0 |
▲/▼ a finish at least 4 places better/worse than Piers Courage’s average finish in 1969 (P4.8, retirements excluded).
196811 racesBRM▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| 14 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 14 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| 17 | P4 | 3 | |
| 8 | P8 | 0 | |
| 16 | P8 | 0 | |
| 14 | P6 | 1 | |
| 14 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| 11 | Chassis | 0 | |
| 11 | Fuel pump | 0 |
19673 races▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Withdrew | 0 | |
| 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 18 | Fuel system | 0 |