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

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Career

He achieved successful seasons competing in saloon car racing. In 1965 he finished third overall in the

Australian Touring Car Championship The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the Repco Supercars Championship awarded the troph ...

. In 1968 he finished as runner-up in the

British Saloon Car Championship The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), officially known as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for sponsorship reasons, is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by ...

driving a

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behind fellow Australian Frank Gardner. Two years later he finished third in the BTCC, following up that result with a victory in the

RAC Tourist Trophy The RAC Tourist Trophy (sometimes called the International Tourist Trophy) is a motor racing award presented by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) to the overall victor of a motor race in the United Kingdom. Established in 1905, it is the world's o ...

, the longest running and one of the most prestigious prizes in international motorsport, later that year. He drove a

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to the

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, making him the first

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to claim the trophy. He finished runner-up in the

European Touring Car Championship The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. In 2005 it was superseded by the World ...

in 1973. He also regularly competed in the

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with ...

driving alongside the likes of

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and

Jacky Ickx Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in and , and won eig ...

, and he won the 1000 km Catalunya in 1968 (with

Francisco Godia Sales Francisco Godia Sales (21 March 1921 – 28 November 1990), better known as Paco Godia, was a Spanish racing driver. He drove intermittently in Formula One between and , participating in 14 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Champi ...

). The last race Muir competed in was the

before dying on his way home.

Career results

Racing record

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

Complete Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 / 1000 results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muir, Brian 1931 births 1983 deaths 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Australian Touring Car Championship drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Racing drivers from Sydney Racing drivers from New South Wales