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Alan Rees, the last living founder of March has passed

©X Phillip van Osten 08/09/2024 at 10:3108/09/2024 at 09:35 British motorsport mourns the loss at 86 of Alan Rees, a former driver in his own right who was also the last living founder of legendary F1 constructor March Engineering. Rees passed away early on Friday morning after a “truly brave and valiant battle against illness” according to his heartbroken family. Born in Wales, the son of a successful haulage contractor, Rees had the financial support to enable him to go racing and kickstarted his career in 1959 with a Lotus 11 sports car before moving into single seaters in the early sixties, eventually winning the Formula Junior title in 1961 with a Lotus 20. This achievement earned...
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