Racing and rally drivers who competed in Sunbeams – some famous, some not so famous, some immortal
| Jim | Adams | |
| Ronnie | Adams | |
| Chris | Amon | |
| Rune | Backlund | |
| Tony | Baines | |
| I.M. | Bakhsh | |
| Maxence | Balas | |
| Keith | Ballisat | |
| P. | Bamber | |
| Don | Barrow | |
| Hope | Bartlett | |
| Raymond | Baxter | |
| N.F. | Baylis | |
| L. | Bell | |
| H.A. | Bennet | |
| Lucien | Bianchi | |
| C.A. | Bird | |
| Stig | Blomqvist | |
| Andre | Boillot | |
| Jo | Bonnier | |
| E.L. | Bouts | |
| Sir Jack | Brabham | |
| W.G. | Bridges | |
| Russell | Brookes | |
| H.B. | Browning | |
| G. | Buckley | |
| Ivor | Bueb | |
| Bob | Burman | |
| Richard | Burns | |
| Joe | Cagnacci | |
| G. | Caillois | |
| Ray | Calcutt | |
| F.W.H. | Campbell | |
| Sir Malcolm | Campbell | |
| Basil | Cardew | |
| Dan | Carmichael | |
| Bjorn | Cederberg | |
| Jean | Chassagne | |
| Louis | Chevrolet | |
| Gerard | Chevron | |
| Chips | Chipperton | |
| Gordon | Chittenden | |
| J. | Christiaens | |
| Jim | Clark | |
| Francoise | Clarke | |
| H.F. | Clay | |
| Douglas | Clease | |
| Emile-Claude | Clemens | |
| Louis | Coatalen | |
| John | Cobb | |
| Major J.V. | Colby | |
| Peter | Collins | |
| Caesar | Cone | |
| Count Carlo | Conelli | |
| John | Cooper | (of Autocar Magazine) |
| Earl of | Cottenham | |
| John | Cotter | |
| Billy | Cotton | |
| Mike | Cotton | |
| Andrew | Cowan | |
| L.V. | Cozens | |
| J.M. | Crickmay | |
| R.F. | Crossman | |
| Ellis | Cuff-Miller | |
| Ivy | Cummings | |
| May | Cunliffe | |
| L. | Cushman | |
| John | Cutts | |
| B.O. | Davis | |
| Sammy | Davis | |
| R. | de Palma | |
| Doc | Deane | |
| A. | Divo | |
| Kaye | Don | |
| Claude | Du Bois | |
| George | Duller | |
| C. | Dunfee | |
| J. | Dunfee | |
| P. | Dutoit | |
| Ron | Dykes | |
| K. | Eggar | |
| T. | Elder-Hearne | |
| Charles | Eyre-Maunsell | |
| Robin | Eyre-Maunsell | |
| Capt George | Eyston | |
| Gunnar | Fadum | |
| Nils | Falk | |
| H.F.W. | Farquharson | |
| Nicky | Filinis | |
| Harry | Firth | |
| John | Fitch | |
| G. | Foresti | |
| Steve | Forines | |
| Jim | Forno | |
| Alan | Fraser | |
| Daphne | Freeman | |
| Guy | Frequelin | |
| D. | Froy | |
| Fred | Gallagher | |
| Norman | Garrad | |
| Maurice | Gatsonides | |
| G.L. | Geach | |
| E. | Genna | |
| John Eason | Gibson | |
| Gregor | Grant | |
| Harry | Grant | |
| Lord | Grimthorpe | |
| Lola | Grounds | |
| J. Arias | Guedes | |
| Kenelm Lee | Guiness | |
| Sir Algernon Lee | Guinness | |
| Albert | Guyot | |
| Bob | Hagin | |
| O. | Haibe | |
| Nick | Haines | |
| Anne | Hall | |
| Ian | Hall | |
| C.W.F. | Hamilton | |
| Mary | Handley Page | |
| E. | Harding | |
| C.P. | Hare | |
| Peter | Harper | |
| George | Hartwell | |
| Harry | Hawker | |
| Mike | Hawthorn | |
| M. | Hay Chapman | |
| D. | Heath | |
| Vic | Heylen | |
| D. | Higgin | |
| Graham | Hill | |
| Paddy | Hopkirk | |
| H. | Hughes | |
| B. | Hunter | |
| A. | Hutcheson | |
| C.R.W. | Jackson | |
| G.J. | Jackson | |
| J.W. | Jackson | |
| Lloyd | James | |
| Bob | Jensen | |
| Leslie | Johnson | |
| A. | Jones | |
| Rev. Rupert | Jones | |
| Peter | Jopp | |
| Bob | Kimes | |
| Tony | Lanfranchi | |
| P. | Lang | |
| Les | Leston | |
| Tiny | Lewis | |
| David | Mabbs | |
| Margaret | Mackenzie | |
| Colin | Malkin | |
| Per | Malling | |
| J.B. | Marquis | |
| Count Giulio | Masetti | |
| Pauline | Mayman | |
| C. | McAdam | |
| Trevor | McCalla | |
| Bill | McGovern | |
| Bruce | McLaren | |
| H. | McMullen | |
| Colin | McRae | |
| E. | Medinger | |
| E.L. | Meeson | |
| Ann | Melvin | |
| John | Melvin | |
| Ken | Miles | |
| Sir Alistair | Miller | |
| A. | Milne | |
| Nancy | Mitchell | |
| Peter | Monkhouse | |
| E.G. | Morley | |
| J. | Mortimer | |
| Sir Stirling | Moss | |
| R.J. | Munday | |
| George | Murray-Frame | |
| E.S. | Myers | |
| Barney | Oldfield | |
| Mike | Parkes | |
| A.H. | Pass | |
| Cyril | Paul | |
| John | Pearman | |
| Win | Percy | |
| W.R. | Perkins | |
| Stan | Petersen | |
| Peter | Pilsworth | |
| David | Pollard | |
| Tony | Pond | |
| Jean | Porporato | |
| Peter | Proctor | |
| H.W. | Purdy | |
| Jimmy | Ray | |
| Larry | Reed | |
| Dario | Resta | |
| T.H. | Richards | |
| F. | Richey | |
| Victor | Rigal | |
| Peter | Riley | |
| R.C. | Robb | |
| Graham | Robson | |
| Pedro | Rodriguez | |
| Ricardo | Rodriguez | |
| Keke | Rosberg | |
| Jack | Scott | |
| W.B. | Scott | |
| Rosemary | Seers | |
| Sir Henry | Segrave | |
| J.C. | Seligman | |
| Ayrton | Senna | |
| Don | Sesslar | |
| P.W. | Smith | |
| Rosemary | Smith | |
| T.W. | Smith | |
| E.S. | Sneath | |
| Tommy | Sopwith | |
| Dr J.T. | Spare | |
| J.S. | Spencer | |
| Lew | Spencer | |
| L.B. | Starkey | |
| H. | Stevenson | |
| W. | Stokes | |
| Bill | Swegler | |
| H.E. | Symons | |
| Vince | Tamburo | |
| Fillipo | Theodoli | |
| Parry | Thomas | |
| Rene | Thomas | |
| David | Thompson | |
| Jerry | Titus | |
| Jean | Todt | |
| Henri | Toivonen | |
| Pauli | Toivonen | |
| J.H. | Toop | |
| Robert | Topman | |
| N. | Turner | |
| Robin | Turvey | |
| Bernard | Unett | |
| J.P. | Valumbia | |
| Sheila | Van Damm | |
| Noel | Van Raalte | |
| C.A. | Vandervell | |
| A.H. | Watson | |
| T. | Watts | |
| Eppie | Wetzes | |
| Ken | Wharton | |
| Paul | White | |
| G. | Wills | |
| Steven | Zannos |
Current or recent drivers competing in Sunbeams
Carl Christiansen – Carl raced a late series 3 Alpine on the west coast of the U.S.; with Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG), Vintage Auto Racing Group (VARA), and competed in the popular Wine Country Classic and Monterey Historics. Carl’s Alpine was reportedly an ex-factory race car.
Roger Davis (email: ALPINE87@qwest.net) Roger is based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, and races an absolutely beautiful green series 5 Alpine with the Rocky Mountain Vintage Race Group (RMVR). Roger also comes “west” occasionally and we have raced at Sears Point Intl Raceway and at Las Vegas.
Eric Funk (email: MRZAG57@aol.com) Eric races in the midwest U.S. and refers to his Alpine as “The Nuclear Banana”. Eric is in the process of building a “killer engine”, with the intent of going after the Porsches! A few words of encouragement would help Eric in his endeavours.
Carl McLelland (email: carlynneracing@home.com) I am the “new new kid on the block” regarding Alpines; having come to them after 37 years in Porsches. My series 1 Alpine came out of Don Stephan’s barn, where it had been in “retirement” for a number of years. Following restoration I have just completed one full season of racing with CSRG. This year I’m racing it in both CSRG and Historic Sportscar Racing – West (HSR-West). My car is prepared “period correct” – which means it is prepared as it would have appeared in an SCCA race in the 1960’s.
Tom Patton – USA – Tiger
Barry Schonberger – USA – Tiger
Steve Smith – UK – Alpine
Don Stephan (email: dcstephan@aci.net) Don has a series 1 Alpine, built within the first month of production in 1959. Don races on the west coast of the U.S. and has raced in the past with CSRG, Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), and has competed in the Wine Country Classic, Monterey Historics and Coronado Grand Prix. Prior to the Alpine, Don had an extensive history of road racing spanning three decades, in quite a number of SCCA and IMSA cars.
Terry Sully – Australia – Alpine
Geoff Tedder – ’67 Series V Alpine. Yellow # 53
Curt Bowland – USA – Tiger
Andy Vitek – USA – Tiger
Geoff Morse – Australia – Alpine
Reg Darwell – Australia – Alpine
Brad Morse – Australia – Tiger
Patrick Watts – UK – Tiger
This list is by no means complete. Please feel free to nominate additions.
I have three nominations for this list: Ernest McMillen who co drove with Ronnie Adams; David Humphrey who I think worked for Rootes Group and died at quite a young age – he certainly did a Monte Carlo Rally in the late 50’s early 60’s as did Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. I remember travelling to Stockholm with them. I found the list when Googling someone else. I hope this is useful.