Brian Hart
| Born | 7 September 1936 |
|---|---|
| Died | 5 January 2014 (aged 77) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Active years | 1967 |
| Teams | Privateer Protos |
| Entries | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1967 German Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1967 German Grand Prix |
Brian Hart (7 September 1936 – 5 January 2014) was a British racing driver and engineer with a background in the aviation industry. He is best known as the founder of Brian Hart Limited, a company that developed and built engines for motorsport use.
Beginning in 1958 with an Lotus VI in the 1172 championship, in 1959 Hart teamed up with Len Terry to drive his Terrier Mk2 in the championship and won the Chapman Trophy. in 1960 he drove Terry's front engined Formula Junior Terrier Mk4 and developed a downdraught head for the Ford Anglia engine powering the car. At Oulton Park in October 1960 Hart had a bad crash with the car, which led to Terry designing the Mk4 series 2, which Hart drove in 1961. The rear engined cars were now the state of the art and Hart had only limited success with the car (Ref: Len Terry). Hart enjoyed a successful career as a driver in various single-seater formulae. He competed in Formula Junior and Formula Three, then graduated to Formula Two with the works Lotus Formula Two team run by Ron Harris. He competed in a handful of non-championship Formula One races using Formula Two cars and in 1967, he qualified for the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in a Protos-Cosworth.
As Hart's professional life took more of his time, he retired from racing in 1971.
It was towards the end of 1967 that Hart began working at the de Havilland aircraft company at Hatfield, England. The company provided training in the design and construction of airframes and aero engines. He then moved to the renowned engine builder Cosworth, but left in 1969 to form his own eponymous company to service Cosworth's Ford FVA engines. Brian Hart Limited was soon commissioned by Ford to work on new engine development, in a similar role to his former employer. Hart developed the Ford BDA, which would be used in Ford's rally programs throughout the 1970s.
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