{{Short description|Australian racing driver (1974–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Dale Brede | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flag|AUS|name=Australian}} | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1974|10|12}} | birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|7|11|1974|10|12}} | death_place = Queensland, Australia | retired = | relatives = | last_series = V8 Supercars | years_active = 2001–2006 | teams = Harris Racing<br />Power Racing<br />Briggs Motor Sport<br />John Faulkner Racing<br />Team Dynamik<br />Brad Jones Racing | starts = 35 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 31st | year = 2004 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }}
'''Dale Adam Brede''' (12 October 1974 – 11 July 2023) was an Australian racing driver. He competed in the V8 Supercars championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/saturday-sleuthing-dale-brede/|title=Saturday Sleuthing: Dale Brede|publisher=V8 Supercars|accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/baptism-of-fire-for-brede-s-v8-supercar-debut/1861938/|title=Baptism of fire for Brede's V8 Supercar debut|publisher=Motorsport.com|accessdate=13 July 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/2683/Dale-Brede-Joins-Team-BOC.html|title=Dale Brede Joins Team BOC|publisher=V8DailyDump.com|accessdate=5 April 2005|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626084458/http://www.v8dailydump.com.au/news/2683/Dale-Brede-Joins-Team-BOC.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Brede attended Radford College in Canberra, graduating in 1992.
Brede died in July 2023, at the age of 48.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/vale-dale-brede/|title=Vale Dale Brede|publisher=V8 Sleuth|date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://the-riotact.com/vale-dale-brede-more-than-a-v8-supercar-driver/684041|title=Vale Dale Brede - More than a V8 Supercar driver |publisher=Riotact|date=19 July 2023}}</ref>
==Career results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" ! Season ! Series ! Position ! Car ! Team |- ! 1998 | Australian Drivers' Championship |align="center" | 12th | Ralt–Holden RT23 | National Capital Motors |- ! 1999 | Australian Drivers' Championship |align="center" | 11th | Reynard–Holden 94D | National Capital Motors |- ! 2000 | Australian Drivers' Championship |align="center" | 7th | Reynard–Holden 94D | National Capital Motors |- !rowspan=2| 2001 | Konica V8 Supercar Series |align="center" | 6th | Holden Commodore VT | NRC International |- | V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 51st | Ford Falcon AU | Harris Racing<br />Power Racing |- !rowspan=2| 2002 | Konica V8 Supercar Series |align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd''' | Ford Falcon AU | Harris Racing |- | V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 51st | Ford Falcon AU | Briggs Motor Sport |- !rowspan=2| 2003 | Konica V8 Supercar Series |align="center" | 6th | Holden Commodore VX | Holden Young Lions |- | V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 63rd | Holden Commodore VX | John Faulkner Racing |- ! 2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 31st | Holden Commodore VY | Team Dynamik |- !rowspan=2| 2005 | HPDC V8 Supercar Series |align="center" | 24th | Ford Falcon AU | Brad Jones Racing |- | V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 42nd | Ford Falcon BA | Brad Jones Racing |- ! 2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series |align="center" | 55th | Ford Falcon BA | Brad Jones Racing |}
===Complete Bathurst 1000 results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Co-driver ! Position ! Laps |- ! 2001 | Power Racing | Ford Falcon AU | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Heath |align="center"| 18th |align="center"| 155 |- ! 2002 | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon AU | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen |align="center"| 17th |align="center"| 158 |- ! 2003 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore VX | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Ricciardello |align="center"| DNF |align="center"| 72 |- ! 2004 | Team Dynamik | Holden Commodore VY | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison |align="center"| DNF |align="center"| 49 |- ! 2005 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Cleland |align="center"| 7th |align="center"| 159 |- ! 2006 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | ''{{flagicon|NZL}} Mark Porter''†<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso |align="center"| DNF |align="center"| 59 |} † Porter was the entered driver but was killed in a support race. Caruso would replace him.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== Profile at [https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/dale-brede/ Driver Database]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brede, Dale}} Category:1974 births Category:2023 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Canberra Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen Category:Racing drivers from the Australian Capital Territory Category:Supercars Championship drivers Category:People educated at Radford College
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