Keith Holland

{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1935)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Keith Holland | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = British | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|12|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Maidstone, UK | death_date = | death_place = | retired = c.1979 | relatives = | last_series =  | years_active = 1961–1978 | teams = | starts = | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps =  | best_finish = 3rd; European Formula 5000 Championship | year = 1973 and 1976 | prev_series =  | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }} '''Keith Holland''' (born 6 December 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brdc.co.uk/Keith-Holland|title=Keith Holland {{!}} BRDC Members {{!}} British Racing Drivers' Club|website=brdc.co.uk|access-date=17 June 2016|archive-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813184142/http://www.brdc.co.uk/Keith-Holland|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a British former racing driver from England who competed in various classes of racing in the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for winning the 1969 Madrid Grand Prix in a Formula 5000 car in a field which contained several Formula One entries. He was also a regular competitor in the European Formula 5000 Championship finishing third in the title standings on two occasions.

==Racing career==

===Early career===

Holland's career began in 1961, with a Lotus 11,<ref name=historic>{{cite web|title=Keith Holland|url=http://www.historicracing.com/driver_detail.cfm?driverID=1692|website=historicracing.com|accessdate=3 May 2016|archive-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508163824/http://historicracing.com/driver_detail.cfm?driverID=1692|url-status=dead}}</ref> yielding a third-place finish in the Boxing Day meeting at Brands Hatch.<ref name=sportscars>{{cite web|title=All Results of Keith Holland|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Keith-Holland-GB.html|website=racingsportscars.com|accessdate=4 May 2016}}</ref> He continued in 1962, with a GSM Delta competing in only three national level, or above, races. He achieved a best finish of fourth at a 500km race at the Nürburgring in September.<ref name=sportscars/> In 1963, Holland entered the Guards Trophy (S2.0 class) at Brands Hatch in a Diva GT but did not finish.<ref name=sportscars/>

Holland next appeared at national level in the 1967 Brands Hatch six-hour race. He competed alongside entrant Terry Drury in a Ford GT40 and finished 14th.<ref name=sportscars/> Although Holland entered other events in 1967, he did not actually compete in them.<ref name=sportscars/> In 1968, Holland again entered the Brands Hatch six-hour race, together with the Monza 1000 km race, in Drury's GT40, but did not finish either event. The pairing then entered the Targa Florio with the Ford and were classified 54th, followed by the 1000km of Nürburgring, finishing 35th.<ref name =sportscars/> Holland then returned to domestic racing with a Lotus 47 before competing in a six-hour race at Surfers Paradise in an Austin Mini Cooper, finishing fifth.<ref name=sportscars/> He then finished 12th in the Guards Trophy at Brands Hatch with the Lotus 47, and was entered for the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Drury in the GT40, but did not attend.<ref name=sportscars/>

===1969 Madrid Grand Prix===

Holland took part in the 1969 Madrid Grand Prix at Jarama with a Formula 5000 Lola T142-Chevrolet V8 entered by Alan Fraser.<ref name=Jenks>{{cite web|last=Jenkinson|first=Denis|authorlink=Denis Jenkinson|title= Madrid G.P|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1969/23/madrid-gpapril-13th|website=Motor Sport magazine archive|date=May 1969|page=23|accessdate=14 May 2016}}</ref> The race was originally intended as a full-scale Grand Prix-type event as the Spanish Grand Prix had been moved to Barcelona. However, a clash of dates meant that a relatively small mixed field of F5000 and F1 cars took part. Holland led early in the race, after Tony Dean (BRM P261) spun at the start, but was passed by Peter Gethin in an F5000 McLaren-Chevrolet. Towards the end, Holland had to drop back slightly due to water temperature issues, but on the last lap, Gethin's Chevrolet engine broke a connecting-rod and despite spinning on his own final lap, Holland was able to win the race.<ref name=Jenks/>

1969 also saw Holland enter the French Formula Three Championship with Fraser's Brabham BT15 and finish eighth in the Oulton Park Gold Cup with the Lola T142. He competed in the British Formula Three Championship in a Brabham BT21 finishing 27th in the title standings with three points. However, his 1969 Guards Formula 5000 Championship season was more successful, achieving fourth place in the championship, with six podium finishes.<ref name="driverdb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/keith-holland/|title=Keith Holland|website=www.driverdb.com|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>

In 1970, Holland entered the Australian Grand Prix (at that time run to F5000 rules) in a McLaren M10B-Chevrolet. He qualified in eighth position but retired after nine laps with an oil-pump problem.<ref name=driverdb/> He also competed in the British F5000 championship in Fraser's Lola, finishing in 12th place in the standings with eight points from five races.<ref name=driverdb/>

===Formula 5000===

In 1971, Holland competed in three races in the Tasman Series with the Mclaren-Chevrolet entered by Road & Track Auto Services. He was classified 14th in the title standings with two points.<ref name=driverdb/> He participated in the 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship with the McLaren finishing in 16th place with four points from eight races.<ref name=driverdb/> At the 1971 World Championship Victory Race, Holland was classified 15th, in the McLaren, in a race stopped at 15 laps following a fatal accident to Jo Siffert.<ref name=driverdb/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Marriott|first=Andrew|title=Rothman's World Championships Victory Race|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1971/40/rothmans-world-championships-victory-race|website=Motor Sport magazine archive|date =December 1971|page=40|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref>

Holland entered the 1972 International Gold Cup with the McLaren-Chevrolet. He did not finish, retiring after 31 laps with broken engine mountings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/results/Oulton_Park-1972-05-29.html|title=International Gold Cup 1972 - Race Results|last=|first=|date=|website=www.racingsportscars.com|publisher=|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> He subsequently participated in the Rothmans 50,000 race at Brands Hatch with a Lola T190 (F5000) entered by Chris Featherstone. He qualified in 29th position and thus took part in the main race, for the first 30 qualifiers, where he finished 13th but 12 laps behind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=R572|title=Brands Hatch, 28 Aug 1972: International Libre|last=Brown|first=Allen|date=|website=www.oldracingcars.com|publisher=|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430181253/http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=R572|archive-date=30 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the John Player Challenge Trophy, Holland finished 11th in a Chevron B24 entered by Sid Taylor Racing.<ref name=sportscars/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1972/1972.html#wcv|title=1972 Non-World Championship Formula One Races|last=|first=|date=|website=www.silhouet.com|publisher=|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> In the 1972 British F5000 championship, Holland competed in eight races and was classified eighth in the championship with 16 points. He achieved two podium finishes and two fastest laps.<ref name=driverdb/> In the 1972 World Championship Victory Race, he finished 11th in a Chevron B24.<ref name=driverdb/>

In 1973, Holland finished third in the 1973 Rothmans 5000 European Championship,<ref name=driverdb/> using both a Trojan T101 and a Lola T190 entered by Ian Ward Racing.<ref name=driverdb/> He achieved a total of 116 points from 15 races, with wins at Mallory Park<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=E73G|title=Mallory Park, 28 May 1973 « European Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com|last=Brown|first=Allen|date=|website=www.oldracingcars.com|publisher=|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and Mondello Park,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=E73K|title=Mondello Park, 22 Jul 1973 « European Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com|last=Brown|first=Allen|date=|website=www.oldracingcars.com|publisher=|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> each with the Trojan. He had one further podium finish together with two pole positions and two fastest laps.<ref name=driverdb/> At the 1973 International Trophy, Holland finished 10th with the Trojan<ref name=sportscars/> and at the 1973 Race of Champions qualified 11th but did not finish due to a rear wing problem.<ref name=sportscars/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1973/1973.html#roc|title=1973 Non-World Championship Formula One Races|last=|first=|date=|website=www.silhouet.com|publisher=|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

In the 1974 Rothmans 5000 European Championship, Holland dropped to 19th in the title standings with 20 points from eight races, including two podium finishes, and used both a Trojan T102 and a Lola T332.<ref name=driverdb/> Entries were made for the 1974 Race of Champions and the International Trophy but Holland did not start at either event.<ref name=sportscars/> However, co-driven by Tony Birchenhough and Brian Joscelyne he achieved a tenth-place finish in the Brands Hatch 1,000km race using a Lola T294, but again paired with Birchenhough, did not finish the Kyalami six-hour race.<ref name=sportscars/>

The 1975 ShellSPORT 5000 European Championship saw Holland finish in 25th position with 10 points, having only competed in one event.<ref name=driverdb/> However, in 1976, with the series renamed as Shellsport International and run to Formula Libre rules, Holland finished third in the standings using a Lola T400, with a win at Brands Hatch in October, three other podium finishes and two pole positions.<ref name=driverdb/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/shellsport/76shell.html|title=1976 Shellsport G8 International Series|last=|first=|date=|website=www.silhouet.com|publisher=|access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>

Holland began the 1977 series with a second place at Mallory Park but achieved only one other podium-finish and dropped to eighth in the championship with 63 points.<ref name=driverdb/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/shellsport/77shell.html|title=1977 Shellsport G8 International Series|last=|first=|date=|website=www.silhouet.com|publisher=|access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>

In 1978, Holland competed in the Rothmans International Series which was part of the Australian Formula 1 category and at that time included cars to F5000 specification. He finished 10th in the championship with 3 points from four races.<ref name=driverdb/>

==Personal life==

The winning car from the 1969 Madrid Grand Prix was restored in 2004 as part of the UK television series ''Salvage Squad''. Holland made a brief appearance in the programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/salvage_squad_2002/vehicles/racing_car/index.html |title=Racing Car |website=channel4.com |accessdate=14 May 2016 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213032329/http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/salvage_squad_2002/vehicles/racing_car/index.html |archivedate=February 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title = Racing Car|episode-link =|series=Salvage Squad|series-link =|air-date =2002|season = 1|number = 8}}</ref>

==Racing record==

===Complete European F5000 Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |- | 1969 ! Alan Fraser Racing Team ! Lola T142 ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH {{small|2}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KOK {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC {{small|5}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH {{small|3}} | | | | | | | | ! 4th ! 2000 (2445) |- | 1970 ! Alan Fraser Racing Team ! Lola T142 ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | OUL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|5}} | ZOL | ZAN | SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS {{small|5}} | MAL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON {{small|5}} | SIL | MNZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AND {{small|5}} | SAL | THR | SIL | OUL | SNE | HOC | OUL | BRH ! 12th ! 8 |- | 1971 ! Keith Holland ! McLaren M10B ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} | SNE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} | MON | SIL | CAS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} | THR | SIL | OUL | SNE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC {{small|Ret}} | OUL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|6}} | | | ! 16th ! 4 |- | 1972 ! Keith Holland ! McLaren M10B ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''MAL'' {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''BRH'' {{small|Ret}} | NIV | SIL |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MON {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|4}} | SIL | BRH | OUL | BRH | | | | | | ! 8th ! 16 |- |rowspan=2| 1973 ! Ian Ward Racing ! Trojan T101 !rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''OUL'' {{small|6}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''MAL''''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MIS {{small|C}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MAL {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MON''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL {{small|C}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JYL {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''SNE'' {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH {{small|2}} | | | !rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 116 |- ! Chris Featherstone ! Lola T190X | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} | | | | | | | | | | | |- |rowspan=3| 1974 ! Ian Ward Racing ! Trojan T102 !rowspan=3| Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL {{small|DNS}} | OUL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL {{small|NC}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZAN {{small|Ret}} | MUG | MNZ | | | | | | | | | | !rowspan=3| 19th !rowspan=3| 20 |- ! Embassy Racing with John Butterworth ! Lola T332 | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} | MON | THR | BRH |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE {{small|9}} | MAL | | | |- ! Bill Wood ! Trojan T101 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH {{small|DNS}} | | |- | 1975 ! John Turner ! Lola T330 ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | OUL | BRH | SIL | ZOL | ZAN | THR | SNE | MAL | THR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|4}} | OUL | SIL | SNE | MAL | BRH | | | | ! 25th ! 10 |- !colspan="26"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="OldRacingCars British and European Formula 5000">{{cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/uk/|title=British and European Formula 5000 1969-1977|work=OldRacingCars|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref>}}}} |}

===Complete Formula One non-championship results=== (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 |- | 1969 ! Alan Fraser Racing Team ! Lola T142 (F5000) ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ROC | INT |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAD {{small|1}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL {{small|8}} | | | | |- | 1971 ! Keith Holland ! McLaren M10B (F5000) ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ARG | ROC | QUE | SPR | INT | RIN | OUL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VIC {{small|15}} |- |rowspan=2| 1972 ! Keith Holland ! McLaren M10B (F5000) !rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC {{small|DNS}} | BRA | INT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL {{small|Ret}} | REP | | | |- ! Sid Taylor Racing ! Chevron B24 (F5000) | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VIC {{small|11}} | | |- | 1973 ! Ian Ward Racing ! Trojan T101 (F5000) ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INT {{small|10}} | | | | | | |- | 1974 ! Ian Ward Racing ! Trojan T102 (F5000) ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | PRE |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ROC {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| INT {{small|DNS}} | | | | | |- !colspan=12|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/keith-holland|title=Keith Holland – Biography|work=Motor Sport|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</ref>}}}} |}

===Complete Shellsport International Series results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |- | 1976 ! E. L. Gibbs Ltd. Racing ! Lola T400 ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | MAL | SNE |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''SNE''' {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR {{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''BRH''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|5}} | !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 95 |- |rowspan=2| 1977 ! E. L. Gibbs Racing ! Lola T332C !rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|Ret}} | OUL | MAL | DON | | | | !rowspan=2| 8th !rowspan=2| 63 |- ! Chris Featherstone ! McRae GM1 | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH {{small|NC}} |- !colspan="20"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="OldRacingCars British and European Formula 5000"/>}}}} |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== *[https://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Keith%20Holland Profile at chicanef1.com]

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