Journalist attended more than 650 Formula One races
Formula One journalist and former Autoweek contributor Alan Henry has died after a long illness at the age of 68.
Henry worked for several European publications during his career, including Barclay’s International, Motoring News, Autocar and The Guardian. He covered Formula One for four decades and attended as estimated 650 F1 races. His first Grand Prix was the 1964 race at Brands Hatch. His first Grand Prix as a reporter was at Silverstone in 1973.
He was also a prolific author, writing as many as 50 books such as “Ferrari: The Grand Prix Cars,” “Stirling Moss: All My Races” and several biographies, includings books on Niki Lauda, Derek Bell, Ronnie Schmidt and Jenson Button. He penned histories on Williams and McLaren F1 teams and wrote, “The Powerbrokers,” a study of Bernie Ecclestone’s rise to power in F1.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis offered the following on the McLaren F1 website upon learning of Henry’s death:
“I knew Alan Henry for more than 40 years, and, as the decades rolled by, he and I became good friends. As a journalist he was knowledgeable, accurate, intrepid yet fair-minded, and as a man he was warm, kind, loyal and always funny. Known throughout motor racing circles as AH, which was how his Motoring News race reports were signed off in his early days, before the culture of the byline, he will be much mourned by Formula 1 insiders, fans and of course fellow journalists alike.
“Most of all, he will be hugely missed by his devoted wife and family, to whom on behalf of all at McLaren I extend condolences. AH RIP.”
Mike Pryson
– Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and M-Live Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek as online motorsports editor In 2012. Promoted to motorsports editor in 2015. Read more »
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Former Autoweek F1 contributer Alan Henry dies at 68
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