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Formula 1

Driver Information

nationality
British
birthday
30 Dec 1936
hometown
Croydon, Surrey
died
7 May 1968
Indianapolis, USA
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Driver Information

nationality
British
birthday
30 Dec 1936
hometown
Croydon, Surrey
died
7 May 1968
Indianapolis, USA
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Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 4WD (Pratt & Whitney Turbine)
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P126
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1968
Owen Racing Organisation
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P126
BRM 3.0
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1968
Owen Racing Organisation
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P115
BRM 3.0
Goodyear
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1967
Sidney Taylor
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lola T70 Mk 3 GT
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1967
Chaparral Cars Inc.
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Chaparral 2F
Chevrolet 7.0
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1967
Ecurie Soucy Racing Team
10
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
McLaren M1B
Chevrolet 6.0
5
0
2
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
2
0
0
10
year
series
team
points
position
1967
Chaparral Cars Inc
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Chaparral 2F
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P61
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P261
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P83
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P83
BRM 3.0
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1967
Reg Parnell Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Parnell (Cosworth)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1967
Owen Racing Organisation
9
10th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P83
BRM 3.0
Goodyear
11
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
0
0
0
0
9
year
series
team
points
position
1966
Bernard White Racing Team
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford GT40
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Parnell
BRM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
BRM
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
BRM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33 (Climax)
1
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1966
Ron Harris - Team Lotus
3
14th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 44
Ford Cosworth
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
3
year
series
team
points
position
1966
Reg Parnell Racing
4
12th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 25
BRM 2.0
Firestone
8
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
0
0
0
4
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Lotus Cortina
Dunlop
1
0
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
1
0
6
year
series
team
points
position
1965
Ron Harris - Team Lotus
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 32
Cosworth
Lotus 35
BRM
Lotus 35
Cosworth
4
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Climax
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1965
David Piper Auto Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 250LM
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1965
David Piper Auto Racing Ltd.
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 250 LM
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Lotus Cortina
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
6
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Climax
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Coventry Climax 1.5
2
1
2
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
1
2
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1965
Ron Harris - Team Lotus
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 35 (Cosworth)
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
Lotus 25
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
9
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
9
0
1
0
0
10
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Lotus Cortina
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Lotus Cortina
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33 (Climax)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 25
Climax
1
0
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 25
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1964
Ron Harris - Team Lotus
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 32
Cosworth SCA
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 25
Climax
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1964
Ron Harris - Team Lotus
18
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 32
Cosworth
4
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
1
1
1
0
18
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 32 (Cosworth SCA)
3
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
1
0
4
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 33
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
Lotus 25
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
6
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
0
4
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 25
Coventry Climax 1.5
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lotus 23
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Emeryson
Climax
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Emeryson
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1960
Coburn Engineers Racing
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cooper T52 (BMC)
4
0
2
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
2
1
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cooper T45
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Cooper T45
Climax
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1968
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
1967
Racing
26
1
3
0
0
1966
Racing
14
1
1
0
0
1965
Racing
23
1
5
1
0
1964
Racing
20
1
3
1
1
1963
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1962
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1961
Racing
2
0
1
0
0
1960
Racing
6
0
2
0
1

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1966
12th South African GP - East London - F1
1st
1965
1° Race of Champions - Brands Hatch - F1
1st
1965
17° BRDC Int. Trophy - Silverstone - F1
3rd
1964
Autocar British Formula 2
1st
1964
13° Syracuse Grand Prix - Formula 1
3rd
1961
5th Lewis-Evans Trophy - Brands Hatch - F1
2nd

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driver
championship
points
change
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Formula 1
2216.25
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02
Formula 1
2117.65
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03
Formula 1
2041.5
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04
Formula 1
2038.7
-
05
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2016.95
-0.5
06
Formula 1
2008
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07
Formula 1
1986.4
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08
British GT Championship - GT3
1958.95
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09
IndyCar
1951.4
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10
V8 Supercars Series
1946.35
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