Trevor Taylor
| Born | 26 December 1936 |
|---|---|
| Died | 27 September 2010 (aged 73) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | |
| Active years | 1959, 1961-1964, 1966 |
| Teams | Team Lotus, British Racing Partnership, Shannon |
| Races | 29 (27 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 8 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1959 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1966 British Grand Prix |
Trevor Taylor (26 December 1936 – 27 September 2010) was a British motor racing driver from England.
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[edit] Early career
Trevor Taylor was born in Sheffield, the son of a garage owner from Rotherham. He began his racing career in 500 cc (30.5 cu in) Formula Three racing, initially in a Staride and later a Cooper-Norton. Ten victories in 1958 earned him the British Formula Three Championship. After a frustrating year in 1959 spent with his own Formula Two Cooper, he received an invitation to run his Lotus 18 as a second works car for 1960. He finished equal first in the Formula Junior championship with Jim Clark, although he competed in two more races that counted towards the championship than Clark,[citation needed] who was already driving regularly for Team Lotus in Formula One. At the end of 1961 Taylor got a regular Formula One drive with Team Lotus and proved competitive with Clark and Moss in the South African series in December 1961.[citation needed]
[edit] Formula One career
Taylor participated in 29 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, and made his debut on 18 July 1959. He was second in the 1962 Formula One season opening Dutch Grand Prix, having passed Scuderia Ferrari driver Phil Hill after a long duel.[citation needed] In the 1962 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps Taylor was running second to Clark, fending off the attacks of Ferrari driver Willy Mairesse, when he missed a gear change. Mairesse brushed Taylor's Lotus and both drivers crashed. Taylor continued with Team Lotus in 1963 but was rarely competitive in World Championship races,[citation needed] and team owner Colin Chapman suggested Taylor take a sabbatical after the end of the 1963 season.[citation needed] After another unsuccessful season with the British Racing Partnership in 1964 Taylor withdrew from Formula One competition.
During his career he achieved one podium finish, and scored a total of eight championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races during this time, and won several in 1962 and 1963. Taylor is credited with inventing the yellow stripe that ran down the middle of Team Lotus cars during the 1960s.[1]
After 1964 Taylor enjoyed lesser forms of racing, and tested a Cosworth Formula One car in 1969 which was entered for Grands Prix but did not race. Taylor died at the age of 73 after contracting cancer.
[edit] Complete World Championship Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ace Garage (Rotherham) | Cooper T51 | Climax Straight-4 | MON |
500 |
NED |
FRA |
GBR DNQ |
GER |
POR |
ITA |
USA |
NC | 0 | |
| 1961 | Team Lotus | Lotus 18 | Climax Straight-4 | MON |
NED 13 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
ITA |
USA |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1962 | Team Lotus | Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | NED 2 |
MON Ret |
BEL Ret |
GBR 8 |
GER Ret |
10th | 6 | |||||
| Lotus 25 | FRA 8 |
ITA Ret |
USA 12 |
RSA Ret |
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| 1963 | Team Lotus | Lotus 25 | Climax V8 | MON 6 |
BEL Ret |
NED 10 |
FRA 13 |
GBR Ret |
GER 8 |
ITA |
USA Ret |
MEX Ret |
RSA 8 |
17th | 1 |
| 1964 | British Racing Partnership | BRP 1 | BRM V8 | MON Ret |
NED |
AUT Ret |
ITA DNQ |
22nd | 1 | ||||||
| BRP 2 | BEL 7 |
FRA Ret |
USA 6 |
MEX Ret |
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| Lotus 24 | GBR Ret |
GER |
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| 1966 | Aiden Jones / Paul Emery | Shannon | Climax V8 | MON |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
NED |
GER |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
NC | 0 |
[edit] Non-Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ace Garage (Rotherham) | Cooper T51 F2 | Climax Straight-4 | GLV |
AIN NC |
INT | OUL |
SIL 9 |
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| 1961 | Team Lotus | Lotus 18 | Climax Straight-4 | LOM |
GLV | PAU Ret |
BRX Ret |
VIE | AIN 19 |
SYR |
NAP | LON | SIL 9 |
SOL 9 |
KAN |
DAN |
MOD |
FLG |
OUL Ret |
LEW | VAL | |||
| Lotus 21 | RAN 2 |
NAT Ret |
RSA Ret |
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| 1962 | Team Lotus | Lotus 21 | Climax Straight-4 | CAP 1 |
BRX 10 |
LOM Ret |
LAV | GLV |
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| Lotus 24 | Climax V8 | PAU 11 |
AIN 5 |
INT 10 |
NAP | MAL |
CLP Ret |
RMS Ret |
SOL 3 |
KAN | MED | MEX 1 |
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| Lotus 25 | DAN 6 |
OUL Ret |
RAN 2 |
NAT 1 |
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| 1963 | Team Lotus | Lotus 25 | Climax V8 | LOM DNA |
GLV |
PAU 2 |
IMO 9 |
SYR WD |
AIN 3 |
INT 3 |
ROM | SOL Ret |
KAN 2 |
MED Ret |
AUT |
OUL Ret |
RAN 10 |
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| 1964 | British Racing Partnership | Lotus 24 | BRM V8 | DMT Ret |
NWT 3 |
SYR | ||||||||||||||||||
| BRP 1 | AIN Ret |
INT Ret |
SOL |
MED Ret |
RAN |
[edit] References
- ^ Trevor Taylor dies aged 73 Autosport.com
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Trevor Taylor |
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- English racing drivers
- English Formula One drivers
- Team Lotus Formula One drivers
- British Racing Partnership Formula One drivers
- Shannon Formula One drivers
- European Formula Two Championship drivers
- 1936 births
- 2010 deaths
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Cancer deaths in the United Kingdom
- World Sportscar Championship drivers