John Taylor (racing driver) : biography
23 March 1933 – 8 September 1966
John Taylor (23 March 1933, Leicester – 8 September 1966, Koblenz, Germany) was a motor racing driver from England. He participated in five World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 11 July 1964. He scored one championship point. He also participated in several non-championship Formula One races.
Taylor died following an accident at the 1966 German Grand Prix, when his Brabham collided with Jacky Ickx’s Matra on the first lap of the race. He emerged from the wreckage badly burned, and died from his injuries four weeks later.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
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1964 | Bob Gerard Racing | Cooper T73 | Ford Straight-4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR14 | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 |
1966 | David Bridges | Brabham BT11 | BRM V8 | MON | BEL | FRA6 | GBR8 | NED8 | GERRet | ITA | USA | MEX | 20th | 1 |