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John Taylor
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Taylor at the Nürburgring in 1966
Born (1933-03-23)23 March 1933
Anstey, Leicestershire, England
Died 8 September 1966(1966-09-08) (aged 33)
Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United Kingdom British
Active years 1964, 1966
Teams Bob Gerard Racing (privateer Cooper),
Privateer Brabham
Entries 5
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 1
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1964 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1966 German Grand Prix

John Malcolm Taylor (23 March 1933 – 8 September 1966) was a racing driver from England. He participated in five World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, and also participated in several non-championship Formula One races. His Formula One debut was on 11 July 1964, at the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch driving the Formula One/Formula Two hybrid Cooper–Ford T71/T73. He finished fourteenth, 24 laps down, after an extended pit–stop due to a gearbox problem. Taylor did not compete in the Formula One World Championship in 1965, but continued to drive in non–championship races. He returned to Grand Prix racing in 1966, driving a two-litre Brabham–BRM for privateer David Bridges. His first race that season was the French Grand Prix at Reims, where he scored his one championship point. There followed eighth places at both the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch and the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

Taylor died following a crash during the 1966 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, when his Brabham collided with Jacky Ickx's F2 Matra on the first lap of the race. He emerged from the wreckage badly burned, and died from his injuries four weeks later.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Pts
1964 Bob Gerard Racing Cooper T71/73 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR
14
GER AUT ITA USA MEX NC 0
1966 David Bridges Brabham BT11 BRM P60 2.0 V8 MON BEL FRA
6
GBR
8
NED
8
GER
Ret
ITA USA MEX 20th 1
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Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1963 Bob Gerard Racing Cooper T59 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 LOM GLV PAU IMO SYR AIN
9
INT
Ret
ROM SOL KAN MED AUT OUL RAN
1964 Bob Gerard Racing Cooper T71/73 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 DMT NWT
7
SYR AIN
5
INT
10
SOL
Cooper T60 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 MED
7
RAN
1965 Bob Gerard Racing Cooper T60 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 ROC
8
SYR SMT
7
INT
11
MED RAN
1966 David Bridges Brabham BT11 BRM P60 2.0 V8 RSA SYR INT
6
OUL
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