John Taylor (racing driver)

For other people named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation).

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

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

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Points
1964	Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper T73	Ford Straight-4	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR 14	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	NC	0
1966	David Bridges	Brabham BT11	BRM V8	MON	BEL	FRA 6	GBR 8	NED 8	GER Ret	ITA	USA	MEX		20th	1

Preceded by Carel Godin de Beaufort	Formula One fatal accidents August 7, 1966	Succeeded by Lorenzo Bandini

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Name	Taylor, John
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Date of birth	23 March 1933
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Date of death	8 September 1966
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