Brian Naylor is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for JBW. Naylor has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,506 ranks Naylor 608th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1961-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | +8 |
| 1961-07-02 | Reims-Gueux | DNF | −121 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | Silverstone 1960 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| +7 | Nürburgring 1957 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| +7 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1961 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | JBW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −113 | 5,506 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −71 | 5,619 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | JBW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −112 | 5,691 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −105 | 5,802 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +4,557 | 5,907 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇬🇧 Tony Brooks | 6,045 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori | 5,678 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips | 6,339 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇩🇪 Phil HillFIA Silver | 6,095 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 5,614 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,518 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 598 | 🇯🇵 Yuto Nomura | Super GT | 5,513 |
| 599 | 🇮🇹 Corrado Fabi | International Formula 3000 | 5,512 |
| 600 | 🇭🇰 Ho-Pin Tung | 24H Series | 5,511 |
| 601 | 🇬🇧 Lance Macklin | Formula 1 | 5,510 |
| 602 | 🇲🇽 Adrián Fernández González | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,509 |
| 603 | 🇺🇸 Colton Herta | Formula 2 | 5,509 |
| 604 | 🇪🇸 Dani Clos | GP2 Series | 5,509 |
| 605 | 🇺🇸 Matt Kenseth | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,509 |
| 606 | 🇯🇵 Sena Sakaguchi | Super GT | 5,509 |
| 607 | 🇮🇹 Thomas Biagi | FIA GT Championship | 5,509 |
| 608 | 🇬🇧 Brian Naylor | Formula 1 | 5,506 |
| 609 | 🇧🇷 Raul Boesel | IndyCar | 5,504 |
| 610 | 🇳🇱 Arie Luyendyk | IndyCar | 5,503 |
| 611 | 🇫🇷 Arthur Pic | GP2 Series | 5,502 |
| 612 | 🇺🇸 AJ Allmendinger | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,501 |
| 613 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Pier Guidi | WEC | 5,501 |
| 614 | 🇧🇪 Bert Longin | 24H Series | 5,501 |
| 615 | 🇫🇷 Robert Manzon | Formula 1 | 5,500 |
| 616 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Gilardi | International Formula 3000 | 5,498 |
| 617 | 🇺🇸 Greg Biffle | ARCA Menards West | 5,498 |
| 618 | 🇩🇰 John Nielsen | FIA GT Championship | 5,498 |
Brian Naylor was a British Formula 1 driver whose career spanned five seasons from 1957 to 1961. He made eight starts in the World Championship, all for the JBW team, but did not score points or secure a podium finish. His average finishing position across classified results was P13, placing him among the mid-field runners of his era. Despite the lack of championship success, Naylor occasionally finished ahead of drivers of considerably higher standing; he beat Jim Clark, a two-time Formula 1 World Champion, once, along with single results over Masten Gregory, Carel Godin de Beaufort, and Tony Marsh, all of whom rated as established or elite professionals.[1]
Naylor's rating of 6,656 places him in the elite professional band; this level describes drivers who have raced at the very top and beaten strong competition, even if their overall records do not show consistent success. His career was limited in scope and he failed to convert his opportunities into tangible results, yet the calibre of driver he occasionally defeated indicates genuine pace among the Formula 1 grid of the late 1950s and early 1960s. His final appearance came in 1961, finishing P18 in two rounds before his retirement from racing.[2]