Brian Shawe Taylor is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for ERA. Shawe Taylor has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,872 ranks Shawe Taylor 4146th 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.
| 1951-07-14 | Silverstone | P8 | +45 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Silverstone 1951 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +15 | Silverstone 1950 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | ERA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +45 | 3,884 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,516 | 3,866 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan FangioHigher-rated, 5× champion | 6,889 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino FarinaHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,495 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,136 | 🏳️ Seb Morris | British GT Championship | 3,874 |
| 4,137 | 🇬🇧 Alex Connor | GB3 | 3,873 |
| 4,138 | 🇺🇸 Andy Belmont | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,873 |
| 4,140 | 🇺🇸 Cecil Green | Formula 1 | 3,873 |
| 4,139 | 🇺🇸 CJ Faison | NASCAR Truck | 3,873 |
| 4,141 | 🇺🇸 Cole Loftsgard | Mustang Challenge | 3,873 |
| 4,142 | 🇺🇸 Don Branson | Formula 1 | 3,873 |
| 4,143 | 🇿🇦 Kwanda Mokoena | GT Winter Series | 3,873 |
| 4,144 | 🇮🇪 Michael Fassbender | European Le Mans Series | 3,873 |
| 4,145 | 🇺🇸 Russ Dugger | ARCA Menards Series | 3,873 |
| 4,146 | 🇬🇧 Brian Shawe Taylor | Formula 1 | 3,872 |
| 4,147 | 🏳️ Cédric OLTRAMARE | Le Mans Cup | 3,872 |
| 4,148 | 🇺🇸 Darryl Lacks | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,872 |
| 4,149 | 🏳️ Ernst Klodwig | Formula 1 | 3,872 |
| 4,150 | 🇫🇷 Johan Charpilienne | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,872 |
| 4,151 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Klein | SVRA | 3,872 |
| 4,152 | 🇺🇸 Max Hanratty | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,872 |
| 4,153 | 🇺🇸 Mike Olsen | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,872 |
| 4,154 | 🇫🇮 Teemu Nyman | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,872 |
| 4,155 | 🇺🇸 Bob Freeze | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,871 |
| 4,156 | 🇺🇸 Brett Hearn | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,871 |
Brian Shawe-Taylor was a professional racing driver competing at the level of a national championship front-runner; his Racer Rating of 4,332 places him in that band. He raced in Formula 1 during 1950 and 1951, entering two World Championship rounds for ERA. His record shows a single classified finish, placing him ninth; he did not score championship points. The machinery and team were modest by contemporary standards; ERA fielded only occasional entries and would not again contest a championship race at a meaningful level.[1]
Within his limited opportunities, Shawe-Taylor demonstrated competitive pace against established drivers. He finished ahead of Bob Gerard, a professional of considerable standing rated 7,201. He also beat Louis Rosier, Duncan Hamilton and Peter Whitehead in individual races, each of them rated above 6,800 and thus established professionals themselves. These results, sparse as they are across just two starts, show he could hold his own among the sharp end of the Formula 1 field of the era, despite the weakness of his car.[2]
Shawe-Taylor's racing career on record spans only 1950 to 1951. He remained active in motorsport circles long after, and was noted as a commentator on Formula 1's early years, but his competitive career as a driver ended with his single classified World Championship finish.