🇬🇧 Cliff Allison

Cliff Allison was a British established professional who raced in Formula 1 for four seasons between 1958 and 1961, competing for Lotus-Climax, Ferrari, Scuderia Centro Sud and UDT Laystall across a total of 17 starts. His single-seater career took him into competition against the era's best drivers in a field that ranged from amateurs to graded professionals in the same races.[1]

Allison took one podium finish across his four years in the championship and finished 12th in the standings in his final season of 1961, which comprised two rounds. His most consistent period came early in his career with Lotus, where he made eight of his seventeen starts. The depth of his opposition in Formula 1 was marked; he raced regularly against Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham, both established professionals, and proved closely matched with each. He finished ahead of Jim Clark, who would go on to become a two-time world champion, and Wolfgang von Trips in individual races during their shared years in the championship.[2]