🇬🇧 John Taylor

John Taylor was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1964 and 1966, driving for Brabham-BRM. He was an established professional, rated 5,938, who made five World Championship starts across two seasons. His sole point came at the 1966 French Grand Prix at Reims.[1]

Taylor's Formula 1 career spanned two separate campaigns. He made his debut in 1964 at Brands Hatch in a Cooper-Ford, finishing fourteenth after a gearbox problem cost him time in the pits. He did not compete in the 1965 World Championship but returned in 1966 as a privateer driver for David Bridges, earning a point at Reims and following it with eighth-place finishes at Brands Hatch and Zandvoort before the season ended.[2]

His racing fell in a grid that included established professionals at the highest level of the sport. Jack Brabham, a three-time Formula 1 champion with 128 World Championship starts, and Graham Hill, a two-time champion with 177 starts, were regular opponents; Taylor typically finished behind both. He beat established professional Bob Anderson once and Guy Ligier twice, another established professional with thirteen Formula 1 starts to his name.