Dennis Joseph Taylor (June 12, 1921 – June 2, 1962) was a British racing driver. Taylor was a pub landlord from Eltham, Kent and an enthusiastic sports car and Formula Junior racer.
Taylor competed in 500cc Formula 3 from 1952 to 1954. His single World Championship Formula One entry was at the 1959 British Grand Prix driving his Formula 2 Lotus 12, and he failed to qualify.
He was killed in the Formula Junior race at Monte Carlo in 1962, after crashing his Lola exiting the tunnel.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1959 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | NC |
Career Results[]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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