Jay Chamberlain (born 29 December 1925 and died 1 August 2001) was an American Formula One driver who participated in three World Championship Grand Prix during 1962, as well as nine non-championship events that year. He was the distributor of Lotus cars in the United States.
He first made his Formula One appearance at the non-championship 1962 Lavant Cup around Goodwood Circuit, where he finished in fifth position. He drove a privateer Lotus 18 entered under the name Ecurie Excelsior. Although he raced other non-championship events that year, he would not top his performance in his debut.
He entered his first Formula One championship race in July at the 1962 British Grand Prix. He finished the race in 15th position. He made an additional two attempts to qualify for championship races at the 1962 German Grand Prix and 1962 Italian Grand Prix, but was unsuccessful.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1962 |  Ecurie Excelsior
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Lotus-Climax | 0 | NC |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 3 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 64 |
| Distance Raced | 309 km (192 mi) |
Career Results[]
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | Pos | ||||||||||||||
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| 15th | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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