Victor Henry "Vic" Elford (born 10 June 1935, in London; died 13 March 2022, in Plantation, Florida) was a former sportscar racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968. He scored a total of 8 championship points.
Nicknamed "Quick Vic" by his peers Elford was mainly a famous sports car competitor as well as a successful rally driver, associated often with Porsche.
Elford retired to south Florida, where he died of cancer on March 13, 2022.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
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| 1968 |  Cooper Car Company
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Cooper-BRM | 8 | 15th | Report |
| 1969 | Antique Automobiles
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Cooper-Maserati | 3 | 14th | Report |
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| 1971 | Yardley Team BRM
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BRM | 0 | NC | Report |
Career Results[]
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| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
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| 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 | |||