Trevor Taylor
29. Jun 2021
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Trevor Taylor (26 December 1936 – 27 September 2010) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 29 World Championship Formula One Grand Prix.
Picture above taken by Bernard Cahier: Trevor Taylor with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman, for whom he was racing, at Spa-Francorchamps in 1962.
He finished second in the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix (picture below), his only F1 podium finish of his career. Taylor scored a total of eight championship points.
One more highlight: At the end of 1962, Taylor shared with Scot Jim Clark the car and victory in the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix in a Lotus.
Interesting: Trevor Taylor is credited with inventing the yellow stripe that ran down the middle of Team Lotus cars during the 1960s.
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Formula 1, Zandvoort, Dutch Grand Prix, Trevor Taylor, Jim Clark, Team Lotus, Colin Chapman, Lotus, England, Scotland, 1962
Source: Bernard Cahier
