Jim Clark vs Trevor Taylor

1962·

Jim Clark edged Trevor Taylor 6–3 in the races and 8–1 in qualifying at Lotus-Climax in 1962. Jim Clark scored 30 points to 6.

Jim ClarkTrevor Taylor

8Qualifying1

9 shared races

6Race day3

9 shared races

30Points6

in shared races, as awarded at the time

89Points (today’s rules)26

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 3/0
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 6/0
Retirements: 4/5
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 2.8/12.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jim Clark and Trevor Taylor
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jim Clark	Trevor Taylor	Points
1	1Dutch Grand Prix	3/10	P9▼	P2▲	0 / 6
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	1/17	Clutch	Oil leak	0 / 0
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	13/3	P1	Accident	9 / 0
4	4French Grand Prix	1/12	Suspension	P8	0 / 0
5	5British Grand Prix	1/10	P1	P8	9 / 0
6	6German Grand Prix	3/26	P4	Accident	3 / 0
7	7Italian Grand Prix	1/16	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8United States Grand Prix	1/8	P1	P12▼	9 / 0
9	9South African Grand Prix	1/9	Oil leak	Gearbox	0 / 0
	Average finish		P3.2	P7.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jim Clark / Trevor Taylor.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Jim Clark and Trevor Taylor in other seasons

Other seasons in which Jim Clark and Trevor Taylor were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1963	Lotus-Climax	Jim Clark vs Trevor Taylor	9–0	8–1	64–1

Jim Clark’s career Trevor Taylor’s career Lotus-Climax 1962 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.