Mike Taylor (driver)
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| Michael Taylor | |
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Nationality  British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1959 - 1960 |
| Teams | privateer Cooper, Lotus |
| Races | 2 (1 start) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1959 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1960 Belgian Grand Prix |
Michael Taylor (born April 24, 1934) is a former racing driver from Great Britain. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 18, 1959. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. His racing career effectively ended when his steering column weld failed on his Lotus 18 in the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix at 160 mph. He was thrown from the car, cutting down a tree with his body and broke several bones (Stirling Moss was also injured crashing his Lotus 18 in practice at the same event). He was paralyzed, but due to therapy he is now on his feet.
Because of his car failure Taylor later sued Lotus successfully, one of the few successful actions against the makers of a racing car.
[edit] Complete World Championship Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Points |
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| 1959 | Alan Brown Equipe | Cooper T45 F2 | Climax Straight-4 | MON |
500 |
NED |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
GER |
POR |
ITA |
USA |
- | 0 | |
| 1960 | Taylor-Crawley Racing Team | Lotus 18 | Climax Straight-4 | ARG |
MON |
500 |
NED |
BEL DNS |
FRA |
GBR |
POR |
ITA |
USA |
- | 0 |
