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Derek Bell

  • 1968–1974
  • BEL
  • Born 31 October 1941 in Pinner
  • Derek Reginald Bell

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position18.7
  • Avg finish8.5
  • Retirement rate78%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+21
  • Points scored1
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsFerrari (1968) · McLaren (1969) · Brabham (1970) · Surtees (1970–1971, 1974) · Tecno (1972)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

2 1968: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1970: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P22 1971: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1972: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1974: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1968196919701971197219742 1968: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1970: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P22 1971: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1972: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1974: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1968197019721974
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1968Ferrari20–
1969McLaren10–
1970Brabham, Surtees21P22
1971Surtees10–
1972Tecno20–
1974Surtees10–

Every race

16 entries, 9 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 16 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1968Italian Grand PrixFerrari8DNF
United States Grand PrixFerrari15DNF
1969British Grand PrixMcLaren15DNF
1970Belgian Grand PrixBrabham15DNF
United States Grand PrixSurtees13P61
1971British Grand PrixSurtees23DNF
1972French Grand PrixTecno–DNS
German Grand PrixTecno25DNF
Italian Grand PrixTecno–DNQ
Canadian Grand PrixTecno–DNS
United States Grand PrixTecno29DNF
1974British Grand PrixSurtees–DNQ
German Grand PrixSurtees25P11
Austrian Grand PrixSurtees–DNQ
Italian Grand PrixSurtees–DNQ
Canadian Grand PrixSurtees–DNQ

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Rolf Stommelen1970–19710:00:2–0 : 4Compare
John Surtees1970–19710:00:2–1 : 1Compare
Chris Amon19680:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Jack Brabham19700:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jochen Mass19740:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Denny Hulme19690:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bruce McLaren19690:00:1–0 : 4Compare
Vic Elford19690:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Jacky Ickx19680:00:1–0 : 4Compare

Green: Derek Bell came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Watkins Glen36
Silverstone2–
Nürburgring211