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Vic Elford

  • 1968–1971
  • ELF
  • Born 10 June 1935 in London
  • Died 13 March 2022
  • Victor Henry Elford

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position14.2
  • Avg finish7
  • Retirement rate38%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+64
  • Points scored8
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsCooper (1968–1969) · McLaren (1969) · BRM (1971)

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

7 1968: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 1969: 5 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1971: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1968196919717 1968: 7 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 1969: 5 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1971: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 196819691971
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1968Cooper75P18
1969Cooper, McLaren53P14
1971BRM10–

Every race

13 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 13 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1968French Grand PrixCooper17P43
British Grand PrixCooper17DNF
German Grand PrixCooper5DNF
Italian Grand PrixCooper20DNF
Canadian Grand PrixCooper16P52
United States Grand PrixCooper17DNF
Mexican Grand PrixCooper17P8
1969Monaco Grand PrixCooper16P7
Dutch Grand PrixMcLaren15P10
French Grand PrixMcLaren10P52
British Grand PrixMcLaren11P61
German Grand PrixMcLaren6DNF
1971German Grand PrixBRM18P11

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
Bruce McLaren19690:21:3+1.10%3 : 11Compare
Denny Hulme19691:10:4+2.64%3 : 3Compare
Lucien Bianchi19680:04:0−1.44%2 : 0Compare
Johnny Servoz-Gavin19680:00:1–3 : 0Compare
Howden Ganley19710:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jo Siffert19710:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Robin Widdows19680:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Derek Bell19690:01:0–1 : 0Compare

Green: Vic Elford 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
Nürburgring311