Derek Bell

British · 1968–1974
VS

Vic Elford

British · 1968–1971
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Derek Bell · Vic Elford
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 2
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 1
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P25
Best championship
P14
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1969
Career totals
Derek Bell Vic Elford
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
1
8
Starts
9
13
Rate-adjusted · per start
Derek Bell Vic Elford
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.1
0.6
Avg grid
P18.7
P13.5
Avg finish
P18.2
P10.4
Finish rate
22.2%
61.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Derek Bell Vic Elford
Mechanical retirements
7
2
Crash retirements
0
3
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1968
Debut season
1968
First win
First pole
First title
P6
Best finish
P4
+0.4
Avg places gained
+3.1
Season points trajectory
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Derek Bell Vic Elford
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Derek Bell Vic Elford
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11
Derek Bell 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11 Vic Elford
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Derek Bell 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Vic Elford
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Derek Bell 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Vic Elford
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Derek Bell 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Vic Elford
Team history
Derek Bell
FER
MCL
BRA
SUR
TEC
SUR
Ferrari 1968McLaren-Ford 1969Brabham 1970Surtees 1970–1971Tecno 1972Surtees 1974
Vic Elford
COO
COO
MCL
BRM
19681974
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).