Wolfgang Seidel

German · 1953–1962
VS

Henry Taylor

British · 1959–1961
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
2
Qualifyingahead
0
2
Wolfgang Seidel · Henry Taylor
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 2
4 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 2
2 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
Best championship
P19
Teammate battle by season
2
2
1961
Career totals
Wolfgang Seidel Henry Taylor
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
3
Starts
12
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Wolfgang Seidel Henry Taylor
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.3
Avg grid
P21.0
P17.8
Avg finish
P19.4
P13.3
Finish rate
41.7%
88.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Wolfgang Seidel Henry Taylor
Mechanical retirements
4
0
Crash retirements
1
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1953
Debut season
1959
First win
First pole
First title
P9
Best finish
P4
+2.7
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
1953 1955 1957 1959 1961
Wolfgang Seidel Henry Taylor
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Wolfgang Seidel Henry Taylor
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Aintree 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P11
Wolfgang Seidel 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P11 Henry Taylor
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Wolfgang Seidel 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Henry Taylor
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
Wolfgang Seidel 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 Henry Taylor
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Wolfgang Seidel 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Henry Taylor
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Wolfgang Seidel 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Henry Taylor
Team history
Wolfgang Seidel
Henry Taylor
COO
Cooper-Climax 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961
19531962
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).