Brian Shawe Taylor

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Brian Shawe Taylor
Nationality  British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950 - 1951
Teams	non-works Maserati, Ferrari, ERA
Races	3 (2 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 British Grand Prix
Last race	1951 British Grand Prix

Brian Shawe Taylor (January 28, 1915 - May 1, 1999) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 3 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no World Championship points.

Shawe-Taylor started racing before the war, winning the Nuffield Trophy in 1939. After the war he raced an ERA, with which he tried to enter the 1950 British Grand Prix. The organisers deemed his car to be too old, but he managed to take part in the race anyway, by sharing the Maserati 4CL of Joe Fry. The following year, he practiced a Ferrari entered by Tony Vandervell at the 1951 French Grand Prix, but ultimately Reg Parnell drove the car during the race.^[1]

His entry was accepted for the 1951 British Grand Prix, despite the fact that he was still campaigning his old ERA, and he finished the race in 8th position as the top privateer, albeit six laps down on the winner. He also raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, sharing an Aston Martin DB2 with George Abecassis, finishing 5th. He was later seriously injured in an accident at Goodwood, when he spun the ERA and was hit by Toni Branca. Shawe-Taylor recovered but his career was ended.

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1950	Joe Fry	Maserati 4CL	Maserati Straight-4	GBR 10*	MON	500	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA		-	0
1951	G A Vandervell	Ferrari 375 Thinwall	Ferrari	SUI	500	BEL	FRA DNS					-	0
	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA B Type	ERA Straight-6					GBR 8	GER	ITA	ESP

* Indicates shared drive with Joe Fry

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