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| Full Name | Derek Reginald Bell |
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| Date of Birth | Friday 31 October 1941 |
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| Born | Pinner
Middlesex
England
Great Britain | |
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| Active Years | 1968–1972, 1974 |
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| Races Contested | 16 |
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| Average Classification | Median: 8.5, Mean: 8.50 (Standard deviation: 2.50) |
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| Average Qualifying Position | Median: 25, Mean: 22.44 (Standard deviation: 6.59) |
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| Fastest Laps | 0 |
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| Average Fastest Lap Position | Median: 16.5, Mean: 16.50 (Standard deviation: 1.50) |
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| Races Led | 0 |
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| Debut | 1968 Italian GP |
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| Last Race | 1974 Canadian GP |
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| Drivers' Championship | | 1968 – | not classified | | 1969 – | not classified | | 1970 – | 22nd | (1 point) |
| 1971 – | not classified | | 1972 – | not classified | | 1974 – | not classified |
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| Constructors' Championship | |
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| Records Held Today | 1. Most 29th Place Qualifications (2) – set at 1974 British GP,
2. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1974 British GP |
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| Records Held At Retirement | 1. Most 29th Place Qualifications (2) – set at 1974 British GP,
2. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1974 British GP |
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| Records Ever Broken | 1. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 French GP,
2. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 German GP,
3. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
4. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1972 United States GP,
5. Most 29th Place Qualifications (2) – set at 1974 British GP,
6. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1974 British GP |
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| Team Mate | Races | Years |
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 Jacky Ickx | 1 | 1968 |  Chris Amon | 2 | 1968 | | Denny Hulme | 1 | 1969 | | Bruce McLaren | 1 | 1969 |  John Surtees | 1 | 1970 |  Nanni Galli | 1 | 1972 |  Jochen Mass | 2 | 1974 |  Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1 | 1974 | | Jose Dolhem | 1 | 1974 |  Helmuth Koinigg | 1 | 1974 |
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Races | Years |
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| Ferrari | 2 | 1968 | | McLaren | 1 | 1969 | | Tom Wheatcroft Racing | 1 | 1970 | | Surtees | 7 | 1970–1971, 1974 | | Tecno | 5 | 1972 |
| Car Manufacturer | Races | Years |
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| Ferrari | 2 | 1968 | | McLaren | 1 | 1969 | | Brabham | 1 | 1970 | | Surtees | 7 | 1970–1971, 1974 | | Tecno | 5 | 1972 |
| Engine Manufacturer | Races | Years |
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| Ferrari | 2 | 1968 | | Ford | 9 | 1969–1971, 1974 | | Tecno | 5 | 1972 |
| Tyre Manufacturer | Races | Years |
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| Firestone | 14 | 1968, 1970–1972, 1974 | | Goodyear | 1 | 1969 |
| Lubricant Manufacturer | Races | Years |
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| Shell | 2 | 1968 | | Gulf | 1 | 1969 | | BP | 1 | 1971 | | Castrol | 5 | 1972 | | Fina | 5 | 1974 |
| Entrant | Races | Years |
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| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | 2 | 1968 | | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 1 | 1969 | | Tom Wheatcroft Racing | 1 | 1970 | | Team Surtees | 5 | 1970–1971, 1974 | | Martini Racing Team | 5 | 1972 | | Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees | 2 | 1974 |
| Chassis Designer | Races | Years |
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| Mauro Forghieri | 2 | 1968 | | Jo Marquart | 1 | 1969 | | Ron Tauranac | 1 | 1970 | | John Surtees | 7 | 1970–1971, 1974 | | Peter Connew | 2 | 1970–1971 | | Shahab Ahmed | 2 | 1970–1971 | | Gianfranco Pederzani | 5 | 1972 | | Luciano Pederzani | 5 | 1972 |
| Car Model | Races | Years |
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| Ferrari 312 | 2 | 1968 | | McLaren M9A | 1 | 1969 | | Brabham BT26 | 1 | 1970 | | Surtees TS7 | 1 | 1970 | | Surtees TS9 | 1 | 1971 | | Tecno PA123 | 5 | 1972 | | Surtees TS16 | 5 | 1974 |
| Car Number | Races | Years |
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| Car 7 | 2 | 1968 | | Car 20 | 1 | 1969 | | Car 8 | 1 | 1970 | | Car 18 | 6 | 1970, 1974 | | Car 25 | 1 | 1971 | | Car 21 | 1 | 1972 | | Car 27 | 1 | 1972 | | Car 12 | 1 | 1972 | | Car 31 | 2 | 1972 |
| Team Sponsor | Races | Years |
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| Firestone | 8 | 1968, 1970, 1972 | | Shell | 2 | 1968 | | Autolite | 1 | 1969 | | Ferodo | 1 | 1969 | | Goodyear | 1 | 1969 | | Gulf | 1 | 1969 | | BP | 1 | 1970 | | Ford | 1 | 1971 | | Martini | 5 | 1972 | | Bang & Olufsen | 2 | 1974 | | Fina | 3 | 1974 | | Matchbox | 3 | 1974 |
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