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Jo Siffert Switzerland
- Full name Joseph Siffert
- Birth date July 7, 1936
- Birthplace Fribourg, Switzerland
- Date of death October 24, 1971 (35 years 109 days)
- Place of death West Kingsdown, Great Britain
- Teams Brabham, BRM, Cooper, March, Team Lotus
World Championship Career
| Year | Car | Race | Start | Won | Pod | Class | Best | Pole | Front | Best | Lap | Hat | Pts | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Team Lotus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1963 | Team Lotus | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| 1964 | Team Lotus, Brabham | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| 1965 | Brabham | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| 1966 | Brabham, Cooper | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 1967 | Cooper | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| 1968 | Cooper, Team Lotus | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| 1969 | Team Lotus | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| 1970 | March | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1971 | BRM | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 68 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | June 3, 1962 | Race results |
| Last race | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | October 3, 1971 | Race results |
Profile
Jo began his Formula One career in 1962, the year in a which he was also joint European Formula Junior champion, but despite picking up several top-six finishes, success eluded him until 1968. The reason for this change of fortune was that, in his fourth year with Rob Walker's team, the popular Swiss driver had front-line equipment at his disposal for the first time in the form of a Lotus 49.
Jo duly won the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch and was then offered a ride with Ferrari for 1970. However, Porsche, for whom he raced in sports cars, was determined to hang on to him and paid for a year in a works March. This proved a disaster as the team overextended itself in its first year in Formula One and he was delighted to join BRM alongside Pedro Rodriguez for 1971. After Rodriguez was killed mid-summer, Jo buoyed the team's spirits with a superb win in Austria, only to die in a non-championship race at Brands Hatch.
Reproduced from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One published by Carlton Books
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