Derek Bell (racing driver)
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Born | Derek Reginald Bell 31 October 1941 Pinner, Middlesex, England, UK |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1968–1972, 1974 |
Teams | Ferrari, McLaren, Surtees, Tecno |
Entries | 16 (9 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1968 Italian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1974 Canadian Grand Prix |
Derek Reginald Bell MBE (born 31 October 1941) is a British racing driver. In sportscar racing, he won the Le Mans 24 hours five times, the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, Wheatcroft, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams. He has been described by fellow racer Hans-Joachim Stuck as one of the most liked drivers of his generation.[1]
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 1970–1983, 1985–1996 |
Teams | Scuderia Ferrari John Wyer Automotive Ecurie Francorchamps Gulf Racing Grand Touring Cars Renault Sport Porsche System Rothmans Porsche Richard Lloyd Racing Joest Porsche Racing ADA Engineering Courage Compétition Gulf Oil Racing David Price Racing |
Best finish | 1st (1975, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987) |
Class wins | 5 (1975, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987) |
Early career
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Bell grew up on a farm and helped to run the Church Farm caravan site, complete with its own pub, near Pagham Harbour, boarding at The King's School, Worcester. He was encouraged by his stepfather Bernard Hender to take up racing with a Lotus Seven in 1964. He won his first race in the Lotus at Goodwood in March of that year. He graduated to Formula Three in the following year racing a Lotus 31 and in 1966 switched to a Lotus 41 scoring his first victory, again at Goodwood. In 1967 he enjoyed seven wins. He entered Formula Two in a privateer Brabham BT23C fielded by his stepfather's Church Farm Racing team and after several promising performances, which caught Enzo Ferrari's eye, made his Formula One Grand Prix debut for Ferrari at Monza in 1968. He contested the 1969 Tasman Series in a 2.4 Dino and was second at Lakeside to Amon and Rindt at Warwick Farm. In 1969 he raced the four-wheel-drive McLaren M9A[2] in its only ever race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Bell took part in the filming of Le Mans (1970)[3] starring Steve McQueen,[4] and he and his family lived with the McQueen family during the filming, the two becoming friends. Bell had a lucky escape during the making of the film. The Ferrari 512 he was driving suddenly caught fire whilst getting into position for a take. He managed to get out of the car just before it was engulfed in flames and suffered minor burns. Although the car was badly damaged, it was later rebuilt and is still racing at historic meets.[5]
Bell finished second in the 1970 European Formula Two Championship, driving a Brabham BT30 for Wheatcroft Racing. In 1972 he got a drive in the Tecno Formula One team, along with Nanni Galli. He later raced a number of times for the Surtees team, including a sixth place at the 1970 United States Grand Prix racing a Surtees TS7, which was to be his highest finish in the Formula One World Championship. He had a few further drives for Surtees in 1974 and finished 11th in the 1974 German Grand Prix. Enjoying single seaters more than sports cars he accepted drives in F5000/Libre British Shellsport series and F5000 in 1976-7 the Penske PC7 March and also odd F5000 drives in the US and Australia.
It was to be in sports car racing, which he came to via a drive in Jacques Swaters privately entered Ferrari 512M in the 1970 Spa 1000 km, leading to a Ferrari works drive at the 1970 Le Mans 24 hours, where he built a strong reputation as a world class and world championship winning racer.
Le Mans
Bell won the Le Mans 24 hours race five times, in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987, making him the most successful British driver in the race to date. He was teamed with the Belgian Jacky Ickx in 1975, racing the Gulf Mirage GR8,[6] again in 1981, racing a Porsche 936, and finally in 1982 racing a Rothmans Porsche 956. Bell went on to win the 1986 and 1987 Le Mans teamed with Hans-Joachim Stuck and Al Holbert racing a Rothmans Porsche 962.
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His first Le Mans was in 1970 in a works-entered Ferrari 512, with co-driver Ronnie Peterson, his last in 1996 racing a McLaren F1 GTR. Bell achieved his highest ever speed at Le Mans at the 1971 Le Mans 24 hours April test day, reaching a calculated top speed of 246 mph on the Mulsanne Straight in the JW Gulf Porsche 917LH.[7]
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Sportscar racing
Bell also won the World Sportscar Championship title twice in 1985 and 1986 and the 24 Hours of Daytona three times in 1986, 1987 and 1989. He won the 1973 Silverstone RAC Tourist Trophy racing a BMW 3.0CSL with Harald Ertl. In 1984 he won the Nürburgring 1000km with Stefan Bellof, racing a Porsche 956, with a notable fourth place in the 1974 Nürburgring 1000km racing a Gulf GR7 with James Hunt on the longer 22.8 km circuit.
His first victory in the Spa 1000km came in 1974 racing a Mirage M6 with Mike Hailwood, going onto win the 1975 and 1984 editions, with Henri Pescarolo, in 1975, in that season's dominant Alfa Romeo Tipo 33TT12 on the old 14 km track and with Stefan Bellof, in the equally dominant Porsche 956 of 1984, on the shorter circuit used by Formula One. He is also one of two drivers to win the Spa 1000km on both the original and current circuits, the other being Jacky Ickx.
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Post-racing career
Bell was hired as chairman for the Spectre R42 super car project between 1996 and its demise in 1997. In 2001 he was hired to consult for the Bentley Speed 8 programme, helping Bentley to win Le Mans two years later. He now splits his time between the United States and his home near Chichester, UK, with his wife Misti. He is an after dinner speaker and motorsport commentator, and also races in historic events, and is a global ambassador for Bentley. Bell is also an operating partner of Bentley Naples in Naples, Florida.
His eldest son Justin Bell is also a racer. The two raced together in the 1991 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bell was to race in the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona with Justin, however the car dropped out of the race early and Derek did not get to run in the race. Aside from winning at Le Mans five times, he claims his proudest moment was coming third with his son Justin racing the Harrods sponsored McLaren F1 GTR in the 1995 Le Mans on Fathers Day.
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Bell is a patron for the charities Dementia Support,[8] Hope for Tomorrow,[9] Mission Motorsport and the Henry Surtees Foundation. He is also an Ambassador for the Fly Navy Heritage Trust.
He is currently the president of the oldest pram race in the world. The Pagham Pram Race[10] started in 1946 and is run annually at 11am on Boxing Day.
Bell returned to Le Mans to race a Porsche 962 for the first time in 20 years in the Group C support race at Le Mans on 16 June 2012.
He was presented with Honorary Life membership of the AA in recognition of his 50 years in motorsport, commemorated by a plaque presented by Lord March at the Moving Motorshow during the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the presence of Chris Jansen, CEO of the AA, and Edmund King, the president of the AA.
Bell was the grand marshal at the 2014 Silverstone 6 Hours, 2010 Twelve Hours of Sebring and 2021 24 hours of Le Mans.[11][12][13]
Awards
- BRDC Gold Star: 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987
- Royal Automobile Club Plaque d'Honneur: 1985
- Guild of Motoring Writers Driver of the Year: 1982 and 1985
- Bell was awarded the MBE in 1986 for services to motorsport.
- Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[14] in 2012.
- Inducted into the Le Mans 24 Hours Drivers Hall of Fame in 2013.[15]
- Inducted in to the Motor Sport Hall of Fame UK in 2016
- Presented with Honorary Life Membership of the AA in recognition of his 50 years in motorsport at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed
- was made citizen of honor of the city of Angoulême in 2017
- 2017 Simeone Foundation Spirit of Competition Award[16]
Racing record
Career summary
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† As Bell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts |
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1968 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Brabham BT23C | Ford | HOC Ret |
4th | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Church Farm Racing Team | THR 3 |
JAR Ret |
PAL Ret |
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Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166 | Ferrari | TUL 7 |
ZAN 14 |
PER 5 |
HOC 3 |
VAL 6 |
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1969 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166 | Ferrari | THR Ret |
HOC | NÜR 5 |
JAR 8 |
TUL | PER | 5th | 11 | |||||||||||
Frank Williams Racing Cars | Brabham BT30 | Ford | VAL 4 |
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1970 | Team Wheatcroft Racing | Brabham BT30 | Ford | THR 3 |
HOC 3 |
BAR 1 |
ROU 7 |
PER 7 |
TUL 4 |
IMO 3 |
HOC 6 |
2nd | 35 | |||||||||
1971 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | March 712M | Ford | HOC | THR 3 |
NÜR Ret |
JAR | PAL 8 |
ROU | MAN 8 |
TUL | ALB DNQ |
VAL Ret |
VAL | 13th | 6 | ||||||
1973 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS15 | Ford | MAL | HOC 3 |
THR | NÜR 4 |
PAU | KIN | NIV | HOC Ret |
ROU | MNZ 4 |
MAN | KAR | PER | SAL | NOR | ALB | VAL | 8th | 13 |
1974 | Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees | Surtees TS15A | BMW | BAR | HOC | PAU | SAL | HOC Ret |
MUG | KAR | PER | HOC | VAL | NC | 0 | |||||||
1984 | Onyx Race Engineering | March 842 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | VAL | MUG | PAU | HOC | MIS | PER | DON | BRH 9 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
Source:[17]
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Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Pts |
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1968 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312/68 | Ferrari 242C 3.0 V12 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA Ret |
CAN | NC | 0 | |||||
Ferrari 312/67/68 | Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 | USA Ret |
MEX | |||||||||||||||||
1969 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M9A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||||
1970 | Tom Wheatcroft Racing | Brabham BT26A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL Ret |
NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | 22nd | 1 | ||||
Team Surtees | Surtees TS7 | USA 6 |
MEX | |||||||||||||||||
1971 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR Ret |
GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | ||||
1972 | Martini Racing Team | Tecno PA123 | Tecno Series-P 3.0 F12 | ARG | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | FRA DNS |
GBR | GER Ret |
AUT | ITA DNQ |
CAN DNS |
USA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||
1974 | Bang & Olufsen Team Surtees | Surtees TS16 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR DNQ |
GER 11 |
NC | 0 | ||||
Team Surtees | AUT DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
CAN DNQ |
USA | ||||||||||||||||
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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1968 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312/67/68 | Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 | ROC | INT | OUL Ret |
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1969 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312/68 | Ferrari 255C 3.0 V12 | ROC | INT 9 |
MAD | OUL | ||||
1970 | Tom Wheatcroft Racing | Brabham BT26A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC DNS |
INT | OUL | |||||
1971 | Tom Wheatcroft Racing | March 701 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG Ret |
ROC | ||||||
Frank Williams Racing Cars | QUE 15 |
SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC | |||||
Complete Tasman Series results
(key)
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Pts |
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1969 | Scuderia Veloce | Dino 246 Tasmania | Ferrari 2.4 V6 | PUK 4 |
LEV Ret |
WIG 5 |
TER 5 |
LAK 2 |
WAR 2 |
SAN 5 |
4th | 21 |
1970 | Wheatcroft Racing | Brabham BT26A | Ford Cosworth DFW 2.5 V8 | LEV 9 |
PUK 2 |
WIG Ret |
TER | SUR | WAR | SAN | 10th | 6 |
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Complete European F5000 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
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1969 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS5A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | BRH | MAL | SIL | MON | KOK | ZAN 14 |
SNE | HOC | OUL | BRH | 46th | 55 | ||||||||
1970 | Sid Taylor Racing | McLaren M10B | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | ZOL | ZAN | SIL | BRH | CAS | MAL | MON | SIL | MNZ Ret |
AND | SAL | THR | SIL | OUL | SNE | HOC | OUL | BRH | NC | 0 |
1971 | Sid Taylor Racing | McLaren M18 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | BRH | MON | SIL | CAS | MAL | MNZ Ret |
MAL | THR | SIL | OUL | SNE | HOC | OUL Ret |
BRH | BRH | NC | 0 | |||
1974 | Hogan Racing | Lola T330 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | MAL | SIL | OUL | BRH | ZOL | THR 4 |
ZAN | MUG | MNZ | MAL | MON | THR | BRH | OUL | SNE | MAL | BRH | 23rd | 10 | ||
1975 | RAM Racing | Chevron B28 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | OUL | BRH | SIL | ZOL | ZAN | THR Ret |
SNE | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL | SIL | SNE | MAL | BRH | NC | 0 | ||||
Source:[17]
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Complete Shellsport International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
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1976 | Hexagon Racing | Penske PC3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | THR | BRH | MAL | SNE | BRH | THR | OUL | BRH 4 |
BRH 2 |
11th | 27 | |
1977 | Hexagon Racing | Penske PC3 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL 1 |
BRH 4 |
MAL | THR Ret |
BRH | OUL | MAL DSQ |
DON 4 |
BRH DNS |
THR | SNE | BRH | 11th | 42 |
Source:[17]
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts | Class |
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1973 | BMW-Alpina | BMW 3.0 CSL | D | BRH | SIL | THR | THR | SIL | ING | BRH | SIL 1 |
BRH | 20th | 9 | 4th | |||
1976 | British Leyland | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | BRH | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | BRH 2 |
MAL | SNE | BRH | 23rd | 9 | 8th | ||
1978 | British Leyland | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | SIL | DON | MAL | BRH 7 |
DON | BRH | THR | OUL | 30th | 6 | 9th |
Source:[20]
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Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1977 | ![]() |
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Alfa Romeo 2000 | Up to 2000cc | 150 | 8th | 1st |
1978 | ![]() |
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Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | A | 5 | DNF | DNF |
1979 | ![]() |
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Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | C | 145 | 9th | 2nd |
1980 | ![]() |
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Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000 | 1601-2000cc | 16 | DNF | DNF |
1981 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-7 | 6 Cylinder & Rotary | 119 | 3rd | 1st |
Complete WRC results
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Pts |
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1987 | GM Euro Sport | Vauxhall Astra GTE | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR 29 |
NC | 0 |
1988 | GM Dealer Sport | Vauxhall Astra GTE | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | USA | NZL | ARG | FIN | CIV | ITA | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
References
- ^ AUSringers.com – Hans-Joachim Stuck speaks to AUSringers Retrieved 4 April 2009
- ^ "McLaren Racing - Heritage - Derek Bell".
- ^ "Derek Bell looks back on his participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (video)". lemans.org. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Bell, Derek (2 October 2009). "Derek Bell on Steve McQueen". Vanity Fair. No. October. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ https://twitter.com/MrDerekBell Twitter account https://twitter.com/MrDerekBell/status/379323628740808705/photo/1
- ^ "One chassis, Five le Mans". 7 July 2014.
- ^ Daily Telegraph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQyYDXCr5VY&list=PLJnf_DDTfIVB58U9tPO2vRf5KNv9uohFL Retrieved 6 June 2014
- ^ "Trustees & Influencers | Dementia Charity | Dementia Support". Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Patrons & Honorary Life President".
- ^ "Pagham Pram Race | Homepage". Archived from the original on 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Derek Bell Named Sebring 12 Hours Grand Marshal". 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Derek Bell named grand marshal for 2014 Silverstone WEC opener". 24 March 2014.
- ^ "WEC - Derek Bell, 2021 24 Hours of le Mans Grand Marshal". 21 July 2021.
- ^ Derek Bell at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- ^ "24 Heures du Mans 90 years old! That calls for a celebration! | The official website of 24 Heures du Mans". www.24h-lemans.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Derek Bell honored with 2017 Simeone Spirit of Competition Award/". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Derek Bell – Biography". MotorSportMagazine. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b "35 results found for Derek Bell". OldRacingCars. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "All Results of Derek Bell". RacingSportCars. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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