Formula 1 driver · 1968–1974

Derek Bell

NationalityBritain BritainCodeBEDNumber18Last teamSurtees
Starts9
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points1
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceFinish

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

Medium
n=12 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
0-12
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

Medium
n=8 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
2-6

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=2 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
10.5
expectation adjusted
1.361

Finishing

Medium
n=9 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
22.2%
teammate classification rate
56.3%
retirements
7

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.536

Team Points Share

Insufficient sample
n=5 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
1
team points
15
points per start
0.111

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Surtees19740–00–0
Surtees19740–11–0
Surtees19740–00–0
Surtees19740–00–0
Surtees19740–00–0
Surtees19740–00–0
Tecno19720–00–0
Surtees1970–19710–21–1
Brabham, Surtees1970–19710–20–2
Brabham19700–10–0
McLaren19690–10–1
McLaren19690–10–0

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1974Canadian Grand PrixSurtees——did_not_qualify
1974Italian Grand PrixSurtees——did_not_qualify
1974Austrian Grand PrixSurtees——did_not_qualify
1974German Grand PrixSurtees—2511
1974British Grand PrixSurtees——did_not_qualify
1972United States Grand PrixTecno—29DNF
1972Canadian Grand PrixTecno——did_not_start
1972Italian Grand PrixTecno——did_not_qualify
1972German Grand PrixTecno—25DNF
1972French Grand PrixTecno——did_not_start
1971British Grand PrixSurtees—23DNF
1970United States Grand PrixSurtees—1361

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1974Surtees1000035th
1972Tecno2000039th
1971Surtees1000039th
1970Brabham, Surtees2000125th
1969McLaren1000025th
1968Ferrari2000036th