Formula 1 driver · 1953–1961

Jack Fairman

NationalityBritain BritainCodeFAINumber26Last teamCooper
Starts12
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points5
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
QualiRaceFinishPoints

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

High
n=60 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
23-37
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=39 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
10-29
avg finish delta when both classified
3

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=3 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
10
expectation adjusted
3.526

Finishing

Medium
n=12 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
25.0%
teammate classification rate
54.1%
retirements
9

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
2.082

Team Points Share

Low
n=6 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
5
team points
56.5
points per start
0.417

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
Cooper1958–19610–41–3
Connaught, Cooper1953–19611–20–2
Cooper1958–19611–41–3
Cooper1958–19611–41–3
Cooper19610–10–0
Cooper19610–10–1
Cooper19610–10–1
Cooper19611–00–1
Cooper1959–19601–20–1
Cooper1959–19601–00–0
Cooper1959–19600–20–2
Cooper1959–19602–00–2

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1961Italian Grand PrixCooper—26DNF
1961British Grand PrixFerguson—20disqualified
1960British Grand PrixCooper—15DNF
1959Italian Grand PrixCooper—20DNF
1959British Grand PrixCooper—15DNF
1958Moroccan Grand PrixCooper—118
1958British Grand PrixConnaught—19DNF
1957British Grand PrixBRM—16DNF
1956Italian Grand PrixConnaught—1552
1956British Grand PrixConnaught—2143
1955British Grand PrixConnaught—21did_not_start
1953Italian Grand PrixConnaught—22not_classified

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1961Ferguson, Cooper2000043rd
1960Cooper1000077th
1959Cooper2000070th
1958Connaught, Cooper2000032nd
1957BRM1000066th
1956Connaught2000510th
1955Connaught0000047th
1953HWM, Connaught2000088th