Formula 1 driver · 1952–1962

Roy Salvadori

NationalityBritain BritainCodeSAVNumber20Last teamLola
Starts45
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Points19
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
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

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=175 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
97-78
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
2.1%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=129 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
70-59
avg finish delta when both classified
0.618

Positions Gained

Medium
n=19 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
5.263
expectation adjusted
1.077

Finishing

High
n=45 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
42.2%
teammate classification rate
50.6%
retirements
26

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
2.485

Team Points Share

High
n=25 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
19
team points
166
points per start
0.422

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
Cooper, Lola1961–19621–113–5
Cooper, Aston Martin (1959–60)1958–19619–79–6
Connaught, Cooper1953–19612–12–0
Maserati, Cooper1956–19617–1610–9
Cooper1958–19615–04–0
Cooper1958–19614–83–9
Cooper1959–19613–13–0
Cooper19613–12–2
Cooper19612–02–0
Cooper19611–01–0
Cooper19613–03–0
Cooper19611–01–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1962Lola7000048th
1961Cooper5000217th
1960Cooper, Aston Martin (1959–60)3000036th
1959Cooper, Aston Martin (1959–60)7000020th
1958Cooper9020154th
1957BRM, Vanwall, Cooper4000219th
1956Maserati2000043rd
1955Maserati1000079th
1954Maserati1000094th
1953Connaught50000105th
1952Ferrari1000040th