Jim Clark vs Wolfgang Seidel, 1961
Teammates at Lotus-Climax — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1961 season, Jim Clark and Wolfgang Seidel raced together at Lotus-Climax, competing in five races. Clark outqualified Seidel three times and achieved an average grid position of 8.5, while Seidel had an average grid of 24.3. Clark scored 11 championship points and finished on the podium twice, whereas Seidel did not score any points or finish ahead of Clark in their three races compared.
Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.3–0Qualifyingof 3 compared
0–0Race finishesof 0 compared
Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.
1961 season
55
110
00
20
P3P17
8.524.3
6.517.0
24