Siffert, Jo (CH)

b 7/7/1936 (Friburg) - d 24/10/1971 (Brands Hatch, GB)


1959 - Won 350cc Swiss Motorbike championship (Gilera). Won World Sidecar
       Championship as passenger to Edgar Strub
1960 - F.Junior
1961 - joint European F.Junior champion. Won Eifelrennen
1962 - 5 F1 attempts (1 Ecurie Nationale Suisse, 4 Ecurie Filipinetti), 0
       points. DNQ Monaco, Italy
1963 - 9 F1 GP (Siffert Racing - Lotus BRM), 1 point. (6th French GP). Won
       non-title Syracuse GP, 2nd Imola GP
1964 - 10 F1 GP (8 Siffert Racing, 2 Rob Walker. 1 race with Lotus-BRM,
       9 in Brabham BRM), 7 points, 10th. (3rd US, 4th Germany). Won non-
       title Mediterranean GP (beat Jim Clark by .1sec)
1965 - 10 F1 GP (Rob Walker - Brabham-BRM), 5 points, J11th. (4th Mexico,
       6th Monaco, France). Won Mediterranean GP (beat Clark by 0.3sec!)
1966 - 8 F1 GP (Rob Walker - Cooper-Maserati), 3 points, J14th. (4th US)
1967 - 11 F1 GP (Rob Walker - Cooper-M.), 6 points, J11th. (4th France, US)
       DNS Canada, starter ring went on way to grid
1968 - 12 F1 GP (Rob Walker - Lotus-Cos), 12 points, J7th. 1 win (Britain).
       (5th US, 6th Mexico)
1969 - 11 F1 GP (Rob Walker - Lotus-Cos), 15 points, 9th. (2nd Holland,
       3rd Monaco, 4th S.Africa, 5th Germany (11th on road behind F2 cars))
       Sportscars: won at Brands Hatch, Monza, Spa, Nurburgring, Watkins
       Glen and Osterreichring in Porsche with Redman
1970 - 13 F1 GP (March), 0 points. DNQ Spain. Sportscars (Porsche): won
       Targa Florio, Spa 1000km, Osterreichring 1000km with Redman
1971 - 11 F1 GP (BRM), 19 points, J4th. 1 win (Austria). (2nd US, 4th Spain,
       6th Holland). Sportscars (Porsche): Won at Buenos Aires with D.Bell.
       F2 (Chevron). Can-Am (Porsche). Crashed BRM during Brands Hatch
       Victory race. hit bank, car caught fire. Only broke leg, but died
       of asphyxia