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What's the first F1 season in which (all of) the World Champion's teammate(s) finished outside the top 10 in points?
1954 was a Mercedes-Benz steamroller.
Juan Manuel Fangio was champion, with teammates Karl Kling 5th and Hans Herrmann 7th.
The '54 season was somewhat remarkable in that Fangio won his first two races with Maserati before switching to the German marque upon it's maiden entry.
Jack's teammate Bruce McLaren finished a solid 6th in 1959. In 1960 he was an impressive 2nd in the championship to Brabham, with one win, two 2nds and two 3rds.
1954 was a Mercedes-Benz steamroller.
Juan Manuel Fangio was champion, with teammates Karl Kling 5th and Hans Herrmann 7th.
The '54 season was somewhat remarkable in that Fangio won his first two races with Maserati before switching to the German marque upon it's maiden entry.
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1963. Clark's teammates scored only 1 point between them.
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Jim Clark scored 7 wins out of 10 races that year, in what was called a Lotus landslide. He drove the revolutionary Lotus 25, the first F1 car with an aluminum monocoque chassis, more rigid than the steel tube space-frames. His "works" Mark II Coventry Climax V-8 had less power than Ferrari or BRM, but Clark had the upper hand almost everywhere.
Poor teammate Trevor Taylor could do no better than 15th in the final standings.
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That year, Clark's only teammate of any repute was a young Pedro Rodriguez, who didn't finish either race he started.
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Matt Neal, 2011
Oh... unless we include independents, I don't know about those
Just the outright champion, works or not. Matt Neal is incorrect; he finished 7th in race two and won race three at the opening round of 2011.
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You said Round. The first event was three rounds at Brands, he scored no points in Round 1
10 rounds with three races each, no? That's how I've always seen it quoted. For clarity's sake, I mean no points at the opening event or meeting.
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When was the last time a BTCC champion failed to score points at the opening meeting of the season in his championship winning year?
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Correct. I hope that wasn't a Wikipedia job! An 11th place in race one and a retirement in race two saw Aiello leave Donington with 0 points at the same meeting where Matt Neal became the second independent to win a race in the supertouring era. However 6 wins in the next 8 races gave Aiello an advantage he wouldn't relinquish.
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3 is correct!I'd say three. Moss's win in the USGP in '59... then of the four South African "new year" races I think two fell in December and two in January. So definitely 3
USA 12th December 1959
South Africa 29th December 1962
South Africa 28th December 1963
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