Jimmy Somervail – flyinglap

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SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year

Name	Jimmy Somervail
Country	Great Britain
Place of Birth	Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland
Date of Birth	02/08/1923
Date of Death	28/06/2011
First Race	Daily Record Trophy 11/10/1952
Last Race	Daily Telegraph Trophy 03/09/1955
Best Qualifying	3rd – Curtis Trophy 29/05/1955
Best Result	3rd – (4 times)
First Podium	Curtis Trophy 17/10/1953
Last Podium	Curtis Trophy 29/05/1955

Races	29
Race Starts	17
Victories	0
Poles	0
Fastest Laps	0
Podiums	4
Laps	122
Laps Led	14

ERA (1952-1954), Cooper (1953-1956)

3rd	4 Times
6th	1 Time
7th	1 Time
9th	2 Times
11th	1 Time
12th	1 Time
DNF	7 Times
DNA	8 Times
DNQ	1 Time
DNS	3 Times

Season	Team	Team Mate	Best Pos				Position		Qualifying
1952	ERA	Alastair Birrell	16	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
		Bob Gerard	19	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
		Graham Whitehead	16	3	0	0	0	3	0	1
		Ron Flockhart	16	5	0	0	0	4	0	2
		Stirling Moss	16	15	0	0	1	0	0	0
1953	Cooper	Alan Brown	11	32	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Archie Bryde	11	21	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Bernie Ecclestone	10	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Bertie Bradnack	7	17	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Bob Gerard	3	1	1	0	0	6	0	3
		Donald Bennett	13	11	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Duncan Hamilton	7	15	0	0	2	0	2	0
		Edward Greenall	10	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Eric Brandon	15	7	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Eric Thompson	3	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Graham Whitehead	11	7	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Horace Gould	3	4	0	0	3	4	0	3
		Jack Fairman	9	15	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jack Walton	6	8	0	0	1	1	0	0
		Jimmy Stewart	15	13	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Jock Lawrence	11	9	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Jock McBain	10	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Keith Hall	10	8	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Ken Wharton	6	1	1	0	1	3	0	2
		Les Leston	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	2
		Mike Hawthorn	9	20	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Ninian Sanderson	15	21	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Peter Walker	7	13	0	0	1	0	0	0
		Peter Whitehead	10	2	0	0	0	3	0	2
		Rodney Nuckey	3	10	0	0	2	0	1	0
		Stirling Moss	7	2	0	0	1	1	0	2
		Tony Crook	6	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
	ERA	Alastair Birrell	12	7	0	0	1	1	0	0
		Bob Gerard	3	1	1	0	0	6	0	3
		Graham Whitehead	11	7	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Jock McBain	10	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ron Flockhart	12	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
1954	Cooper	Alan Brown	14	11	0	0	0	2	0	1
		Bob Gerard	12	3	0	1	0	2	1	1
		David Watts	14	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Dick Gibson	18	10	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Donald Bennett	14	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Eric Brandon	18	6	0	0	0	1	0	0
		Graham Whitehead	12	14	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Horace Gould	3	6	0	0	2	1	1	1
		Jock Lawrence	3	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jock McBain	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Keith Hall	14	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Les Leston	3	6	0	0	2	1	1	1
		Michael Keen	14	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Ninian Sanderson	26	11	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Oliver Simpson	14	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Peter Whitehead	12	12	0	0	1	1	1	0
		Rodney Nuckey	14	5	0	0	0	2	0	2
		Tom Kyffin	14	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Tony Crook	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
	ERA	Graham Whitehead	12	14	0	0	1	0	1	0
1955	Cooper	Alastair Birrell	3	9	0	0	2	1	2	0
		Alex McMilan	10	9	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Bob Gerard	17	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Bruce Halford	10	8	0	0	1	1	1	0
		Dick Gibson	10	11	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Jack Brabham	10	4	0	0	0	2	0	2
		Jack Walton	10	17	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Reginald Croysdill	3	8	0	0	1	0	1	0
		Tom Kyffin	10	10	0	0	1	1	1	0
		Tony Crook	3	6	0	0	1	0	1	0
1956	Cooper	Alastair Birrell	22	27	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Bob Gerard	22	4	0	0	0	1	0	1

Year	Team	Engine	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Fastest Laps	Laps	Leading Laps	Avg Pts
1955	Cooper	Bristol	3	0	0	1	1	0	10	0	0.00
1954	Cooper ERA	Bristol ERA	3	0	0	2	2	0	48	0	0.00
1953	Cooper ERA	Bristol ERA	10	0	0	1	1	0	64	14	0.00
1952	ERA	ERA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1956	Cooper	Bristol					0