Allen Kuhn captures a rare moment in the career of Jim Hall; driving a F1 Lotus 18 at the U.S. Grand Prix on November 20, 1960.
On December 20, Clyde Berryman listed the top ten U.S. Grand Prix drivers, based on his statical QPRS. But there was more. In this article, he lists the Best of the rest, in order. Argue on…
11. Jim HALL – QPRS: 233.2 Competitiveness Index of Years Raced: 60.0 All-Time Rating: 293.2
(1960-61, 1963)
GP Starts: 11
GP Points: 3
Jim Hall is a motorsport legend as the constructor of the Chaparral marque of racing cars which competed in the World Manufacturers Cup, the CAN-AM Challenge and Indianapolis series. Less known is that he had a brief career as a Grand Prix driver. He entered a few races between 1960-62 driving a Lotus but had more success in 1963 driving a BRP Lotus 24 with which he scored 3 points and finished 12th in the championship.