JBW

JBW Cars was a British

racing car manufacturer in the late 1950s, who were a Formula One constructor from 1959

to 1961.

Brian Naylor, an amateur driver from Stockport, financed his mechanic Fred Wilkinson to build a number of sports cars that were competitive against second-level national fields but were not competitive on the international stage. As well as constructing their own sports racers, JBW also prepared and entered Cooper single-seater racing cars for Naylor to drive in Formula Two and occasional Formula One events.

Formula One

Following two seasons competing in Formula Two races with the JBW

Aintree. Although he managed to qualify ahead of such well known drivers as Tony Brooks, Jack Fairman and Ivor Bueb, again the JBW let Naylor down and the car's transmission failed on lap 18. One final outing that year resulted in a failure even to qualify, after Naylor suffered an accident during practice for the Gold Cup race at Oulton Park

on 26 September.

The JBW Type 1 did not appear again until the following year's International Trophy race, on 14 May 1960. While Naylor and the JBW-Maserati qualified in 25th and last place, by the finish he had worked his way up to 11th position, the car lasting the distance for the first time in a competitive event. Unfortunately for Naylor, the first race of the

Monza, but his luck had begun to change and the car's gearbox failed on the 42nd lap. One further World Championship race (in the USA

) and two non-Championship events in the remainder of the 1960 season all resulted in early retirements.

The JBW-Maserati had further outings in the 1961

straight-4 motor. This new car — the JBW Type 2 — made its first appearance at the British Empire Trophy race at Silverstone (ironically an Intercontinental Formula event), but failed to finish. It also failed to reach the finishing flag in its only World Championship event, the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, but only a week later provided Naylor with his best ever finish when he took 9th place in the 1961 International Gold Cup at Oulton Park. Naylor only made one further appearance in the JBW-Climax, and retired on the first lap of the Brands Hatch-hosted Lewis-Evans Trophy

. At the end of the 1961 season, and in increasingly poor health, Naylor retired from competition and wound up JBW Cars.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Points	WCC
1957	Cooper T43	L-4	D		ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA				n/a₁	n/a₁
1957	Cooper T43	L-4	D	Brian Naylor						13						n/a₁	n/a₁
1958	Cooper T45	L4	D		ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	n/a₂	n/a₂
1958	Cooper T45	L4	D	Brian Naylor								Ret				n/a₂	n/a₂
1959	JBW Type 1	L4	D		MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			0	NC
1959	JBW Type 1	L4	D	Brian Naylor					Ret							0	NC
1960	JBW Type 1	L4	D		ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		0	NC
1960	JBW Type 1	L4	D	Brian Naylor		DNQ					13		Ret	Ret		0	NC
1961	JBW Type 2	L4	D		MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA				0	NC
1961	JBW Type 2	L4	D	Brian Naylor							Ret					0	NC

₁ Constructors' Championship not awarded until 1958.
₂ Ineligible for Constructors points.

References

"JBW Cars". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
"JBW Type 1". Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
"JBW Type 2". Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
"F1-Nicht-WM Rennen 1946 - 1985". Project 009900. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2007. (Non-Championship race results.)
"The Formula One Archives". GEL Motorsport Information. Retrieved 9 October 2007. (World Championship race results.)