caption years championships birth_place races nationality points birth_date poles wins image article_title name podiums
bell in 2008 1968 -- 1972 , 1974 0 pinner , middlesex , england , uk 16 -lrb- 9 starts -rrb- gbr british 1 31 october 1941 0 0 derek_bell _ -lrb- 2356476570 -rrb- . jpg derek bell -lrb- racing driver -rrb-
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derek bell -lrb- racing driver -rrb-

derek reginald bell -lrb- born 31 october 1941 in pinner , middlesex , england -rrb- is a british racing driver who was extremely successful in sportscar racing , winning the le mans 24 hours five times , the daytona 24 three times and the world sportscar championship twice .
he also raced in formula one for the ferrari , wheatcroft , mclaren , surtees and tecno teams .
he has been described by fellow racer hans-joachim stuck as one of the most liked drivers of his generation .
