Background
Shawe-Taylor was born in Dublin, Ireland, the younger of two sons of Francis Manley Shawe-Taylor (1869–1920), magistrate and high sheriff for the county of Galway, and his wife, Agnes Mary Eleanor née Ussher (1874–1939).
Shawe-Taylor was born in Dublin, Ireland, the younger of two sons of Francis Manley Shawe-Taylor (1869–1920), magistrate and high sheriff for the county of Galway, and his wife, Agnes Mary Eleanor née Ussher (1874–1939).
He participated in 3 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no World Championship points. Shawe-Taylor started racing before the war, winning the Nuffield Trophy in 1939.
After the war he raced an European Research Area, with which he tried to enter the 1950 British Grand Prix.
The organisers deemed his car to be too old, but he managed to take part in the race anyway, by sharing the Maserati 4CL of Joe Fry. The following year, he practiced a Ferrari entered by Tony Vandervell at the 1951 French Grand Prix, but ultimately Regional Parnell drove the car during the race.
He also raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, sharing an Aston Martin DB2 with George Abecassis, finishing 5th. He was later seriously injured in an accident at Goodwood, when he spun the European Research Area and was hit by Toni Branca.
Shawe-Taylor recovered but his career was ended.
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* Indicates shared drive with Joe Fry.