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John Love
John Maxwell Lineham Love, Rhodesia
1924-12-07 - 2005-04-25
F1 Career: S.Africa 1962 - S.Africa 1972
Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
9
0
0
1
0
6
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
0,00%
0,00%
11,11%
0,00%
0,67p
John sustained a badly broken arm at Albi 1962. He was close to a victory in the 1967 South African GP when he had to take late pit stop for fuel. He also raced sports cars in the Springbok series of the late sixties and early seventies. He died of cancer in April 2005. He owned the Jaguar dealership in Bulawayo and had his own stock car racing team in the 1980s. John was the first in F1 to race with a sponsor on his car.
Year
Plac
Points
Nr / Team / Car
Wins
2:nd
3:rd
Poles
FastL
Races
Ret
Notes
1972
-
0
Surtees TS9
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Team Gunston
1971
-
0
March 701
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Team Peco/Gunston
1970
-
0
Lotus 49
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team Gunston
1969
-
0
Lotus 49
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Team Gunston
1968
-
0
Brabham BT20
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team Gunston
1967
11
6
Cooper T79
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Private
1965
-
0
Cooper T55
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Private
1964
-
0
Cooper T73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 dnq
1963
-
0
Cooper T55
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Private
1962
-
0
Cooper T55
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
R , Private
Non F1
Year
Series
Result
Team/Car
Notes
1972
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Winner
Brabham-Ford
.
1971
25th Anniversary Trophy
ret
.
.
.
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Winner
March-Ford
.
1969
South African Formula One Championship
Champion
.
.
1968
South African Formula One Championship
Champion
.
.
.
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Winner
Lotus-Ford
.
1967
South African Formula One Championship
Champion
.
.
.
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Winner
Brabham-Repco
.
1966
South African Formula One Championship
Champion
.
.
.
South African GP
6th
Cooper T79-Climax
.
1965
South African Formula One Championship
Champion
.
.
.
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Winner
Cooper-Climax
.
.
Cape South Easter Trophy
2nd
Cooper-Climax
Non championchip race
.
Rand GP
4th
Cooper T79-Climax
Non championchip race
1964
South African Formula One Championship
Champion
.
.
.
Rand GP
8th
Cooper T55-Climax
Non championchip race
1963
Rhodesian Grand Prix
Winner
Cooper-Climax
.
.
Rand GP
4th
Cooper T55-Climax
Non championchip race
.
BTCC
Champion
Cooper
.
1962
Formula Junior
.
Cooper-Austin
Ken Tyrrells team
.
Natal GP
6th
Cooper T55-Climax
Non championchip race
.
Cape GP
9th
LDS Mk 1-Porsche
Non championchip race
.
Cape GP
9th
LDS Mk 1-Porsche
Non championchip race
1961
Formula Junior
.
Cooper-Austin
Ken Tyrrells team
.
Natal GP
dns
LDS Mk 1-Porsche
Non championchip race
.
Rand GP
dns
LDS Mk 1-Porsche
Non championchip race
.
South Africa GP
dns
LDS Mk 1-Porsche
Non championchip race
1960
.
7th
Lola
first S Af post WWII race