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John Love F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
Rhodesian
Birthplace
Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Date of Birth7 December 1924
Date of Death25 April 2005 (aged 80)
First Grand Prix
1962 South African Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix
1972 South African Grand Prix
Year(s) Active1962–65, 1967–72
Best Championship Result11th (1967)

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F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Entries10 
Race Starts9 
First Race Start
1962 South African Grand Prix
Last Race Start
1972 South African Grand Prix
Did Not Start0 
Best Race Start5th×1
Best Race Finish2nd×1
Retirements444.4%
First-Lap Retirements0 
Not Classified0 
Disqualified0 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events2Stats breakdown per Grand Prix
Number of Circuits3Stats breakdown per circuit
Seasons Participated In10 
Seasons with Race Starts9 
Career Results
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums111.1%
Races Until First Podium4 
First Podium Finish
1967 South African Grand Prix
Wins0 
Second-Place Finishes1100%
Third-Place Finishes0 
Most Consecutive Podium Finishes0 
Most Podium Finishes in a Single Season11967
Seasons with Podium Finishes1 
More podium stats
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions 0
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify1 
Did Not Pre-Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps0 
Points Stats
Points Scored60.67 pts p/r
Points Finishes111.1%
Races Until First Points Finish4 
First Points Finish
1967 South African Grand Prix
Most Points Scored in a Single Season61967
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season11967
Seasons with at least One Points Finish1 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts0 

Driver Stats by Season

John Love’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1962Cooper (privateer)11––––––128––NC
1963Cooper (privateer)11––––––139––NC
1964Cooper1–––––––––––NC
1965Cooper (privateer)11–––––118–––NC
1967Cooper (privateer)11–1––––521611th
1968Brabham (privateer)11––––––179––NC
1969Lotus (privateer)11–––––110–––NC
1970Lotus (privateer)11––––––228––NC
1971March (privateer)11–––––121–––NC
1972Surtees (privateer)11–––––12616––NC
  1090100045216 
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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship
NC
Not Classified

Driver Stats by Constructor

John Love’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Cooper (privateer) (1962–63, 1965, 1967)44–1–––15216
Cooper (1964)1–––––––––––
Brabham (privateer) (1968)11––––––179––
Lotus (privateer) (1969–70)22–––––1108––
March (privateer) (1971)11–––––121–––
Surtees (privateer) (1972)11–––––12616––
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Table definitions

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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Teammates

John Love’s F1 Teammates and Qualifying Head-to-Head
DriverNatRaces
Bruce McLaren (1964)
1
Sam Tingle (1968–69)RHO2
Peter de Klerk (1970)
1
Jackie Pretorius (1971)
1
William Ferguson (1972)
1

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