John Love
F1 Statistics
| Nationality: |  Rhodesian |
|---|---|
| Birthplace: | Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
| Date of birth: | 7 December 1924 |
| Date of death: | 25 April 2005 (aged 80) |
| Race debut: |  1962 South African Grand Prix |
| Last race: | 1972 South African Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active: | 1962-65, 1967-72 |
| Best championship result: | 11th (1967) |
Jump to: Career Statistics | Season statistics | Career results | Constructor statistics | Grand Prix statistics | Circuit statistics | Teammates
Career statistics
| Grand Prix entries: | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts: | 9 | |
| Wins: | 0 | |
| Podiums: | 1 | 11.1% |
| Pole positions: | 0 | |
| Fastest laps: | 0 | |
| Points: | 6 | 0.67 pts p/r |
| Points finishes: | 1 | 11.1% |
| Front row starts: | 0 | |
| Times as championship leader: | 0 |
| Did not start: | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify: | 1 | |
| Did not pre-qualify: | 0 | |
| Retirements: | 4 | 44.4% |
| First lap retirements: | 0 | |
| Not classified: | 0 | |
| Disqualified: | 0 | |
| Best start: | 5th | x1 |
| Best result: | 2nd | x1 |
Season statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- 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 position
- P: privateer
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Cooper P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | – | – | NC |
| 1963 | Cooper P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 9 | – | – | NC |
| 1964 | Cooper | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | NC |
| 1965 | Cooper P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 18 | – | – | – | NC |
| 1967 | Cooper P | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11th |
| 1968 | Brabham P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 9 | – | – | NC |
| 1969 | Lotus P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | – | – | – | NC |
| 1970 | Lotus P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 8 | – | – | NC |
| 1971 | March P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – | – | – | NC |
| 1972 | Surtees P | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | 16 | – | – | NC |
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Career results
- P: privateer
| Year | Constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NLD  | MCO  | BEL  | FRA  | GBR | DEU  | ITA  | USA  | ZAF | |||||||
| Cooper P | 8 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | MCO | BEL | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | USA | MEX  | ZAF | ||||||
| Cooper P | 9 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1964 | MCO | NLD | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT  | ITA | USA | MEX | ||||||
| Cooper | DNQ | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | ZAF | MCO | BEL | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | ITA | USA | MEX | ||||||
| Cooper P | R | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1967 | ZAF | MCO | NLD | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | CAN  | ITA | USA | MEX | |||||
| Cooper P | 2 | 6 | 11th | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | ZAF | ESP  | MCO | BEL | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | ||||
| Brabham P | 9 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | ZAF | ESP | MCO | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | |||||
| Lotus P | R | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | ZAF | ESP | MCO | BEL | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | |||
| Lotus P | 8 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | ZAF | ESP | MCO | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | |||||
| March P | R | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | ARG  | ZAF | ESP | MCO | BEL | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | ||||
| Surtees P | 16R | 0 | NC |
Constructor statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- 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
- P: privateer
Grand Prix statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- 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
| Grand Prix | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Africa | 9 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Circuit statistics
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podium finishes
- 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
| Circuit | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 8 | – | – |
| Kyalami | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Monza | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Teammates
| Driver | Races | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
 Bruce McLaren | 1 | 1964 |
| Sam Tingle | 2 | 1968-69 |
| Peter de Klerk | 1 | 1970 |
| Jackie Pretorius | 1 | 1971 |
| William Ferguson | 1 | 1972 |