John Love
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| John Love | |
| Nationality |  Rhodesian |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1962-65, 1967-72 |
| Team(s) | privateer (various marques) |
| Races | 10 (9 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1972 South African Grand Prix |
John Maxwell Lineham Love (born in Bulawayo, December 7, 1924 - died April 25, 2005) was a Formula One driver from Rhodesia. He participated in 10 grands prix, debuting on December 29, 1962. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 6 championship points.
Six times South African F1 Champion in the 1960s, this Rhodesian driver had originally shone in the European Formula Junior firmament back in 1961-62 at the wheel of a Cooper-Austin from Ken Tyrrell's team. An unfortunate accident at Albi resulted in a very badly broken arm and effectively thwarted his chances of moving into full-time F1, but he came close when he was nominated as Phil Hill's replacement in the works Cooper team for the 1964 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Nevertheless, he became a regular contestant in the South African Grand Prix and was leading the 1967 event at Kyalami in his 2.7 L Climax-engined Cooper when a misfire prompted him to make a precautionary stop for extra fuel and he dropped back to finish second behind the works Cooper-Maserati of Pedro Rodriguez.
Love owned the Jaguar dealership in Bulawayo and had his own stock car racing team in the 1980's. He had two children Mark and Siobhan, Siobhan attended Peterhouse girls in Marondera Zimbabwe, she now is based in Arizona as a marketing manager for a large hotel chain.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
