John Rhodes (racing driver)

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John Rhodes
Born (1927-08-18) 18 August 1927 (age 96)
Wolverhampton, England
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Active years 1965
Teamsnon-works Cooper
Entries1
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1965 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1965 British Grand Prix

John Rhodes (born 18 August 1927) [1] is a British former racing driver from England, who participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1965 British Grand Prix, at Silverstone on 10 July 1965, from which he retired on lap 39 with ignition problems. His Cooper-Climax T60 was provided for him by veteran racer Bob Gerard. [2]

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In 1961 he drove a Cooper-B.M.C. Formula Junior car for the Midland Racing Partnership, winning a long race on the Phoenix Park circuit in Dublin on 22 July, and the Dunboyne Trophy on 29 July. [3] On 11 June 1962, he drove Bob Gerard's Cooper-Ford in the 2,000 Guineas F1 race at Mallory Park. [4] Rhodes soldiered on with the Cooper-B.M.C. FJ car in 1963 when the Ford engine was required to win. [5] That year he competed in a works Mini-Cooper 'S' type in saloon car racing, [6] finishing 8th with Rob Slotemaker in The Motor International Six-Hour Saloon-Car Race at Brands Hatch on 6 July. [7] In 1965 Rhodes continued with the Mini, taking fourth place, among the big bangers, in the Ilford Films Trophy at Brands Hatch on 13 March. [8] He failed to finish in the BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone in Bob Gerard's Cooper-Ford on 15 May 1965. [9]

At Le Mans in 1965 John Rhodes, with Paul Hawkins, finished twelfth overall, and first in class, in a 1.3-litre Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite entered by the Donald Healey Motor Company, completing 278 laps. [10] In 1966 at the Targa Florio, Rhodes partnered with Timo Mäkinen, finished ninth overall and won the class in an M.G.B. [11]

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910WDCPoints
1965 Gerard Racing Cooper T60 Climax V8 RSA MON BEL FRA GBR
Ret
NED GER ITA USA MEX NC0

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920
1962 Gerard Racing Cooper T59 Ford L4 CAP BRX LOM LAV GLV PAU AIN INT
13
NAP MAL
Ret
CLP RMS SOL KAN MED DAN OUL MEX RAN NAT
1965 Gerard Racing Cooper T71/73 Ford L4 ROC
11
SYR SMT
8
INT
Ret
Cooper T60 Climax V8 MED
Ret
RAN

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112Pos.PtsClass
1963 Cooper Car Co. Morris Mini Cooper A SNE OUL GOO
?
AIN
?
SIL 35th59th
Austin Mini Cooper S CRY
4†
SIL BRH BRH OUL SIL
1964 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S A SNE GOO OUL AIN SIL CRY
3†
9th203rd
Downton Engineering Ltd. BRH
6
OUL
6
1965 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S B BRH
4
OUL
4
SNE
7
GOO
16
SIL
Ret
CRY
1†
BRH
18
OUL
5
3rd401st
1966 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S B SNE
?
GOO
?
SIL
6
CRY
1†
BRH
9
BRH
6
OUL
2†
BRH
5^
2nd501st
1967 Cooper Car Co. Morris Mini Cooper S B BRH
4^
SNE
?
SIL
Ret
SIL
3
MAL
1†
SIL
Ret
SIL
9
BRH
7
OUL
1†
BRH
6
3rd581st
1968 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S B BRH
5^
THR
13
SIL
7
CRY
3†
MAL
2†
BRH
6
SIL
14
CRO
Ret^
OUL
Ret
BRH
10
BRH
12
3rd501st
1969 British Leyland Motor Corporation Austin Mini Cooper S B BRH
Ret^
SIL
11
SNE
12
THR
22
SIL
6
CRY
4†
MAL
4†
CRO SIL
8
OUL
13
BRH
10^
BRH 18th185th
Source: [12]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

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References

  1. Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
  2. Motor Sport, August 1965, Pages 662-664.
  3. Motor Sport, January 1962, Page 31.
  4. Motor Sport, July 1962, Page 499.
  5. Motor Sport, June 1963, Page 448.
  6. Motor Sport, July 1963, Page 509.
  7. Motor Sport, August 1963, Page 586.
  8. Motor Sport, April 1965, Page 256.
  9. Motor Sport, June 1965, Page 462.
  10. Motor Sport, July 1965, Page 565.
  11. Motor Sport, June 1966, Pages 490, 491, 500.
  12. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by European Touring Car Championship
Div. 2 Champion

1968
Succeeded by