John Love

John Love
Driver Information
Born	7 December 1924(1924-12-07) Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Died	25 April 2005(2005-04-25) (aged 80) Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Nationality	FRN (1962–1964) RHO (1965, 1967–1968) RHO (1969–1972)
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
Seasons Active	1962–1965, 1967–1972
Teams	Cooper (1962–1965, 1967) Brabham (1968) Lotus (1969–1970) March (1971) Surtees (1972)
World Titles	0
Races	10 (9 starts)
Poles	0
Wins	0
Podium	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	6
First Race	1962 South African Grand Prix
Last Race	1972 South African Grand Prix

John Maxwell Lineham Love (7 December 1924 – 25 April 2005) was a racing driver from Rhodesia. He participated in ten Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 29 December 1962. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of six championship points.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report
1961	A.H. Pillman	LDS-Porsche	Non-championship only
1962	A.H. Pillman	LDS-Porsche	0	NC	Report
	Private entrant	Cooper-Climax
1963	Private entrant	Cooper-Climax	0	NC	Report
1964	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	0	NC	Report
	Private entrant
1965	Private entrant	Cooper-Climax	0	NC	Report
1966	Private entrant	Cooper-Climax	Non-championship only
1967	Private entrant	Cooper-Climax	6	11th	Report
1968	Team Gunston	Brabham-Repco	0	NC	Report
1969	Team Gunston	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	0	NC	Report
1970	Team Gunston	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	0	NC	Report
1971	Team Gunston	March-Ford Cosworth	0	NC	Report
1972	Team Gunston	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	0	NC	Report

• Italics donates entrants used in non-championship events.

Career Statistics

Entries	10
Starts	9
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	6
Laps Raced	545
Distance Raced	2,203 km (1,369 mi)
Races Led	1
Laps Led	13
Distance Led	53 km (33 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pts	Pos
1962														0	NC
									8th
1963														0	NC
										9th
1964														0	NC
								DNQ
1965														0	NC
	Ret
1966	Only competed in the non-championship race, South African GP
1967														6	11th
	2nd
1968														0	NC
	9th
1969														0	NC
	Ret
1970														0	NC
	8th
1971														0	NC
	Ret
1972														0	NC
		16th

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

References

References:

V T E	Teams and Drivers
1962 Teams and Drivers Teams Brabham • BRM • Cooper • De Tomaso • Emeryson • ENB • Ferrari • Gilby • LDS • Lola • Lotus • Porsche Engines Alfa Romeo • BRM • Climax • De Tomaso • Ferrari • Maserati • OSCA • Porsche Non-Works Entrants Anglo-American Equipe • Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel • Bernard Collomb • Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team • Dupont Team Zerex • Ecurie Excelsior • Ecurie Filipinetti • Ecurie Galloise • Ecurie Maarsbergen • Ecurie Nationale Suisse • Ernie Pieterse • Gerry Ashmore • Hap Sharp • Jim Hall • John Dalton • John Love • John Mecom • Mike Harris • Neville Lederle • Otelle Nucci • R.R.C. Walker Racing Team • R.R.C. Walker Racing Team • Scuderia Jolly Club • Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia • Scuderia Settecolli • UDT Laystall Racing Team Drivers Ashmore • Baghetti • Bandini • Bianchi • Bonnier • Brabham • Burgess • Campbell-Jones • Chamberlain • Clark • Collomb • Estéfano • Ginther • Godin de Beaufort • Greene • Gregory • Gurney • Hall • Harris • G. Hill • P. Hill • Ireland • Johnstone • Lederle • Lewis • Lippi • Love • Maggs • Mairesse • Mayer • McLaren • Penske • Pieterse • Pon • Prinoth • Rodríguez • Salvadori • Schiller • Seidel • Seiffert • Serrurier • Settember • Sharp • Siffert • Surtees • Taylor • Trintignant • Vaccarella • Walter
1963 Teams and Drivers Teams Alfa Special • ATS • Brabham • BRP • Cooper • De Tomaso • Ferrari • Gilby • LDS • Lola • Lotus • Porsche • Scirocco • Stebro Engines Alfa Romeo • ATS • Borgward • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford • Maserati • Porsche Non-Works Entrants André Pilette • Bernard Collomb • David Prophet • Ecurie Filipinetti • Ecurie Maarsbergen • Frank Dochnal • Ian Raby Racing • John Love • Kurt Kuhnke • Lawson Organisation • Otelle Nucci • Reg Parnell Racing • RRC Walker Racing Team • Sam Tingle • Scuderia Centro Sud • Scuderia Lupini • Scuderia Settecolli • Selby Auto Spares • Siffert Racing Team • Ted Lanfear • Tim Parnell
1964 Teams and Drivers Teams ATS • Brabham • BRM • BRP • Cooper • Ferrari • Honda • Lotus • Porsche • Scirocco Engines ATS • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford • Honda • Porsche Non-works Entrants Revson Racing • Bernard Collomb • Maurice Trintignant • DW Racing Enterprises • Reg Parnell Racing • R.R.C. Walker Racing Team • North American Racing Team • Siffert Racing Team • Ecurie Maarsbergen • Scuderia Centro Sud • Bob Gerard Racing • John Willment Automobiles • Ian Raby Racing • Derrington-Francis Racing Team • Fabre Urbain Drivers Amon • Anderson • Arundell • Attwood • Baghetti • Bandini • Barth • de Beaufort • Bonnier • Brabham • Bucknum • Cabral • Clark • Collomb • Gardner • "Geki" • Ginther • Gurney • Hailwood • Hansgen • G. Hill • P. Hill • Ireland • Love • Maggs • McLaren • Mitter • Pilette • Raby • Revson • Rindt • P. Rodríguez • Rudaz • Scarfiotti • Sharp • Siffert • Solana • Spence • Surtees • J. Taylor • T. Taylor • Trintignant
1965 Teams and Drivers Teams Alfa Special • Brabham • BRM • Cooper • Ferrari • Honda • LDS • Lotus Engines Alfa Romeo • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford • Honda Non-works Entrants R.R.C. Walker Racing Team • DW Racing Enterprises • Reg Parnell Racing • John Willment Automobiles • Otelle Nucci • Lawson Organisation • Scuderia Scribante • Ted Lanfear • Ecurie Tomahawk • Scuderia Centro Sud • Bob Gerard Racing • Ian Raby Racing Drivers Amon • Anderson • Attwood • Bandini • Baghetti • Bandini • Bassi • Bianchi • Blokdyk • Bondurant • Bonnier • Brabham • Bucknum • Bussinello • Charlton • Clark • Gardner • "Geki" • Ginther • Gregory • Gubby • Gurney • Hailwood • Hawkins • Hill • Hulme • Ireland • de Klerk • Lederle • Love • Maggs • McLaren • Mitter • Niemann • Pieterse • Pretorius • Prophet • Puzey • Raby • Rhodes • Rindt • Rodríguez • Rollinson • Scarfiotti • Serrurier • Siffert • Solana • Spence • Stewart • Surtees • Tingle • Vaccarella
1967 Teams and Drivers Teams Brabham • BRM • Cooper • Eagle • Ferrari • Honda • LDS • Lola • Lotus • Matra • McLaren • Protos Engines ATS • BMW • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Honda • Maserati • Weslake Non-Works Entrants Bernard White Racing • Castrol Oils Ltd. • Charles Vögele Racing • DW Racing Enterprises • Ecurie Ford-France • Joakim Bonnier Racing Team • Reg Parnell Racing • Rob Walker Racing Team • Ron Harris Racing Team • Roy Winkelmann Racing • Scuderia Scribante • Tyrrell Racing Organisation Drivers Ahrens • Amon • Anderson • Attwood • Bandini • Baghetti • Bandini • Beltoise • Bonnier • Botha • Brabham • Charlton • Clark • Courage • Fisher • Ginther • Gurney • Hart • Hahne • Hill • Hulme • Hobbs • Ickx • Irwin • Jones • Ligier • Love • McLaren • Mitter • Moser • Oliver • Parkes • Pease • Redman • Rees • Rindt • Rodríguez • Scarfiotti • Schlesser • Servoz-Gavin • Siffert • Solana • Spence • Stewart • Surtees • Tingle • Wietzes • Williams
1968 Teams and Drivers Teams Brabham • BRM • Cooper • Eagle • Ferrari • Honda • LDS • Lola • Lotus • Matra • McLaren Engines BMW • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Honda • Maserati • Matra • Repco • Weslake Non-works Entrants Bernard White Racing • Caltex Racing Team • Castrol Oils Ltd. • Charles Vögele Racing • Joakim Bonnier Racing Team • John Love • Matra International • Rob Walker Racing Team • Scuderia Scribante • Team Gunston • Team Pretoria Drivers De Adamich • Ahrens • Amon • Andretti • Attwood • Bell • Beltoise • Bonnier • Brabham • Brack • Charlton • Clark • Courage • Elford • Gardner • Gurney • Hahne • Hill • Hobbs • Hulme • Ickx • Love • McLaren • Moser • Oliver • Pease • Pescarolo • Pretorius • Redman • Rindt • Rodríguez • Van Rooyen • Scarfiotti • Schlesser • Servoz-Gavin • Siffert • Solana • Spence • Stewart • Surtees • Tingle • Unser • Widdows
1969 Teams and Drivers Teams BMW • Brabham • BRM • Cooper • Eagle • Ferrari • Lotus • Matra • McLaren • Tecno Engines BMW • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Maserati • Repco Non-Works Entrants Ahrens Racing Team • Antique Automobiles • Ecurie Bonnier • Felday Engineering Ltd. • Frank Williams Racing Cars • Jack Holme • John Maryon • Matra International • North American Racing Team • Paul Seitz • Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. • Reg Parnell Racing • Rob Walker Racing Team • Roy Winkelmann Racing • Silvio Moser Racing Team • Squadra Tartaruga • Team Gunston • Team Lawson Drivers Ahrens • Amon • Andretti • Beltoise • Bonnier • Brabham • Brack • Brambilla • Cevert • Cordts • Cordts • Courage • Eaton • Elford • Hahne • Herrmann • Hill • Hulme • de Klerk • Love • McLaren • Miles • Mitter • Moser • Oliver • Pease • Perrot • Pescarolo • Quester • Rindt • Rodríguez • van Rooyen • Siffert • Servoz-Gavin • Stewart • Stommelen • Surtees • Tingle • Westbury
1970 Teams and Drivers Teams Bellasi • Brabham • BRM • De Tomaso • Ferrari • Lotus • March • McLaren • Surtees • Tyrrell Engines Alfa Romeo • BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra Non-works Entrants Brooke Bond Oxo Racing – Rob Walker • Colin Crabbe Racing • Ecurie Bonnier • Frank Williams Racing Cars • Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. • Scuderia Scribante • Silvio Moser Racing Team • STP Corporation • Team Gunston • Tom Wheatcroft Racing Drivers Fangio • Farina • Fagioli • Parnell • Sanesi • Taruffi • Murray • Hampshire • Johnson • Walker • Rolt • Fry • Shawe-Taylor • Harrison • Gerard • Giraud-Cabantous • Rosier • Étancelin • Martin • Levegh • Sommer • Claes • Chiron • Rol • De Graffenried • B. Bira • Crossley • González • Pián • Pagani • Branca • Schell • Manzon • Trintignant • Chaboud • Pozzi • Biondetti • Pietsch • Mairesse
1971 Teams and Drivers Teams Bellasi • Brabham • BRM • Ferrari • Lotus • March • Matra • Surtees • Tyrrell Engines Alfa Romeo • BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra • Pratt & Whitney Non-Works Entrants Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing • Ecurie Bonnier • Ecurie Evergreen • Frank Williams Racing Cars • Gene Mason Racing • Jo Siffert Automobiles • Jolly Club of Switzerland • Penske-White Racing • Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. • Shell Arnold Team • Stichting Autoraces Nederland • Team Gunston Drivers de Adamich • Amon • Andretti • Barber • Bell • Beltoise • Beuttler • Bonnier • Cannon • Cevert • Charlton • Craft • Donohue • Eaton • Elford • Fittipaldi • Galli • Ganley • Gethin • Hailwood • Hill • Hobbs • Hulme • Ickx • Jarier • Jean • Lauda • van Lennep • Love • Lovely • Marko • Mazet • Moser • Oliver • Pescarolo • Peterson • Posey • Pretorius • Redman • Regazzoni • Revson • Rodríguez • Schenken • Siffert • Soler-Roig • Stewart • Stommelen • Surtees • Walker • Wisell
1972 Teams and Drivers Teams Brabham · BRM · Connew · Eifelland · Ferrari · Lotus · March · Matra · McLaren · Politoys · Surtees · Tecno · Tyrrell Engines BRM · Ferrari · Ford Cosworth · Matra · Tecno Entrants Champcarr Inc. · Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing · Gene Mason Racing · Scribante Lucky Strike Racing · Team Gunston Drivers Adamich • Amon • Andretti • Barber • Bell • Beltoise • Beuttler • Brack • Cevert • Charlton • Depailler • Ferguson • E. Fittipaldi • W. Fittipaldi • Galli • Ganley • Gethin • Hailwood • Hill • Hulme • Ickx • Lauda • Love • Marko • Merzario • Migault • Oliver • Pace • Pescarolo • Peterson • Posey • Redman • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Revson • J. Scheckter • Schenken • Soler-Roig • Stewart • Stommelen • Surtees • Walker • Wisell

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