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John Love

  • 1962–1972
  • LOV
  • Born 7 December 1924 in Bulawayo
  • Died 25 April 2005
  • John Maxwell Lineham Love

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position16
  • Avg finish8.7
  • Retirement rate33%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+43
  • Points scored6
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsCooper (1962–1965, 1967) · Brabham (1968) · Lotus (1969–1970) · March (1971) · Surtees (1972)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1962: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1963: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1964: 0 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1965: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1967: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 1968: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1970: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1971: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1972: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 196219641968197019721 1962: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1963: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1964: 0 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1965: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1967: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P11 1968: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1970: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1971: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1972: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19621965196819711972
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1962Cooper10–
1963Cooper10–
1964Cooper00–
1965Cooper10–
1967Cooper116P11
1968Brabham10–
1969Lotus10–
1970Lotus10–
1971March10–
1972Surtees10–

Every race

10 entries, 9 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 10 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1962South African Grand PrixCooper12P8
1963South African Grand PrixCooper13P9
1964Italian Grand PrixCooper–DNQ
1965South African Grand PrixCooper18DNF
1967South African Grand PrixCooper5P26
1968South African Grand PrixBrabham17P9
1969South African Grand PrixLotus10DNF
1970South African Grand PrixLotus22P8
1971South African Grand PrixMarch21DNF
1972South African Grand PrixSurtees26P16

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Jochen Rindt1965–19701:11:4+3.76%6 : 4Compare
Bruce McLaren1962–19650:20:3+5.02%0 : 11Compare
Tony Maggs1962–19630:20:2–0 : 4Compare
Jo Bonnier1963–19670:11:1–6 : 1Compare
Dave Charlton1968–19701:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Graham Hill1969–19700:10:2–0 : 7Compare
Trevor Blokdyk19631:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jo Siffert1967–19690:02:0–6 : 3Compare
Pedro Rodríguez19670:10:1–6 : 9Compare
John Miles19700:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Andrea de Adamich1971–19720:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Harris19620:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jackie Pretorius19680:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Brabham19680:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Mario Andretti19690:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Alex Soler-Roig19710:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ronnie Peterson19710:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Henri Pescarolo19710:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Hailwood19720:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Tim Schenken19720:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: John Love came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Kyalami618.8
Prince George38.5