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🏳️ John Love
Racing driver from Rhodesian. Formula 1, Surtees.
Driver facts
Full name
John Love
Born
7 December 1924(b. 1924)
Nationality
Rhodesian
Current team
Surtees
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
9
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,943
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,943Rank 274 of 40,700 indexed, -43 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Love is a racing driver from Rhodesian who last raced in Formula 1 for Surtees. Love has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,943 ranks Love 274th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1972 form
Last 9 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1972-03-04 | Kyalami | P16 | −23 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +157 | Kyalami 1967 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +65 | Kyalami 1970 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +63 | Prince George Circuit 1963 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| +61 | Prince George Circuit 1962 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +51 | Kyalami 1968 | Formula 1 | P9 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −23 | 5,986 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | March-Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −99 | 6,009 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +65 | 6,107 |
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −108 | 6,042 |
| 1968 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Repco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +51 | 6,149 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P9 | +157 | 6,099 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −81 | 5,942 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +63 | 6,023 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +4,611 | 5,961 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Love finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 5,958 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 6,669 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 6,136 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Sam Tingle | 5,813 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 6,518 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez | 6,222 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇦🇹 Jochen Rindt | 6,167 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie GintherHigher-rated | 6,413 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | Formula 1 | 5,952 |
| 265 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 266 | 🇧🇪 Willy Mairesse | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 267 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 268 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 269 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 270 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 271 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 272 | 🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson | IndyCar | 5,945 |
| 273 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 274 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
| 275 | 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | Formula 1 | 5,942 |
| 276 | 🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,942 |
| 277 | 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | Formula 1 | 5,941 |
| 278 | 🇧🇪 Dries Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,939 |
| 279 | 🇬🇧 John Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,938 |
| 280 | 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | IndyCar | 5,938 |
| 281 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | Formula 1 | 5,935 |
| 282 | 🇬🇧 Tony Brise | Formula 1 | 5,934 |
| 283 | 🇪🇸 Alfonso de Portago | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 284 | 🇺🇸 Hap Sharp | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
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