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John Love

🏁Rhodesia

Status

Retired

Active Years

1962–1963, 1965, 1967–1972

Biography

Driver Info

Nationality

Rhodesia↗

Driver Number

—

Date of Birth

—

F1 Debut

1962 South African Grand Prix↗

Last GP

1972 South African Grand Prix↗

WDC

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest Laps

Best WDC

P11

1967

Most Wins In Season

1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Teams

Seasons

Consecutive Wins

Consecutive Podiums

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

No published race results available.

Podium Finishes

South African Grand Prix1967 · P2 ↗

Pole Positions

No published race results available.

Fastest Laps

No published race results available.

Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons

20 teammates · Click to expand

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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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Mike Hailwood

1972 · Surtees

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Mike Hailwood profile ↗

1972 ↗Surtees

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Mike Hailwood

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Andrea de Adamich

1971, 1972 · March, Surtees

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Andrea de Adamich profile ↗

1971 ↗March

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1972 ↗Surtees

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Andrea de Adamich

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Tim Schenken

1972 · Surtees

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Tim Schenken profile ↗

1972 ↗Surtees

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Tim Schenken

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Henri Pescarolo

1971 · March

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Henri Pescarolo profile ↗

1971 ↗March

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Henri Pescarolo

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Ronnie Peterson

1971 · March

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Ronnie Peterson profile ↗

1971 ↗March

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Ronnie Peterson

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Alex Soler-Roig

1971 · March

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Alex Soler-Roig profile ↗

1971 ↗March

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Alex Soler-Roig

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Graham Hill

1969, 1970 · Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 7

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Graham Hill profile ↗

1969 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 6

WDC Position

—

1970 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Graham Hill

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Jochen Rindt

1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 · Cooper, Brabham, Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 5

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

1 : 4

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 1

Points

6 : 4

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Jochen Rindt profile ↗

1965 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1967 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 0

Points

6 : 0

WDC Position

P11 : P13

1968 ↗Brabham

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 4

WDC Position

—

1969 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1970 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Jochen Rindt

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Dave Charlton

1968, 1970 · Brabham, Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Dave Charlton profile ↗

1968 ↗Brabham

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1970 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Dave Charlton

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John Miles

1970 · Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 2

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View John Miles profile ↗

1970 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 2

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: John Miles

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Jo Bonnier

1963, 1967 · Cooper

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

1 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 0

Points

6 : 1

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Jo Bonnier profile ↗

1963 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC Position

—

1967 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 0

Points

6 : 0

WDC Position

P11 : P15

Left: John Love · Right: Jo Bonnier

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Jo Siffert

1967, 1969 · Cooper, Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

2 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 0

Points

6 : 3

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Jo Siffert profile ↗

1967 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

1 : 0

Points

6 : 0

WDC Position

P11 : P12

1969 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 3

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Jo Siffert

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Mario Andretti

1969 · Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Mario Andretti profile ↗

1969 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Mario Andretti

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Jack Brabham

1968 · Brabham

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jack Brabham profile ↗

1968 ↗Brabham

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Jack Brabham

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Jackie Pretorius

1968 · Brabham

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jackie Pretorius profile ↗

1968 ↗Brabham

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Jackie Pretorius

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Pedro Rodríguez

1967 · Cooper

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

1 : 1

Points

6 : 9

WDC H2H

0 : 1

View Pedro Rodríguez profile ↗

1967 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

1 : 1

Points

6 : 9

WDC Position

P11 : P6

Left: John Love · Right: Pedro Rodríguez

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Bruce McLaren

1962, 1963, 1965 · Cooper

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Shared Grand Prix: 3

Race H2H

0 : 2

Qualifying H2H

0 : 3

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 11

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Bruce McLaren profile ↗

1962 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 6

WDC Position

—

1963 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 3

WDC Position

—

1965 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 2

WDC Position

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Left: John Love · Right: Bruce McLaren

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Tony Maggs

1962, 1963 · Cooper

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 2

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 4

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Tony Maggs profile ↗

1962 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 4

WDC Position

—

1963 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Tony Maggs

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Trevor Blokdyk

1963 · Cooper

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Trevor Blokdyk profile ↗

1963 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: John Love · Right: Trevor Blokdyk

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Mike Harris

1962 · Cooper

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Mike Harris profile ↗

1962 ↗Cooper

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

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Left: John Love · Right: Mike Harris

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history

First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix

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First GP

1962 ↗

South African Grand Prix

Cooper

First Points

1967 ↗

South African Grand Prix

Cooper

First Podium

1967 ↗

South African Grand Prix

Cooper

First Win

—

Not available

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First Pole Position

—

Not available

—

First Fastest Lap

—

Not available

—

First WDC

—

Not available

—

Last GP

1972 ↗

South African Grand Prix

Surtees

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season

Team

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Season

1972

Surtees

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1971

March

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1970

Team Lotus

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1969

Team Lotus

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1968

Brabham

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1967

Cooper

WDC

P11

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1965

Cooper

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1963

Cooper

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1962

Cooper

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Podiums	Points	Position
1962	Formula One	Cooper	1	0	0	—
1963	Formula One	Cooper	1	0	0	—
1965	Formula One	Cooper	1	0	0	—
1967	Formula One	Cooper	1	1	6	11th
1968	Formula One	Brabham	1	0	0	—
1969	Formula One	Team Lotus	1	0	0	—
1970	Formula One	Team Lotus	1	0	0	—
1971	Formula One	March	1	0	0	—
1972	Formula One	Surtees	1	0	0	—

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC	PTS
1962	Cooper	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RSA8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1963	Cooper	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RSA9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1965	Cooper	RSA19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1967	Cooper	RSA2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	6
1968	Brabham	RSA9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1969	Team Lotus	RSA16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1970	Team Lotus	RSA8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1971	March	RSA21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1972	Surtees	—	RSA16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0

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