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John Rhodes
Born (1927-08-18) 18 August 1927 (age 97)
Wolverhampton, England
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years1965
Teamsnon-works Cooper
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1965 British Grand Prix
Last entry1965 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]

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

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1965 Gerard Racing Cooper T60 Climax V8 RSA MON BEL FRA GBR
Ret 		NED GER ITA USA MEX NC 0

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts Class
1963 Cooper Car Co. Morris Mini Cooper A SNE OUL GOO
? 		AIN
? 		SIL 35th 5 9th
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† 		9th 20 3rd
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 		3rd 40 1st
1966 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S B SNE
? 		GOO
? 		SIL
6 		CRY
1† 		BRH
9 		BRH
6 		OUL
2† 		BRH
5^ 		2nd 50 1st
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 		3rd 58 1st
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 		3rd 50 1st
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 18th 18 5th
Source:[12]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

References

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  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
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