John Rhodes (born on 18 August 1927) is a British former

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from England, who participated in one

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World Championship Grand Prix, the

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, at

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on 10 July 1965, from which he retired on lap 39 with

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problems. His

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T60 was provided for him by veteran racer

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. In 1961 he drove a Cooper- B.M.C.

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car for the Midland Racing Partnership, winning a long race on the

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circuit in Dublin on 22 July, and the

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Trophy on 29 July. On 11 June 1962, he drove Bob Gerard's Cooper-Ford in the 2,000 Guineas F1 race at

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. Rhodes soldiered on with the Cooper-B.M.C. FJ car in 1963 when the Ford engine was required to win. That year he competed in a works

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'S' type in saloon car racing, finishing 8th with

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in ''The Motor'' International Six-Hour Saloon-Car Race at Brands Hatch on 6 July. 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. He failed to finish in the

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at Silverstone in Bob Gerard's Cooper-Ford on 15 May 1965. At

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in 1965 John Rhodes, with Paul Hawkins, finished twelfth overall, and first in class, in a 1.3-litre

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entered by the

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, completing 278 laps. In 1966 at the

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, Rhodes partnered with

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, finished ninth overall and won the class in an M.G.B.''Motor Sport'', June 1966, Pages 490, 491, 500.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes. ^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

References

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